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

Head lowering, Josephine placed her hands at the sides of Travis’s face. When she looked up again, her eyes had changed from brown to a distinct golden color. Which meant only one thing.


“No.” His lip quivered. “No. Please, Josie, don’t do this to me.”


“I’m sorry,” she whispered, and Travis believed that. “But you need to let them look at you. I promise, it’ll be okay. Hold still, Travis.”


Too compelled by her hypnotist’s eyes to move, tears slipped from Travis’s eyes as he continued to hold onto Niko for as long as he could. He had no idea how many people were in the room with them, but Josephine, without breaking eye-contact, gestured to one of them. This person placed their hands at the back of Travis’s neck.


Chapter 26