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

So far so good, anyway. No trace of blood or violence, no stench of death or decay. Liam could not help a stir of relief at that. He&rsquo;d had a bad feeling about this, not sure what or why, but dread had settled heavily on him all the way down from Animas.


His attention jerked back to Billy at the slight grunt the other man made. When Liam looked, Billy was on one knee, studying the ground in front of him.


&ldquo;Funny track,&rdquo; he said, as he glanced up at Liam and then back down. &ldquo;Almost like a wolf, but then kinda cat-like, too. Just the one—no more. This one is clear as anything, but there arenarsquo;t any others. ThatTrsquo;s weird.irdquo;


Liam picked his way to where the other man knelt, careful not to step on anything that looked the least bit like a track. Most of the ground was hard packed and appeared undisturbed. Near the trough, it was softer—not quite mud, except in a couple of spots—but damp enough to hold impressions more clearly.


Chapter 11