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 wanted,but he caged it tight and buried it beneath the observation of someone else’s need.


Daniel waited until Adam got a good grip on Tristan’s shirt before laying down another swat. Clark spread his legs to find balance, and the world spun as his mind provided him an image of a dingy hotel room, of what it looked like when he was on his knees.


Adam’s cries became incoherent, and when he tried to thrash—move to get more friction, adjust to offer more of himself, get closer to and away from the impact at the same time—Tristan’s arms clamped down and held him stationary. Another swat cracked before Adam completely stilled, and Clark jerked, a gasp escaping his lips.


“Yes!” Adam called, sounding grateful and helpless. Tristan petted through Adam’s hair and held up two fingers, saying without words that Adam was at the point that they should either stop and have mercy or give Adam a moment to recover.


Chapter 30