Mark Dauphin loves his nephews, Sam and Logan, and he'll do anything his brother-in-law Cole asks, but when Cole wants Mark to play nice with Stefano Magnussi, Mark isn't sure he can comply. Stefano is hotter than fire, but Mark can't see past the fact that Stefano is one of those guys, the type of men who date guys half their age, the type of guys who made Mark give up on dating.<br><br>Of course, a little wine and several cocktails later, Mark finds himself dropping more than his defenses with Stefano. But when Logan and the rest of Mark's family surprise them in the morning, Mark and Stefano are suddenly at odds.<br><br>When Logan's ego is wounded, not only does Mark find himself desperate to fix his relationship with his nephew, but he also questions whether his night with this beautiful man meant anything to either of them. Mark isn't given much time to reflect though, as the war that's been brewing between the shivers comes to a violent head, and he soon learns that sometimes you just have to trust in those around you.

Mark's Midlife

I began to further insert myself into the equation, pushing into Olivia a little more, feeling her encircle me, backing into Karl, tightening around his member. They responded to me. I was part of it. I was there and they wanted me. Olivia held me from the front, while Karl’s big frame surrounded me from behind. We flowed together as one, each getting something from our dance.


Karl began to lead again. Harder. Faster. Olivia responded to the change. She moved herself. It wasn’t the same as before. Their movements were different. It was still their love, still their song, but it had heard me, and it had adapted. I was part of this, and I gave it my all, following their lead as we began to raise our tempo. It was all faster, more intense. I could feel things in me, walls dropping, as deep inside me things that I could not name fell off of me, out of me. Anything I had held back belonged to them now.


Chapter 29