My name is Brant Colton. I'm a blackmailer -- a good one -- and I make no apologies for my chosen career.<br><br>One evening, at a very private club I belong to, I spotted a young man who piqued my interest. Why? Because he, Lorne Raynell, wasn't taking advantage of what the club had to offer. It took time, but I finally found out why. He was intent on finding out who murdered his brother.<br><br>The rest, as they say, is history. Our history.

Everyone Has Secrets

“This is my first time here. It might be my last.”


“Uh-huh. You like under-age kids, like every other man I’ve…I’ve…”


I could envision Gavin shrugging, trying to hide his real feelings, as he replied, “I do, but not when they’re forced to do things I wouldn’t expect an adult to put up with.”


“Right—not,” the kid said defiantly. There was a brief pause, then he said, almost begged, “Please don’t tell anyone what I told you. I should have kept my mouth shut but no one’s every cared enough to ask before and it just came out and you know, so please…If they found out, I’d be dead meat.”


“I won’t, I promise. I suppose I’d better get out of here since my time is up.”


“Yeah, it is. Hey, you don’t have to do that. They won’t let me keep it.”


“What they don’t know won’t hurt them. Hide it. Use it if you can figure out how to get away from here.”


I heard the door open and close, then silence except for soft sobbing from the kid.


Chapter 34