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

“Exactly. Afraid for their lives.” Ky smiled, patting Cole’s leg. “If it hadn’t been for his obsession with you, nothing would have changed.”


“I don’t know about that. He was dying, so sooner or later, when he did, someone else would have taken over. We just hurried things along, I guess.”


They pulled into the garage at the house just before sunset. As they got out of the car Ky sniffed, then said, “We have company.”


Cole immediately tensed, wondering who was after them now.


“Relax. It’s just your family. They’re out back.”


“Just my family?” Cole called back over his shoulder as he bolted to the backyard. “Just myfamily? Just my family? “


“Take your choice,” Ky replied with a laugh, following him.


“Rilla!” Cole swept her into his arms, hugging her so tightly that she gasped, “I can’t breathe.”


“Sorry.” He released his hold after she’d kissed his cheek, heading toward Hallam.


Chapter 54