Lately, things in Victor Trye’s life aren’t as perfect as they could be, and he feels down on his luck. At forty-four, he hates his job at Breeze Realty, and, according to his lame dating life, won’t be falling in love with a man anytime soon.<br><br>Victor gets a new job selling houses at Sinn Realty. Soon, he realizes owner Jax Sinn is totally irresistible, for all the right reasons. To Victor’s surprise, Jax has quite the crush on him, too.<br><br>Just as things are starting to look up in Victor's love life, Matthew “Miller” Van Millhowsen complicates things. A waiter at Victor’s favorite lunch spot, Miller begins to stalk Victor, which causes numerous problems between him and Jax. Can Miller's bothersome antics cause Jax to dump Victor, though? Or will Victor win Jax over in the end?

Irresistible

Silence. So much of it. Useless for too many reasons. Dead quiet. I thought it the sound one might hear while underground, after being buried alive. Nothingness except for the mild ringing in my ears. Then Officer Druget appeared in the coal cellar’s narrow door: handgun pointed at my chest, and eyes so wide, I could almost see through them.


She said, “Jesus Christ,” and dropped the gun at her side, rushing into the room.


The rest became a distortion to me: being unstrapped from the chair; more cops entering the small room; given water; someone asking if I could stand; Jax being rushed away in a gurney; a cop with the last name Winters leading me out of the coal cellar, through the houses basement, upstairs, and… 36: The One


Jax’s stay in West Peterson Hospital was shorter than I expected. Dr. Melina Darrington, a blonde bombshell with Kate Winslet looks, had taken a liking to me for some odd reason I couldn’t exactly explain.


Chapter 48