First-year Border Patrol officers Rhys Davis and Liam Malone have been friends since second grade. When their new assignment puts them on the front line in tracking down a vicious and inhuman killer, an unearthly Soul-Eater, along the southern border, they must call on every resource at their disposal.<br><br>The most potent of these resources turns out to be memories they share from two thousand years ago, a time in the British Isles when they were partners in every way, forming an eternal bond that allowed them to defeat this same enemy in that lifetime.<br><br>Now, Rhys and Liam can't help but wonder...will crossing the line from friends to lovers in this lifetime destroy their friendship or build on it?

Borders and Shadows

&ldquo;Aye, madre de Dios!I think it is the chupacabraor maybe a rogue jaguar or tigrestrayed from its home. A human could not do this, not even a gang of mercenaries hired by the cartel. Todos los Santos!&rdquo;


Rhys responded in the other man&rsquo;s native tongue. &ldquo;Quien sabe. Maybe this time there&rsquo;ll be more sign, some clues.&rdquo;


He looked down the remaining yards to the level ground where the CSI team was at work. Billy circled around, a wet bandana tied across his face and his eyes hidden behind mirror sunglasses. He worked alone, relying on his unique inexplicable senses and inborn skills. Billy could almost scent like a bloodhound, but Rhys knew he still didn&rsquo;t like death. This place reeked of it, a miasma hovering almost visible over the whole area. Rhys could imagine the strain marking the Navajo&rsquo;s face and could read his tension in the way he moved.


Chapter 7