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

“Yeah, and the Internet scares me, and so does that machine. It’s what the minster says all the time: how bad it is. I’d never touched one until VCU.”


“Me neither, except the one in the library a little while ago,” Henry muttered.


Kathleen shook her head. “The minster says a lot of other things are a bad, too, doesn’t he? It’s not true. Watcher-fed hysteria and fear, that’s all it is. Trust me.”


Jamey wondered then what she was thinking. Was she wondering if he and Henry had what it took to be heroes, whatever that was? He wanted to tell her he was wondering the same thing. Using these machines—okay, what other choice did they have? “I know, but, still.”


“But they wouldn’t have one at the public library if it was bad, would they?” Henry asked.


“It’s not true,” Kathleen repeated. “You trust me, yes?”


Chapter 53