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

On the beach, Coverack, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall


Henry stared at the ocean for a long, long moment. “I’ve seen the ocean on TV, but this is different, the smells, the way the air tastes…” Henry stopped, shaking his head.


“We’ll go again, I promise, if—when this is over and when it’s warm. Now, go on, give me your clothes. Change and run.”


Henry nodded and peeled off his sweatshirt and T-shirt and handed them to Jamey. Both boys were standing inside his shadow, which was now the color of sand and sea. The waves tumbled into the beach. Jamey stuffed each garment into his backpack, and waited until Henry became a black wolf, who took one long look at him, licked his hand, and then headed off, taking his shadow with him as he ran down the beach.


Jamey could just see Henry’s wolf-shadow flickering along the sand and the rocks, the slight image of almost paw prints, the slight splash as the wolf ran across pooling water. Now that they were here, he realized how tired he was.


Chapter 60