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

Tonight, that suited Clark even more than usual.


Daniel observed the exchange between Clark and Ellis. Ellis’s uncertainty was painful to watch, especially so close to Adam’s exuberance and balance with Tristan. He took another two steps back and calmed himself before walking back to the pair. “I guess it’s just us, then.”


“So ‘tis,” Tristan agreed and caught Daniel’s gaze. “Clark’s…good at finding ways to distract himself.” Tristan ran his hand lower to caress the side of Adam’s face, and Adam sighed, leaning to bare a pale throat.


“I just wish I knew what he was distracting himself from,” Daniel said with an exasperated sigh. He dropped into a crouch behind Adam to run his hands down Adam’s back and lightly drag his nails up the smooth skin.


Adam made a quiet sound and arched his spine into Daniel’s touch. “Feels nice, Sir,” he whispered, and Daniel smiled at him.


Chapter 28