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

Ella hovered a hundred feet above the church, hidden for the moment inside the grey Watcher-glamour, observing the werewolf as he entered the building. Twelve Watchers were in position.


The imps and demons were to attack first, shattering all the stained glass windows, starting first with the huge cruciform window at the back of the sanctuary. That would keep those witches and their feline familiars who were lurking in the trees busy, even if those cats were now the size of panthers. She wasn’t too worried about the protection spells they would cast.


Ella sensed a sudden shift in the magical energy below her. She watched as a van pulled up and a handful of humans—witches by the smell—got out. So more witches had come after all. Fools. She would personally kill each of them after the two boys were dead.


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