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

“Sam, I…” Michael blew out a breath and hugged Sam tighter. “If you want to ghostwalk, I’ll send you in.”


“No. It’s okay. I only have to hang on for eight more weeks, and then I’ll be going in with a whole group of newbies. I can wait.”


Michael heard the stress in Sam’s tone, for all that he sounded upbeat. Michael hated to kill Sam, hated to hurt him, and worse, hated not to be the one to take care of him when he came back. But how could Michael keep Sam from doing something that was such an integral part of him? Talk about being selfish.


“You aren’t selfish.” Sam straightened. “You’re projecting again.”


“Liar,” Michael said fondly. He kissed Sam’s temple. “Come on. Get Dom back down here, and I’ll send you in. And then I’ll walk away. It’ll be fine. We can do this.”


Chapter 57