Ten years ago, Maxwell you-can-just-call-me Clark thought he would spend his life as a military man. But his world turned into a nightmare when a suicide bomber destroyed Clark's career. It's been a long road to recovery, but now Clark finally has peace. His bar, Glow, is the place to be in the city of New Amsterdam; Lucian Gray, the son of the mayor, employs Clark as a confidential information man; and Clark’s side venture as part-owner of a BDSM club is quite the profitable release. Clark’s life is a good one, so long as no one gets too close.<br><br>Then a man walks into Glow who will forever change Clark’s rules and reality. Thinking Professor Daniel Germain is just another handsome face ripe for Clark’s kind of good time, Clark puts on his smoothest moves. When the professor turns him down, Clark goes on the hunt, and what he discovers shows him that even the deepest wounds can be healed by submitting to love.

Hearts Under Fire

Clark threw together dinner, cleaned up the mess, and then headed down to the garage he rented along with the loft. The Jag offered a nice, lulling ride, and Clark kept the windows down along the way. He breathed deeply and evenly and felt like his usual self when he pulled around the stone-and-stained-glass structure of Bliss to his designated parking space. Two safety lights gleamed overhead, and Clark opted to wait out in the cool air as opposed to inside the car.


Being so early, the only other cars in the lot when Clark arrived were Lucian’s and a few other staff members’ vehicles that Clark recognized. While he waited, three other members pulled up, one with a new boy in tow and the other two by themselves. Clark nodded and waved at them all, enjoying the appreciative gaze Tristan flashed at him. He looked forward to seeing Tristan work over his choice of sub later in the evening; it was always a good show.


Chapter 20