Ghostwalker Sam Jones has been half in love with Michael King since he started working at Requiem Inc. But Michael is his boss and a Guardian, to boot. Sam thinks they could make it work anyway, but Michael uses his position and his age to keep Sam at arm’s length.<br><br>When Sam continues to volunteer for the most dangerous cases, Michael has to intervene. He tells himself he’s just doing his job, but he’s always seen Sam as more than another operative, and he can’t bear the thought of not taking his chance.<br><br>The connection between them has been strong from the beginning, and Michael’s telepathy adds unexpected depth and an edge to their new romance, but working together while they try to build their relationship might be the hardest part of their job if they don’t make some sacrifices.

Lost Souls Found

“Because I don’t want to teach.” If Sam’s voice was too loud, he couldn’t help it.


“Yes, really. What I want is to ghostwalk, to be valuable and important. What I do makes a difference. I like helping people.”


“I know,” Michael said, his voice strangely calm. “Don’t you think you’d still be doing that? Still be valuable and important. And talk about helping people. Sam, that would be all you did if you were teaching.”


Sam ground his teeth together. “So you, what? Just made a unilateral decision that this is the answer to our problem?”


Chapter 53