Seasoned Unifleet officer Jayce Hightower takes care of his troops. That includes supporting green soldier Balt Donovan through his first exposure to combat. What Jayce had not expected was that the striking young man would soon come to dominate his dreams, stirring unfamiliar and disturbing desires.<br><br>When he learns Balt is similarly attracted to him, the situation starts to careen out of control putting both their careers in jeopardy. Jayce almost welcomes the hazardous assignment that sends him alone to a distant, dangerous world.<br><br>But when his mission is betrayed, it’s Balt who comes to his rescue. Will Jayce finally be able to accept the love Balt offers him?

Treading Dangerous Ground

Even now, months later, he could still feel Balt’s sleek, muscled body. He could feel the heat and the sudden awareness which had swept through him. It was a blatantly sexual heat, an encompassing hunger that sank its fangs into him and would not let go.


They all survived the night. Near dawn the Kalibassi rabble finally came. They did not sneak silently. They stumbled along, announcing their approach with whimpers and wails. Laser rifles made short work ofthem. When the light grew stronger, it revealed the bulk of the refugees had been not warriors but females and cubs. At the revelation, Balt had been noisily sick.


Chapter 2