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

“Where are you?” Yager said. “We can’t do anything without you here.”


“No, but it looks like neither one of us has much of a choice, now does it?”


“We need to tell Sandora something first,” Jarrett interceded. “He’s going to expect an answer.”


“As long as you think you can get away with. We’ll need some time to set something up.”


Eli brightened. His fingers flew over the keyboard as he returned to his email window. “I’ll tell him I got out of the city, and it’ll take me time to get back. That sounds plausible.”


He only half heard. He typed the brief message and sent it off, drumming his fingers over the keys as he waited for what he was sure would be a swift response.


“It’s done,” Jarrett said, when Eli didn’t immediately speak up. “If we send you the emails, can your guys trace where they’re coming from?”


Chapter 54