It’s 1996, and Mark Vincent, senior special agent of the Washington Bureau of Investigation and Security, is sent on assignment to Prague to cancel the head of a terrorist organization. He has no doubt it will be a simple operation. After all, he’s the best, isn’t he? Only another member of the WBIS gets involved, and when everything goes south -- including the loss of valued members of his team -- Mark vows to destroy the man responsible for this debacle. Refused permission to return to the States and ordered to take time off to decompress, Mark heads to Paris, where he meets an attractive rent boy who introduces himself as Louis. Unable to resist, Mark, portraying an ordinary businessman, gives his name as Rick, and they spend the week together. However, neither man is what he portrays himself as. With this unlikely pair, can this be the start of a beautiful friendship?

The Start of a Beautiful Friendship

Still, I couldn't risk leaving this phone lying around in plain sight or even out of sight in a drawer. It contained my WBIS contacts, as well as numbers for agents and officers who worked for other organizations.


I removed the tissues from the box on the night table, placed my phone in it, and then covered it, pleased nothing gave away its hiding place.


My mouth tasted of the coffee I'd had with breakfast, and yeah, I'd kissed him in the elevator, but it was only courteous to freshen my breath now. I wasn't certain if I'd have time to brush my teeth before we got to the good stuff, so I took out a stick of gum, folded it into my mouth, and placed the silver wrapper on the night table.


Chapter 9