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

“Not sure I can right now,” Cole muttered.


Ky arched an eyebrow, smirking. “Maybe you need to lie down?”


“Are you coming on to me, in your own subtle way?”


“Too subtle?” Ky grinned. “Okay. You need to get your mind off things. I can’t think of a better way to do that than seeing if we’re compatible as more than just friends.”


“Don’t think.” Ky cupped the back of Cole’s head, pulling him close enough to kiss. ::It’s very overrated in some situations.::


::I can’t think, when you’re kissing me.:: Not that it stopped Cole from giving back as good as he was getting.


After the kiss ended, Ky looked at him, nodding slowly. “I thought that’s what it would be like.” The second the words were out of his mouth, he instigated another kiss—and then a third.


Chapter 44