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

Rhys nodded several times, but did not interrupt. He sensed Liam needed to get this out as quickly as he could, as if to eradicate the incident from a deep place inside himself and dispose of it by sharing the story. He could see the encounter haunted his friend and troubled him in ways the other man was not able to explain and probably didn&rsquo;t fully understand. He even sensed there was something Liam was not revealing, but what that was he had no idea.


&ldquo;The monster wants us both,&rdquo; Liam concluded. &ldquo;At least that&rsquo;s what he said, and he hinted about the two of us causing him a lot of trouble, thwarting his goals a long time ago. I—that didndrsquo;t make sense to me, but then, well, therehrsquo;re those stupid dreams. I never used to dream, but lately Ilrsquo;ve had a couple about another time and place, another life maybe. I don rsquo;t know what to believe. Still, Ilrsquo;m damn glad you rsquo;re back. I guess I let myself get a little spooked.krdquo;


Chapter 14