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

“We’d better move it,” John said, standing and pulling Kip to his feet. “It’s not supposed to snow but there’s no sense in taking chances.”


Kip agreed and they returned to the bike. It was late afternoon when they came to a crossroads and saw a small town in the distance off to their left.


“Let’s check it out. Maybe we’ll find somewhere to eat dinner and a decent motel,” Kip suggested.


There was a restaurant—a family-style diner which obviously was popular from the number of cars parked outside. The interior was brightly lit, with a choice of tables and booths. They chose a booth, and soon a waitress came by to ask if they wanted coffee and hand them menus. They ordered burgers and fries when she returned with their coffees, deciding after looking around that they were the meal of choice for most of the customers and so they must be good.


Chapter 42