Kicked out of his home at eighteen, Cole ends up at The Haven, a drop-in spot for homeless teens, run by Adam Franks. Unable to spend the nights there, he ends up sleeping rough, is attacked by a pair of punks -- and rescued by a Bullmastiff he names Bull.<br><br>Cole and Bull become inseparable. Cole also meets, and is attracted to, Ky, a friend of Adam's, who twice saves Cole from more attackers. After the second attack, things suddenly change in Cole's life when he finds out why someone seems to be after him.<br><br>Will Ky be able to convince Cole he's told him is the truth, while dealing with his own attraction to Cole? And can Ky and his friends keep Cole safe from a man who claims to be Cole's real father?

Cole and His Dog

“Everything go okay?” Adam asked with a worried look at Cole.


“I didn’t kill him, when I found out.” Cole glanced around then said under his breath, “Shifting didn’t kill me, though it sure felt like it as going to.”


“It’ll get better each time, as your body acclimates to what’s happening. Pretty soon it won’t hurt at all.”


Cole held up crossed fingers as he went outside to get his bike. “I’ll see you soon,” he promised Adam. “And tell Paula, congratulations.”


As he rode away, Cole grumbled under his breath, “I couldn’t have been a leopard, or a wolf. Jeez.”


::Nothing wrong with being a dog,:: Bull replied. ::At least you can be out in public when you are.::


Cole smiled. “I guess there is that.” 8


Chapter 27