Todd Ruger is a sentry, a very good one, some might say the best. He was eleven when he and Nick were bound as master and slave. Todd spent the years Nick lived in the slave village waiting for the day Nick could leave and they’d be together, bit by bit building a life for both of them. He took his role of master seriously. It was his responsibility to provide for Nick, protect him and along the way he learned to love him. Todd loved Nick deeply and completely. They were more than a pair of sentries. Todd and Nick were friends, lovers, mates.<br><br>Eighteen months ago, Nick left the small village where he’d spent his entire life being raised and trained as a slave. Blessed with a unique skill set, Nick became a sentry. He took his place beside his master, Todd Ruger, defending society against the many paranormal threats that abound. They became more than master and slave, they became mates. Nick had found a home with Todd and together they became a family. Eventually, Nick’s special abilities and skills attract the attention of the second most powerful man in New Colorado Protectorate’s government, Vice Chancellor Clarke. Or, maybe certain people knew of Nick all along and just now had cause to use him. He believes Nick might be the answer to explaining Chancellor Shaffer’s sudden, unusual behavior.<br><br>Forced to go undercover the Chancellor’s Estate, Todd and Nick discover an ancient and deadly creature preying on residents of the estate. The same creature that is radically effecting Chancellor Shaffer. A creature only Nick can see in its true form. It hunts using specialized skills and has Todd and Nick in its crosshairs. Even if they defeat the creature and survive, they still face the possibility of being torn from each other when their lives are thrown into chaos by the thing they’re hunting.

Together Bound

Right now, Todd was as unsettled as he was; Nick saw that. Todd understood what they both desired. Nick needed to be owned, completely and securely, and Todd needed to prove to himself, if not to Nick, he could take care of his mate in every way. Nick had come to learn this was a basic driving force in his master. Nick liked Todd best when he simply took what was his.


“Y-yours,” Nick groaned. His ability to contemplate anything or speak coherently flew away when the hand pressed to the skin just below his navel snaked down under his waistband and wrapped around his cock. Two minutes, and Todd had him achingly hard, head bent back over Todd’s shoulder, panting out breathy pleas for more…take me…more


Todd had the ability to get Nick straight to the edge in minutes when he wanted to, and he often kept Nick there for a bit. This was one of those times.


Chapter 16