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

“Love that, too. Hope to see the world one day.”


Grant hummed as he tilted his head. “Where would you go first?”


Merrick held Grant’s gaze. It would be anywhere Grant wanted to go. “I’m not sure.”


Grant’s eyes danced over every book. Even with all this strangeness happening, Grant still possessed an air of innocence that Merrick envied. No wonder he’d been attracted to Grant for so long. He was full of such goodness and hope and just being around him made Merrick feel better.


A nervous energy flared in his gut. Was someone watching them?


He scanned the shop. The two cashiers were busy with customers. The old lady near them was focused on the calendars she flipped through. There wasn’t a security guard in the store. No one seemed to be interested in him and Grant. And yet, he couldn’t shake the feeling, so where—


Chapter 45