Stage actor Tim Gregory finds someone has broken into his dressing room and turned everything upside down. When police detective Brent Sullivan and his partner arrive, Tim thinks it’s because of the vandalism. But it turns out the detectives want to question him about  a missing necklace that was stolen some time ago.<br><br>After seeing the destruction in Tim’s dressing room, Brent is convinced the police aren’t the only ones who want the necklace. Unfortunately, Tim doesn’t remember what happened to it. But someone doesn’t care if he remembers or not. As romance sparks between Tim and Brent, time is ticking. Will Brent be able to solve the mystery – and keep Tim safe, too?

Improvise

There is a knock at the door and Tim arches his eyebrows as he checks the clock. It is eleven and only Brent usually comes at these weird hours.


Tim is still worried about the necklace. Besides wanting to have the matter all over and done with already, he wants to be able to hand in the necklace for Brent’s sake. He owes it to Brent—and Dan—for rescuing him. His detective friend has looked worse for wear lately with those bags under his eyes.


Tim opens the door only to stagger back as rough hands shove at him.


“Hey!” he protests. “What the hell…Brent?”


“Tim, you’ve got to listen to me. Listen up and tell me straight. Dan—” Brent clutches at Tim’s shoulders tightly.


“What? What should I tell you? What’s Dan going to do?”


But Brent looks totally out of it and the smell of his breath tells everything Tim needs to know.


Chapter 13