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

“I had trouble maintaining relationships before.” He said. “It took me until I was twenty to come to terms with the fact I liked men and women in equal measure. And it took even longer to come out to everyone. I’d slept with men but…Robert was my first proper boyfriend. And he took advantage of me.”


“Being your first boyfriend is probably why you fell in so deep.” Deepan murmured.


“I guess. And maybe I was still hiding from it. That’s partly the reason I worked so much.” Karl shook his head. “I was scared.”


He was starting to get despondent. Deepan didn’t want to hear it. That wasn’t the Karl Fletcher he knew. He moved around until he stood in front of Karl, taking the man’s head in his hands and making Karl look up at him.


“Karl, you shouldn’t try to justify his actions. Ever. Robert cheated on you and there is no excuse for something like that.”


Chapter 28