To most people who know him, Nick Fontana is the owner of a prestigious advertising agency. To a select few, he’s known as Niko, a man who deals with very sensitive problems no one else can handle. As a result, Nick has never found a man to love -- because he won't allow it to happen. Then he meets flirtatious Greg Tyson while out running. He thinks nothing of it until Greg applies for a job at Nick's ad agency. Greg is exactly what Nick is looking for in an employee. Hiring him, however, might turn out to be the biggest mistake of Nick's life ... or the beginning of something new, if Nick is willing to open himself up and let Greg in. Doing so will require an amount of trust Nick isn’t certain he can give without endangering Greg's life -- and losing his love -- in the process.

Love Was Not an Option

“Please, just listen.” Nick took a deep breath. “To begin with, my given name is Nikola de la Fontaine. I Anglicized it, obviously, when I turned twenty-one, thinking it would be better when I decided to open my own business.” That was true, as far as it went, only he didn’t say which business. “You’ve never met my parents. If you do, I think you’ll like them, even though they’re different. Because they are, so am I.” He turned to look at Greg. “Do you remember when we were talking about the kinds of movies we liked and you said you enjoyed paranormal ones?”


Greg nodded, remaining silent, his gaze locked on Nick’s face.


Chapter 30