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

Jamey closed his eyes. Henry…the boy, his body, my body…Henry…He opened his eyes. He was still in his bedroom, still his parents’ captive. Captive. Henry has never tried to hold me—physically or emotionally—against my will.Henry had been, Jamey realized, extraordinarily patient with him.


His mother was singing another hymn, “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee,” softly, as she arranged the food on his desk. Jamey watched her. Orange raised his head from where he had been sleeping on the corner of the bed, stood, and stretched, and after rubbing against Jamey, jumped off the bed and wandered out of the room.


“Orange always eats downstairs. I thought it would be easier—well, Pastor Carl said you might go running after that—” His mother stopped as if she had run out of words.


She shuddered at the sound of his name. “Come eat, darling. Here, you come and eat and I’ll go get some coffee and sit with you. I’ve missed you, Jamey. You have no idea how much.”


Chapter 87