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

Down the street, left at the corner, up the hill. Running, running, running.


I heard him: he told them he loved me. Why didn’t he just close his eyes and Jump? We Jumped here. But he said he couldn’t. I don’t get it. I just don’t get it.


Henry was afraid to even think the next sentence, but the thought came anyway, slow and painful: he doesn’t want to leave. Jamey’s mother and father and aunt all loved him and the preacher believed he was helping Jamey, saving him.


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