In 2002, Mark Vincent, onetime senior special agent, ran into John, a troubled little boy, at a local McDonald’s. Concerned, although it wasn’t his business, he gave the kid his business card and left. Three years later, Mark is director of his department at the WBIS and married to Quinton Mann, the former CIA spook who now writes spy novels. They’ve settled into a life of quiet domesticity and are even considering adopting a cat. All this changes when John, now using another name, barrels into Mark’s life with a secret no one expects and on the run from an organization that wants him despite the collateral damage. What will Mark, the man known as “the best” in the intelligence community, do when he learns what this secret is? Will it affect his relationship with Quinn? And how complicated are things going to get when Mark decides to get involved?

Mann of My Dreams Book 5: Complications

Mark drove to the WBIS and parked near the rear door of the building. Neither he nor Deuce objected to taking the elevator to the third floor.


Max looked up from his desk as we walked in.


“Bonjour, Joe,” he said to the boy. “It’s nice to see you again.”


“What do you have for me today, M’sieur Vincent?”


“Three babies. We need to make sure they’re okay.”


“I’ll summon Dr. Paget to assist me.”


“You might need these also.” Trip reached into the tote that held the diapers and withdrew the files for the babies.


“Merci.” Max took them and glanced over them quickly. “Hmm. Très intéressant.” He set them aside on his desk. “Joe, would you like to play a game on my computer? I’m afraid all I have is solitaire.”


“Thanks.” He sat before the computer and pulled up the game but grumbled sotto voce, “Doesn’t anyone play Tomb Raider?”


“I guess not, kiddo. Don’t get into trouble. We’ll be in the exam room.”


Chapter 136