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

“Please, Pop? I don’t want to lose the family, but I won’t lose Gabriel.” Not again, not after getting him back after all this time.


“Did you know there were people who want to have a vampyre feed from them? They dress in black and file their canine teeth to points.”


Pop looked horrified, and Mom didn’t look too thrilled either.


“Don’t tease your parents, Noah. There’s room in the backyard for a rabbit hutch. We’ll raise rabbits. Maybe I’ll buy Noah a small herd of donkeys.”


“Gabriel, I don’t mind eating Br’er Rabbit, but I’ll be darned if I eat Donkey from Shrek.”


He laughed and ruffled Noah’s hair. “I’ll make a cut in our donkey’s ear and gather the blood that way.”


“Okay. That’s okay.” Noah turned to his parents. “Are you staying for dinner? Morwen, do we have enough?”


“If Master Granger will finish with that rabbit and let me have it.”


Chapter 50