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

“Hang on,” he said to Eli, then slipped out, closing the door behind him. He rubbed at his eyes as he made his way to the living room, pausing when he saw the agents sitting there watching TV. “What time is it?”


Robin glanced at his watch. “Ten-thirty.” His attention went straight back to the episode of MythBusters


God, they’d only been asleep for a couple hours. Jarrett stopped in the bathroom and refreshed himself so he didn’t feel like something the cat threw up. When he got back to the bedroom, Eli still sat in the chair.


Eli obeyed, though his eyes widened when Jarrett went around to the other side. “You’re not staying up?”


“It’s not even lunchtime. And I’m not in the mood to be ignored if I go out there again.”


Chapter 25