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

After a long moment, Hallam replied, ::I believe you…grandson.:: He stepped forward, wrapping his arms around Cole in a warm embrace. “Eldon,” he said to the teen, “if you would, please, tell your mother I’d like to speak with her.”


Cole held his breath when Eldon walked away, still terrified that Rilla wouldn’t want to meet him—or would reject him when she did.


Hallam chuckled, putting one hand on Cole’s shoulder. “You might want to breathe, and put up your shields, again.”


At the same time, Ky said, ::Breathe before you pass out::, smiling at Cole.


Cole inhaled, looking up at Hallam. “Will she—?” He bit back the rest of his question when a slender, dark-haired woman came across the clearing.


She looked curiously at Ky and Cole before saying, “You wanted me, Father?”


Hallam nodded. “Rilla, there’s someone I’d like you to meet. This is Kyland Jaeger,” he nodded toward Ky. “And this—” he smiled at Cole, “—is your first born—Cole.”


Chapter 46