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.

Watch with Glittering Eyes

“Oops, sorry,” he said. “Did you pick one for yourself?”


Sure enough, Niko handed him a book. Travis scanned the title and smiled. He knew this one, having read it in school. It was about a pair of lovers separated by war and years and life, miraculously finding each other again when they least expected it. Niko would like the story. The romance. The tragedy. The hard-earned happy ending. He’d probably finish it in a day.


“Just lemme pay for these and we can go, okay?”


Arms folded over his chest, Niko tapped his toes and clicked his tongue against the front of his teeth.


“I’ll be fast,” Travis said over his shoulder as he rushed to the front to pay for the books. “I promise!”


As promised, it only took about two minutes to pay for the books and get back to Niko. Total. That look remained on Niko’s face even when Travis got back to him.


Chapter 19