Their leap of faith could unleash magic ... or plunge them into darkness. Henry Thorn has worked at Larkin's since graduating high school. He likes it -- especially when he can use his secret skill of hiding inside shadows so his boss can't find them. Without that talent, he would never had survived growing up different. When a hire enters the store, Henry's other latent talent kicks in. He can smell an emotional response even before he lays eyes on the redhead. Jamey Currey came out, and his conservative parents promptly kicked him out. He, too, is different -- he senses Henry's attraction the moment they met. The first time they kiss, torrential rains fall from skies split by lightning. Their kiss also awakens the Watchers, diabolical hunters who will stop at nothing -- even extermination -- to keep magic suppressed. With the help of a friendly coven of friendly witches, the boys embark on a quest to discover an ancient key to restoring magic to the world, and to understand mysteries of their own hearts. The question is, will this quest cost them their lives?

The Werewolf and His Boy

“Jesus Christ. That’s no wolf. That’s a guy. What the fuck?’ the first policeman, a young blond guy, yelled. “Get the fuck up. Where’d the damn wolf go? It was right there. I saw it; I swear to God.”


“What the fuck is going on?” asked the second cop, an older African American man, his voice sharp and measured. “Someone called us about a wolf running loose in the building. You two stand up. Slowly, with your hands up. And you,stay back, and shut the fuck up.” The last was directed at Eduardo who had just come charging into the Garden Center, yelling and screaming in English and Spanish. “I said: stay back.” The older cop turned and stared hard at Eduardo, who stopped yelling and stepped back, his hands up, until he bumped into a display table of fake table-sized Christmas trees, knocking several onto the floor.


Chapter 23