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

::I think I have an answer, a long term answer to our problem.::


He waited impatiently for a response. At first, he thought either he had not sent with enough force, Aron was otherwise occupied, or maybe they were just too far apart for telepathy to work. But he’d never known distance to be a barrier before. He tried for a moment to recall. His mind felt strangely fuzzy, as if thoughts were illusive and flickering, fireflies blinking in and out of his brain.


Just ahead the deepening wash curved. He could only see about fifty feet past where he had paused. A frisson of concern danced down his spine. Something lurked there, just out of sight around that bend.


::Harlane, I think something is close. Where are you?::


Aron’s second answered quickly. ::I’m about half a mile from you. Something caught my attention and I took a small detour to investigate. Wait right there. I will come as fast as I can.::


Chapter 11