Brilliant art thief Merrick Davidson can steal anything, except Grant Silvan’s heart. Merrick has to keep Grant at arm’s length for fear of revealing his secret. When Merrick’s biggest rival exposes his secret to Grant, the rejected lover returns to win back his relationship with Merrick, but there are obstacles to overcome.<br><br>Wyatt Silvan, Grant’s father and Merrick’s employer, is after the famous seven Xanderclied paintings, which all contain clues to a treasure. If Merrick succeeds in obtaining all the paintings and find the treasure, he can retire as an art thief and start a normal, uncomplicated life with Grant.<br><br>Together, they hunt the paintings from art galleries to private collections, from city to city, dodging bullets and escaping from life threatening attacks. With danger all around and the FBI on their tails, will Wyatt and Merrick find the paintings and treasure they are looking for? Will Merrick realize love is the biggest treasure of it all, before it is too late?

Merrick the Art Thief

“No.” Wyatt cast Grant an angry-father look. “No.”


Merrick stepped out, catching Grant’s gaze as he shut the door. The frown on Grant’s face said a lot, but it was best Grant was out of this.


Rhonda moved to the driver’s seat as Merrick headed to the museum entrance.


Wyatt was several paces ahead of him. “We’ll just look.”


“Copy.” Merrick glanced around. No one followed them. No activity there other than four college students who sat on the grass near a bronze statue that spit water into a pond. All was well so far.


Inside, Wyatt greeted the two older women at a circular desk. Merrick went to a hallway on the left, lined with photographs of expectant mothers. He glanced at the cameras tucked in the corners, noted where the exit doors were. It was all second nature to him as he walked the hall, taking in the objects of beauty as well as how protected they were.


The hallway ended, so he headed back toward the desk. They could cross this route off.


Chapter 16