Dirk Raynell is the half-elf son of Lex, the elf who founded the magical team. But he isn’t certain he wants to become a member, even after he meets its charismatic and very gay Elven leader Tonio. The team is comprised of Felan, a wolf-shifter; Reni, a vampire witch; Mattie, a human witch; and Bay, a human warlock who is cursed to come back each time he dies at the age he was at his first death. The sixth, unofficial member is Nina, Tonio's twin sister and a healer.<br><br>Then Dirk becomes embroiled in the jobs the team does, including taking down a mobster and trying to eliminate a very evil sorcerer. Along the way he falls for Bay and discovers swirling undercurrents within the team which could determine if they can successfully stop the sorcerer before he destroys them all.

A Magical Team

“We are.” Dirk smiled up at him, his pale blue eyes glimmering with glee—and lust. “Dancing is supposed to be seductive.”


Dirk seemed taken aback. “I know you’re not. Why on earth would you even mention that?”


“I just didn’t want…” Bay sighed. “Never mind. It was a foolish thing to say.”


“Yes, it was.” Dirk moved his arms up, wrapping them around Bay’s neck, gazing up at him. “If you were,” he said quietly, “we wouldn’t be here. We’d be at his place, or mine, to hear everyone tell it, which might be…interesting, but it’s not what I want.”


“So if he walked in here right now, you’d ignore him and stay here with me?”


“Prove it,” Bay said, with reason. He’d just seen Tonio come into the club, alone. As he watched, Tonio looked their way and smiled, before coming toward them.


“I certainly didn’t expect to see the two of you here,” Tonio put one arm around Dirk’s shoulders, while grinning wickedly at both of them.


Chapter 19