Wars are fought on many fronts. A battle is raging across New Colorado Protectorate with both human and demonic players. Todd and Nick Ruger are sentries with an arsenal of talents and training to combat threats from a variety of enemies. Todd and Nick are given a mission to find and stop weapons smugglers by going undercover on the riverboat, Annabelle. These aren't typical arms dealers, they're demons and they're not afraid of a pair of sentries. The Rugers will have to use all their skills and their most powerful weapon, the bond between them, just to stay alive. Stopping the supply of illegal weapons turns to trying, and failing, to thwart an assassination. Todd and Nick have each other, but will they be able to keep their love intact?

Tethered Pair

They were given a pouch for the chips and then headed for the main staircase. “Christ, that guy is creepy,” Todd said as they took the stairs two at a time to their deck.


“The whole bunch of them is creepy,” Nick muttered. When they got to their room, Todd unlocked the door, pushed it open for Nick, and waited for him to go inside before closing it behind them.


“We can go to shore—there is a stop tomorrow—and get a message sent to Jimmy. Hopefully he’ll have something waiting for us at the stop after that.” Todd tossed his hat to the table and untied his tie, pulling it off and sending it to join his hat. He unbuttoned the top few buttons of his shirt. “One thing is for sure.” Todd dropped his voice as he spoke. Sliding one arm around Nick’s waist, he tugged his mate close, pressing a hungry kiss to Nick.


“What’s that?” Nick asked. They were both silenced when Todd’s tongue slipped into Nick’s mouth. Nick welcomed the tongue and ran his own tongue across the roof of Todd’s mouth.


Chapter 17