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

“All right, so you don’t turn yourself in,” he conceded. “So tell me what we’re going to do next. We don’t have a lot of time.”


He pulled to a stop behind a beat-up Corvair, waiting for the light to turn green. His fingers drummed along the wheel as he waited for Eli’s response, seconds ticking by interminably.


“You’re right,” Eli said. “I don’t have a lot of time.”


The sound of the door unlatching jerked Jarrett’s attention away from the light. He turned his head to see Eli climbing out. “What are you doing?”


When he tried to grab Eli and pull him back in, Eli danced out of his reach. “I’m sorry I got you into this mess.”


The slamming door rang in Jarrett’s ears. He started to unbuckle his belt to follow Eli onto the sidewalk, but the light turned green, and the car behind him honked his horn when he didn’t immediately move. He trailed after the Corvair, watching Eli duck around the corner, and as soon as he had clearance to move, swerved into the right lane to turn


Chapter 49