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

To Merrick’s right stood another door with the same security around it. Behind that door were the living quarters. The memory of his last stay there sent a shiver through him, but this time was different; better. Grant waited there.


Merrick entered his code, then opened the door. The first room he stepped into was a small kitchen, then past that was a bathroom. Its door was shut with the sound of the shower running inside. In the hallway to the left were two bedrooms. The door to Rhonda’s room stood open, so she must have been in the shower. The last door was ajar, the room dark. He tapped on the door. “Grant? You awake?”


Merrick pushed the door open. “Your dad went to get breakfast.”


Merrick flipped the switch, revealing a small bedroom done in gray. Before him sat a single bed with a nightstand beside it. A TV sat atop a dresser to his left, a closet beyond that.


Chapter 21