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

Cargo cars were the same everywhere. Once they were checked over and loaded, usually no one paid much attention to them. The cargo might vary from train to train, but the security almost never did. This particular train car was filled with crates of books, desks, and carriage parts as well as some of the passengers’ baggage.


They stayed out of sight, which wasn’t difficult in the cargo car, until the train pulled away from the depot. Once it reached full speed, Todd and Nick moved carefully from the cargo car to the passenger cars. Tickets had already been verified, and none of the train porters would think much of two men moving from one passenger car to another, as long as they didn’t call attention to themselves.


Chapter 69