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

Wyatt stood. “Call Thurman, see if you can warn him.”


Wyatt opened an app, then searched for something.


“You’re tracking him?” Grant said.


Seeing that Wyatt was immersed in his phone, Merrick nodded.


“Do you track my phone, too?” Grant said.


Grant looked at him, so Merrick nodded.


“Hush,” Wyatt said, then looked at Merrick. “He’s at Blanco.”10


Blanco was a modern art gallery that overlooked Lake Maren. It sat near the waterfront carnival and the shopping mall, so traffic was terrible. While Wyatt navigated the back roads, Merrick tried to reach Thurman for what felt like the hundredth time. Once again, he got voicemail. His text messages had gone unanswered as well. Hopefully, Thurman was okay.


Wyatt glanced in the rearview mirror. “When we get there, you two stay in the car.”


Grant leaned up. “No, we should stay together.”


Chapter 23