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

“We can’t stay here. It’s not safe.”


“Okay, give me a minute. You’re bleeding all over and you’re naked. You must be freezing.”


“Yeah, let’s rest a minute, and then we’ll get outta here. Some other place that’s safe. And we gotta find Dr. M and Bonnie, too,” Henry said as he rolled over on his back, having no idea where some other place safe would be for the two of them. The pain from the gashes was pretty bad so he rolled over onto his side and looked around. The apartment had been ransacked and wrecked. Furniture turned over and broken, cushions slashed, shredded. Stuffing was everywhere, like thick dirty snow. Lamps smashed. He struggled to his feet and went into the kitchen. Every dish in the kitchen had been broken, some of the fragments had been ground into dust.


Chapter 74