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

“We need to get out of here before Trev gets in trouble,” he said. “Maybe we should head up to Milwaukee. That might be far enough away to not get recognized.”


“We’re not turning into fugitives.”


“Newsflash. We’re already fugitives. It’s just a formality at this point.”


“No.” He refused to believe there was nothing they could do. “As long as they don’t show our faces on TV, we still have a shot.”


“And how do we stop that? If the cops want us on the morning drive, who’s going to tell them no?”


Eli’s questions were the perfect prompts to get his brain working, because as soon as he posed the last, Jarrett knew what to do. “Does Trevor have a scanner?”


Eli frowned at the sudden switch in topic. “I don’t know. Why?”


“Because I think I can get Sandora’s picture on TV instead of ours, if you can get me a digital file.”


“How?” New hope brightened Eli’s face, and he sat up, his gaze searching Jarrett’s for sincerity.


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