Chapter 2Matthias Constantine definitely hadn’t expected the Emery he was faced with now.
He hadn’t seen his childhood friend and sort of high school sweetheart for years, yes. But he thought Emery wouldn’t change. Ever.
Back then, Emery had been very goth, dyed black hair, skin as white as snow, black lipstick and nails. Those big fat circle things in his earlobes. That was the Emery he’d known and admittedly had an attraction to.
He’d always been surprised that Haydon Cliff’s Mayor Halloran and his wife hadn’t guessed Emery was gay. Maybe they’d known but could pretend otherwise as long as the family never talked about it. Whatever. Matthias knew people like that.
He had heard when it all did come out, Emery left Haydon Cliff. And considering he’d gone only two hours south to Sutter’
