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

“I know you need to change, I can feel the energy from here. You can run on the beach, and see the ocean from inside your shadow. No one can see us inside the shadow. And the wards are all set up, and the Keeper’s coming back. It’ll be okay. C’mon.”


Outside the Cherokee Road Safe House, Richmond, just after 9 A.M., local time.


Now that she had awakened the rest of the Watchers within a fifty-mile radius of Richmond it didn’t take Ella long to sniff out the safe house. Once she woke the rest of the Watchers in central Virginia she would consider taking on the house’s shields and wards, but not this morning; instead she set the others to stand guard. No one was to go in or out of the house without her being informed.


Chapter 59