Homeless and hiding from his mother's abusive boyfriend, Davie -- along with his friend Grey -- accept an offer to move to a safe haven called the Encampment. Owned by Slade, and overseen by Maddox, and Ran, it's a well-protected site in the mountains for endangered street kids. Among the present residents is the very taciturn loner, Vin. To everyone's surprise, Davie and Vin become friends of a sort.<br><br>Soon after arriving, Davie discovers there is more to the Encampment than it appears at first glance when Ran, with Vin's help, begins training him in various forms of self-defense.<br><br>Davie finds out why when Slade sends him and Vin on an assignment to stop a vicious gang of slavers preying on homeless teens. From there things get interesting, to say the least, as the two young men try to survive while dealing with their growing attraction for each other.

The Encampment

“Don’t go there,” Slade replied. “The heroes are the people who work with me. The two of you are perfect examples of that. Don’t protest,” he added when Davie started to. “It’s true. However, right now, we have to get going, so go get your stuff.”


Davie and Vin did, changing into the clothes they’d worn on the plane coming out there, since they figured they’d be flying. They were correct.


Several hours later, Slade was opening the door to their new home. It was an apartment in a lower middle-class area of a city on the north-west coast.


“Nice,” Davie said after he and Vin had checked it out. There were two bedrooms, a living-dining area, and what he considered a decent sized kitchen that included a microwave along with the normal appliances. While the furniture wasn’t high-end, it definitely was better than what they’d had at the Encampment—including the fact the beds were full-sized, meaning either one was large enough to hold both of them comfortably.


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