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

She wiped her face. He could see her body stiffen with resolve. “I don’t have three children anymore. I have only two. You are no child of mine. Leave,” she said slowly, as if saying each word caused her extreme pain.


“Leave. Take that creature with you.”


“Go.” She held up her hand and turned her face to the wall. She was crying.


Henry squeezed his hand. Jamey wiped his face with his other hand, wishing he wasn’t crying. It wasn’t going to be okay. He was going to leave the house where he had lived since he was six when his parents had moved to Fredericksburg and he didn’t know whether he could ever come back and see his parents or his brother and sister again. Where would he go and what would he do in this new magical world, armed with a sword, and a werewolf at his side?


“Good-bye, Mama,” Jamey whispered. Holding Henry’s hand, he walked out of his parents’ bedroom. He left his mother still sitting on the bed, staring at all the pictures on the wall.


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