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

Jarrett’s throat tightened. So trusting. He expected Jarrett to fix things, even if he might not consciously admit it. Trevor had been right.


The backdoor of the club was closed when Jarrett climbed in. He wasn’t sure if Trevor’s disappearing act was reassuring or not.


He saw no point in lying. “To make me see how dangerous all this is.”


Eli snorted. “I think having a gun pointed at your head was enough for that.”


Slowly, Jarrett navigated out of the lot and onto the narrow access road behind the club. “He worries about you, Eli. For good reason.”


“Trev’s a protective mother hen who thinks he knows what’s best for everyone.”


“You trusted him enough to spend the night.”


“Because he offered, so I knew he’d do what he could to protect us.” His frown was pure confusion. “Why are you defending him? You’re the one who didn’t want to stay in the first place.”


Chapter 48