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

“Harun?” Kelwyn’s voice was hopeful, fragile.


“I’m sorry,” said Harun softly, and he turned his head away from Kelwyn.


“You don’t like men? You don’t like me? You never seemed to mind my flirting…”


“I…It’s more complicated than that. But I can’t be…like that with you. I never minded your flirting, but there are reasons I’ve responded the way I have to it.”


Kelwyn sighed softly. “I know I ain’t your equal…”


“That’s not it at all!” said Harun, suddenly fierce, his ears going flat. Kelwyn’s habit of still seeing himself as only a street thief was immensely frustrating to Harun sometimes. Kelwyn was much more than that. He’d only just begun to explore his potential.


“Then what? If you’re gonna turn me down, I wanna know the reason.”


Harun heaved a deep sigh. “I…avoid human entanglements. In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m not human, not remotely.”


“So what? I ain’t human either. I don’t think that matters.”


Chapter 17