Fire and Air

By Pelaam

During an investigation for suspected arson, Kenton's ESP tells him there's more than meets the eye in regards Con. However, he isn't prepared for the overwhelming attraction he feels, which appears mutual, and when the two men get together, sparks fly.

Kenton's suspicions about Con are correct, and when he thinks he's been used, he's heartbroken, and goes away to lick his wounds.

But he's about to find out that when fire and air combine, there's nowhere to hide.

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Jan 14, 2023
• ISBN: 9781685502461

Pelaam

Living in clean, green New Zealand, Pelaam is a multi-published author of gay romance and erotic books. When not busy writing, she can be found indulging in her other passions of cookery and wine appreciation. Pelaam's books: Smoking Mirror, 2017 finalist in 2017 Rainbow Awards in Gay Futuristic/Sci-Fi; Stranded, Evernight Publishing Readers’ Choice winner 2016 for Sci-Fi; The Avian Emperor, runner up and Honourable Mention in 2016 Rainbow Awards Gay Futuristic/Sci-Fi.

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Fire and Air

By Pelaam

Published by JMS Books LLC

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Fire and Air

By Pelaam

Kicking at a pile of ash, Kenton wandered on through the charred remnants of what had once been a run-down warehouse. He bent over, closed his eyes and focused on the area. His ESP told him the fire was no accident. Several spots around the desolation still glowed red in his mind when he reached them.

There was something off in the power glows he found along with nothing that any ordinary arsonist would employ.

There wasn’t any orange.

There’s no joy. Although they’ve faded, I see red and black, purple and even a hint of grey. That’s like a mix of fear, ambition and sadness. He sighed as he straightened up. Three fires, no material evidence of arson but definitely not accidental. Unfortunately, my ESP alone isn’t proof enough. The court likes facts, not feelings. I need to find our firestarter.

He crouched down and fingered some of the ashes. He’d identified four points of power on the site, places where the fire was more devastating than others. The areas the firestarter targeted to set the place alight using their full powers. His training in fire investigation wasn’t going to find any evidence of an arsonist using mechanical or chemical means. He was going to have to use his ESP, his own power, to somehow get a link to the firestarter.

They’ll make sure I’m called out to the next big fire like this. Hopefully I’ll get there fast enough to make a mental link. Kenton disliked the term psychic detective. The majority of times when the term was used there was a derogatory overtone, but if he was close enough when the firestarter struck, he could pick up their power and their personal aura. For him that aura was as individual as fingerprints or DNA.

Standing up, he focused on the familiar tingling that Nathan called his spider sense. The thought of Nathan made him smile. His long-time friend and business partner took care of the mundane aspects of their business. They’d been friends since childhood, and many people assumed they would eventually announce they were a couple.

As much as Kenton loved Nathan, he couldn’t envisage ever being in love with him. He knew they gave off an old, married couple vibe, but they were practically siblings. Kenton did the footwork on the scenes and reported everything back to Nathan. In this instance, the police had called them in. A friend was leading the investigation, and his instincts were that the fires weren’t accidental. Not much to report in here except—

He froze in mid-thought as the tingling changed. A definite pull, different than the previous impressions and feelings,