Six years ago, Jarrett Kessel helped his best friend’s little brother deal with his family’s rejection when he came out. He saw potential in the tempestuous teenager. Talent. Then, they both moved on with their lives.<br><br>Now, the FBI needs Jarrett’s help. Sketch artist Eli Locke is their only lead in finding a killer, but he’s nowhere to be found. Though the Feds are convinced Jarrett is the best way to lure him out, he’s not so sure. Until they show him the web comic Eli has created, with a superhero who bears a striking resemblance to Jarrett.<br><br>When Eli gets an email out of the blue from the man who changed his life, he doesn’t even consider saying no to a meeting. Jarrett is even more amazing than he remembers, and the fact that he’s all right being the role model for the one thing that means the most to Eli is just icing on the cake. But the truth about the murder comes out, and even though he had nothing to do with it, Eli wants to run. It’s up to Jarrett to keep him from ruining his life for good, before the killer finds them both and does it first ...

Outlined in Ink

“Elias Locke?” He phrased it as a query, in case he was off the mark, but wasn’t surprised when Yager nodded. “You don’t need me to find him. Call his parents. Or his brother. They’d be able to get a hold of him before I could.”


“They’d also be more protective of him than you would,” Yager countered. “Until we know the extent of his involvement in Fong’s activities, we can’t risk him going even further underground.”


“I haven’t seen him in almost seven years. What makes you think I’d have better luck than you at this point?”


Yager looked pointedly at the comic strip in front of him. “Because you clearly made an impression on him, no matter what you might think.”


Chapter 4