“You are more important to me than hunting.”
John couldn’t help but chuckle, even though he knew Gray was perfectly sincere. “I think that’s the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me.”
“It is,” Gray agreed. [Stalker of Shadows, loc 759]
I started Stalker of Shadows and was laughing out loud within a few pages: because yes, obviously Caleb, on relocating to New Orleans, would become a vampire-tour guide. (See that hyphen?) And obviously Gray would regard vampire stories as 'mortal nonsense'.
Exorcist John Starkweather (still suffering from the aftermath of the series 2 finale) has ended up, with Caleb and Gray, in New Orleans. His remit is allegedly to keep an eye out for major paranormal issues, but realistically he's just there to ensure that Caleb and Gray don't ditch SPECTR in favour of doing their own thing, whatever that might be.
John quickly discovers that he has more problems than keeping his lovers happy. There is something powerful gathering in the wilderness to the east of the city -- and an attack on a long-estranged family member forces John to confront memories of his teenage years. But somehow he can't make sense of those memories any more. Does he even know his own name?
I steamed through these three novellas in a single day, and now I have to wait for ages to get the conclusion of the story. I'm happy that John finally has a story arc that focuses on his history, rather than his relationship with Caleb and Gray: he's become more interesting to me.
Also, yay Zahira!
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