As head of the Border Patrol’s Paranormal Operations Unit, Clay Chiles has found a place where he can function and a surrogate family to replace the one he never truly had. He keeps hidden a lot of secrets, and both fears and longs for the day he may be able to take that one long step out of solitude and darkness into love and light.<br><br>Before he can do that, however, he has to face some surprising facts about himself and deal with some horrific enemies. Although not a weak man, he’ll never have the strength alone to confront all those demons. But who can help him there?<br><br>Arondel Wanderer is a son of the ancient Elven royal clan, but far enough from the throne to be expendable. He obeys his queen’s orders to visit Earth and find what is going wrong there. One task he faces is to contact and recruit a human keystone in the desperate effort to stop an invasion of ancient evil that could corrupt the elves’ original home beyond redemption. Aron, a loner and solitary emissary from Elvenheim, never expected to find his soul-mate on this mission, but surprises, both good and bad, have always been part of his long and adventurous life. He’ll take anything good he is given, and once he sights the partner he’s always wanted, the most extreme danger is not enough to deter him.

Runes of Revelation

Before he settled to concentrate on sending a telepathic warning to the two groups who were nearest the Trogues, Clay made a mental note to take Stefan aside that evening for a private talk.


I’ve got to know more about him. There’s a possibility we’ve been set up and infiltrated. Something doesn’t feel right here. 3


Leaving Clay and the two young agents, Aron made his way back to the three members of his band with whom he was scouting. One was Marishal, Clay’s younger half-brother. In Elven years Mar was still considered a youth, barely done with his basic schooling. However, he seemed to have inherited much of his notorious father’s charisma, intelligence, and unswerving determination. He had been bent on joining Aron’s expedition, coming to the earth his father could no longer visit and taking part in resisting the Trogues.


Chapter 8