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

What in the pits of fucking Hades is going on? I don&rsquo;t like this shit. Damn it, Rhys is my friend, my brother. If he knew how I&rsquo;ve felt about him for so long, he&rsquo;d kill me or take off or…Shit, as far as I know, he&rsquo;s never been with another man, so why should he respond to me?


Despite his best efforts, that haunting dream stubbornly lurked in his mind. He could not erase it or cease to think of it. 5


Rhys stalked out of the improvised classroom in the Albuquerque office building where the border patrol had regional offices, his sharp steps betraying impatience. He juggled his notebook, a certificate for completing the class, and his cell phone, which he fumbled to turn on with one hand.


Chapter 13