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

The guardsmen looked surprised when Harun insisted on coming along, but they didn’t object. They went to the guard headquarters in the Tower itself, on one of the lower levels. The guard asked Kelwyn and Harun to wait in a small, windowless chamber there. It had a mirror on one wall, and Harun knew that they were likely being watched through it.


Kelwyn knew this as well, and sat still, yawning as he waited and doing his best to stay awake and upright. The closed in, windowless nature of the room was probably meant to be oppressive and intimidating, but Harun found himself thinking that they’d do better, if they wanted Kelwyn to be uncomfortable, to have him in a room where the sunlight would be coming in.


In a low voice, knowing he was probably being overheard anyway, Harun said, “Do you know why they wanted to talk to you?”


Kelwyn yawned again. “Not a clue. I been good since joining the Queen’s Own, and I kinda got other things on my mind since quitting, you know?”


Chapter 71