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

The kelbit was fast, faster than Nick, faster than any human. It was in Nick’s space so rapidly he never saw it move. It snarled, and its tongue snaked out, spitting venom into Nick’s face before he could twist away. The effects were immediate. Nick’s skin tightened down, and blood rushed through his veins, in his ears, and along every nerve, igniting each path with white-hot, burning desire.


Roaring, Nick clapped both hands together and brought them up, channeling the unwanted passion into rage. He swung as hard as he could, combined fists smashing against the kelbit’s face. Caught off guard, the creature flipped sideways and went down on one knee. Nick dove for the bag and knife. Just as his fingers brushed the hilt, he was grabbed by the hair and jerked backward with such power he landed hard on his ass.


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