Travis Grayweaver is a witch with two significant problems. First, he has a tendency to run toward trouble instead of away from it without the insurance of a Guild to back him. As a freelancing witch taking odd jobs wherever he can, this has landed him in some trouble with the Grand Council of High Magic. Second, he's madly in love with his best friend Niko, and is much too afraid to confess his feelings to him. Niko, born between the corporeal and ethereal worlds, is a familiar -- cat one minute, human the next -- with a rare, pure source of magick sought after by people all over the world. When contracted, familiars will do whatever they have to in order to protect their human. Although Travis has no contract with Niko, they share an unshakable bond built on friendship, loyalty, and trust. But their bond is put to the ultimate test when something dark and sinister threatens their community and their lives. If they don't stop it in time, Travis might lose Niko -- and the chance to ever tell him how he really feels -- forever.

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“No! No, I won’t!” he yelled. “I’ll never give it a rest! Not if you or anyoneelse is pickin’ on someone! I don’t care how much bigger or stronger than me you are! You’ll see! I’ll neverturn my back on someone who needs my help!”


The air in the alley started to change. Grow charged. Electric. Magick that swirled around like iridescent streamers and the fractured pieces of an impossibly colored rainbow. It was strong. Strong enough that anyone could feel it without having to even search for it.


If someone didn’t know any better, they’d probably think it was coming from one of the three older, stronger boys. It wasn’t, though.


He could produce such a strong current of magick that it made the little hairs on the back of his neck stand. But it usually came out in quick bursts or an underwhelming dribble. That wasn’t going to stop him from trying. His fingers, instead of being curled into fists, spread to create a spell.


Chapter 4