When runaway Kip Faulkner was seventeen, he witnessed two men commit a murder. Fear kept him from telling Sheriff Long the truth about what he'd seen. Guilt made him turn his life around. Eleven years later, he's the owner of a reputable private investigation agency in Denver. John Rigby looks like a typical biker, tattoos and all. But Kip discovers he’s the antithesis of that stereotype when he hires John to work for his agency. When Kip learns about a recent killing exactly like the one he witnessed and recognizes one of the killers in a blurry photo on the news, he vows to find out how the two murders are connected ... and if there have been more. With John's help, can he learn the truth behind the murders while the two men fight their mutual attraction? Or will Kip become the next victim?

The Agency

“That’s the plan.” John chuckled. “Good thing I’m not claustrophobic since I have a feeling the only place to hide is in the storage closet.”


“Nope. The restroom will work,” Mitch said. “It’s right over there.” He pointed to a door marked ‘Lavatory’ directly across from the cell. “Even if everything falls into place fast, we still have some time, since it takes at least half an hour to get here from Grand Junction, and you two haven’t eaten. I’ll be right back.”


Kip began pacing the cell as soon as Mitch left. He needed to, in an attempt to unwind. His stress had ramped up when he saw his interview the first time from Walt’s station. By the time it played again, out of Grand Junction, he was close to exploding from the tension he was feeling—even though he was doing his best not to let Mitch and John know. When he got to the bars on the door, he gripped them tightly, trying to calm his nerves.


He let out a gasp when he felt arms wrap around him, struggling to get free.


Chapter 32