Back The Collector Series: The Brothers By Charles Bird (R.I.P.)

Last Updated: March 20, 2023
Prologue Clayton Bayard, now nearing the age of 75, sat in his chair with a smile on his face. He was remembering, how he and his wife, Megan, had first encountered an abused boy and how their lives had been changed. It was January of 1983 that he had discovered Stacey hiding in a men's restroom next to the interstate highway. Next came Jake, an abuse victim they rescued from the hospital emergency ward 6 months later. He frowned at the thought of how their children had been so bitterly opposed, an opposition that culminated in a complete rupture of his family. Still, he had no regrets, he and Megan loved those boys and were rewarded tenfold, and more, in their loyalty and love returned. Shortly after he had retired in 1997, Megan was diagnosed with cancer and died a year later, nearly crushing his soul. To occupy his time, he applied for and was granted teaching credentials and he began teaching at the State Home for Boys. This eventually led to his association with the REFUGE, an organization dedicated to salvaging abandoned youths who were living on the streets. It was because of that association that he met THE BROTHERS.

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