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

“Seems our friend Benning has made the local news on several occasions.”


Nick looked up from the book he was reading. “Doing what?”


“Donations to a hospital, buying school supplies, and loaning money to farmers and fishermen nearby interest free.” Todd put down the paper and looked up, meeting his mate’s eyes.


Todd shook his head. “I don’t know. Covering his trail? Gathering allies? Whatever it is, I’m betting it’s not out of the goodness of his heart. Did you find anything?”


“There’s a church in town with sacrosanct oil.” Nick held up a small book.


Folding the newspaper and stacking it with the others, Todd sighed. “Great. Just the way I love to spend an afternoon, breaking into a church.”


“We left the monk robes at home,” Nick pointed out. “Repentant gambler it is.”


Chapter 19