Deepan vowed never to come back to Seattle after surviving the hell that was high school. Being a gay Muslim doesn't go down well with anyone. But the temptation of a better paid job in his hometown was too great, and now Deepan finds he's either brought a stalker with him or the stalker is already here. And things are escalating. When his only salvation lies in his former crush, Deepan finds his lust hasn't gone away. In fact, with time, it's only grown more intense.<br><br>Karl had a high-flying career as a baseball star until injury forced him out. Now he's a cop, and going back to school isn't what he has in mind when he's called to a scene where a former classmate has been murdered in the middle of their high school reunion.<br><br>It isn't until he learns Deepan might be at the center of the case that Karl discovers what he really wants out of life. And who.

Resurfaced

Deepan had remembered that because he was surprised Karl was declaring he was bisexual. Karl had always said he was strictly for the ladies, so to hear he was dating a guy had been a revelation. But Deepan hadn’t had a good feeling about Robert. There was something not quite right about him, but Deepan couldn’t put his finger on it.


“Robert’s a bastard. A racist, pigheaded bastard.”


“I didn’t say that to you. We haven’t spoken in years.”


“I found out through mutual friends that was what you said. I wish you had reached out back then and told me.”


“Would you have paid attention to me back then when you’re deeply in love with a man you thought was going to be your forever?”


Chapter 4