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 guards, most of them still wearing holy symbols, watched with mixed expressions; wary, relieved, or displeased, as the queen and Kelwyn strode out past them.


On the cobbled street outside, the queen said, “Let’s fly.”


Kelwyn opened his wings, glad of the chance to stretch them after so long in the tiny cell. The queen shimmered with golden power, growing and stretching, her own wings reaching wide as they formed behind her, and Kelwyn took to the sky in the wake of a golden dragon, who flew to the Tower as straight as an arrow. There were lights in all the upper windows, showing an unusual activity at this hour. The queen landed, changed back to human form and went straight down the stairs to Velanis’ rooms, with Kelwyn still following in her wake.


Chapter 83