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

That had him waking up in a cold sweat. Karl lay in his bed staring at the ceiling, watching the ceiling fan going around. This case was hitting closer to home than he had anticipated. Was it because it was former classmates becoming victims, or because of Deepan? Either way, Karl had a feeling he wasn’t going to rest well until he had walked the killer into the station in cuffs


How he had got through high school, Karl had no idea. He had kept his head down, worked hard, and played hard at baseball. Every evening was spent in his backyard practicing his pitching at a target his father had set up for him. Everything about him was about baseball, and it had all paid off. But his social skills had come lacking and popularity was very hard to come by. There were times when Karl wondered if he had got his priorities wonky. If he had been popular, would he have nightmares about his school days?


Chapter 24