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

Elania dropped back down again, not having seen anything. A moment later she was fiddling with her reins, and her horse tossed its head in annoyance. She seemed never to be still. “Gods, this part is so boring. I can’t wait until we get there. Though I’m just as glad you’ll be the one going in through an upper window. I’ve done it a couple of times. I’m one of the smallest, and when we’re stealing paperwork I’m the one who’s guaranteed to know what the right stuff is, and to understand people’s filing systems so I can find it, but I’m kinda scared of heights, so it was never fun. And I can’t pick locks worth shit.”


Chapter 20