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

Ky reached over to give his leg a squeeze. “I understand. It’s still not over, but we are getting there.”


Cole put his hand over Ky’s, grinning. “And then I get you.”


Ky winked. “Yeah, I guess you do.” 12


Cole and Ky arrived at Domicile mid-morning Tuesday. Larry was busy, so they hung out in the rec room until he was free. Norm came in, looking at Cole in question. “I heard you moved out.”


“Yeah,” Cole said, hoping Norm wouldn’t want to know where.


Norm didn’t. Instead, he asked, “Where’s Bull? I thought you never went anywhere without him.”


“Normally, I don’t, but he ate something that didn’t agree with him,” Cole quickly improvised. “Since Ky offered to give me a ride over here, we decided having a puking dog in the car was not a good idea.”


Ky chuckled. “More like poor horse, as Cole said one of the guys called him.”


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