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

“It’s not the way you think.” His free hand reached into his jacket pocket and extricated a beaten billfold. In a quick flip, he tossed it onto Eli’s lap. “That might help you.”


Tucking his pencil behind his ear, Eli opened it to reveal a federal ID. “Agent Douglas Pfeiffer. You’re both agents?”


Pfeiffer gave him a brusque nod. “And this was our case until Yager and Baptiste showed up. We’ve been following illegal money through Chicago for a year now. Your roommate Gretchen finally led us to Fong, but by that point, it was too late.”


“It looks as good as your ID, Agent Yager.”


“There was never any local involvement until Baptiste got killed.”


The billfold held nothing else. Eli held it out to Pfeiffer, his fingers surprisingly rock-steady. “Why not just tell Yager what you were doing?”


Chapter 65