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

“I don’t know,” he replied, looking away for a moment before returning his attention to me. “Did you have any feelings for me, more than the fact we were friends for a while?”


I nodded. “I did. I still do. I can’t say I love you. I don’t know you well enough, despite what we went through together. I do know, if I’d had the choice, I’d have stuck around to see what happened.”


“Why didn’t you have a choice?” he asked, staring hard at me.


“There are things about me…” I spread my hands.


“Tell him,” Gavin said from the entrance to the living room.


“You do it, or I will,” Gavin replied.


I sneered at him. “And break your promise.”


Lorne was listened, his gaze going from me to Gavin and back again as we talked. Now he said, “What promise?”


“The one I made to Brant, not to talk about him with my superiors.” Gavin shot me a hard look. “Lorne isn’t one of my bosses.”


“Don’t,” I begged. “He doesn’t…He’ll hate me if you do.”


Chapter 48