Kelwyn Grayson is just one more faceless runaway on the streets of Tower City. Among elves, gnolls, and dragons, one winged boy fades into the background of life in the Eternal Kingdom.  But when he cuts the purse of the handsome were-lion Harun Rashid, he finds himself dragged out of the crowd.<br><br>Rather than a cell, however, Harun offers a helping hand to set Kelwyn on the road to a respectable, peaceful life ... if he could just bring himself to stop flirting shamelessly with Harun, keep his sticky fingers to himself, and avoid bringing the wrath of a powerful, mad vampire down on his head.<br><br>But even faced with Kelwyn's death -- or undeath -- Harun will not give up on him, and Kelwyn will not give up on finding his way to sharing that peaceful life with Harun.  Two men, love, and magic are bound and determined to find their way to their shared dream of a future -- and family.

Blood and Fire

Kelwyn whimpered again, struggling to reject that pleasure, managing to find the energy to lift his hands, to try and push the vampire off him. His shove was feeble, though, and did nothing at all. The vampire still pressed close atop him, drinking deeply of his life’s blood.


He lay still, then, giving up as the unwelcome euphoria grew steadily in him. He moaned softly with it, his eyes rolling back, his head spinning, his mind dazed. The dazed feeling grew, and the world started fading, the already-dark room growing darker still. Then blackness closed over him and he knew no more.


Chapter 7