As head of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Paranormal Operations Unit, Clay Chiles has found a place where he can serve with honor and a surrogate family to replace the one he never truly enjoyed. When he meets Elven warrior Arondel and begins to build the partnership he had never hoped to find, life seems good. Still for two life-long loners to merge their lives, hearts and minds, an occasional conflict is bound to arise.<br><br>Clay’s discovery he has not only a father but a half-brother on Arondel’s home world of Elvenheim creates new and different challenges -- can he accept and trust relatives so different from all he has known? Can they accept him? Finally, faced with incredible tasks and dangers, Clay and Aron are torn asunder. Will the strength of their still- fragile bond be enough to bring them through hell and back to one another’s arms?

Runes of Redemption

::We are your hosts for the rest of the night. We are to pleasure you in any manner you desire and are yours to command, O Great Ones.::


Clay glanced at Aron. The elf grinned. ::We’re going to get the full treatment. Let’s play it by ear. We can call a halt if things go too far. I have no idea if these fuzzy sirens are female or male, but they seem to be the shag version of courtesans. We might be surprised at the delights they can offer. Who knows? If I must, I think I can spell them to sleep and leave some dim memories of an orgy to which we were treated. I’d rather not, but I will if things get uncomfortable for either of us.::


Aron hoped his communication with Clay flowed at a different frequency than the mental speech of the Shags. If their hosts understood, things could get dicey. Maybe he should speak aloud.


Chapter 11