Gabe Granger gathers intelligence for George Washington, even after he’s bitten by a vampyre in the service of the British. Remember Littlebury, his longtime friend, stays with him as his black swan, keeping him safe from sunlight and getting messages to General Washington.<br><br>After the war ends, they continue working for the fledgling government through one conflict after another. When Gabe loses Remember at the Battle of Gettysburg, he’s ready to give up, but his country still needs his services. And there are many black swans for him to choose from. None are any more fortunate than Remember, and one by one they’re killed in various wars.<br><br>All Noah Poynter wants is to be a black swan, and he’s devastated when his pop tells him he’s just a normal. In spite of everything, Gabe and Noah become friends. Is there any hope for the two of them?

The Black Swan

“Okay. Want to tell us what happened here?”


Noah shrugged. “They tried to hold me up.”


“I can believe that.” The cop nodded toward the three mini canons that were scattered on the pavement just outside the door. “How did they wind up unconscious?”


“Y’know, I have no idea.” Which had the benefit of being true: Noah didn’t know what Gabriel had done to get close enough to incapacitate the thieves.


A second cop walked up to them. “It’s okay, Paul. I know this guy. We went to school together.”


“The perps are starting to come around, Paul. Get them in the patrol cars, would you?”


Paul gave Noah a final cool look, then went to help the other cops.


“We just wanted a drink. We wasn’t doing nothing,” one of the baddies whined as he was hauled to his feet, handcuffed, and dragged away.


“Yeah, I’ll bet.” Zander curled his lip at him, then turned to Noah and took out a notebook. “You always close on time.”


Chapter 40