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

“It looks like you’re ready, and so is the little one,” said the midwife, straightening. “Do you feel any urge to bear down?”


Harun closed his eyes, his body tensing, and let out a low grunt. “Yeah.”


“Good, good. Keep doing that. You can move around if you want, too, or change position. I know many shifters prefer to be up on all fours. Some humans too, for that matter.”


Harun made another vague grunt of agreement, then tensed again, pushing. Kelwyn found himself twisting his fingers through Harun’s mane, not so much soothing Harun as expressing his own tension. He’d heard horror stories about death during childbirth. The midwife was a minor healer, and she seemed cheerful about this all, but Kelwyn couldn’t help but worry.


“How long is this part gonna take?” Kelwyn asked.


“Well, labor takes time, so it’s likely to be at least an hour. I could be much longer, though if it’s more than a day we’ll need to send for a healer who can take out the child surgically.”


Chapter 94