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

“Now you’re thinking enough to make my head hurt, and that’s saying something.”


Clark looked at Daniel, surprised, and managed to chuckle. At least this particular mess was better than being by himself, drunk, crawling, occasionally throwing up, and talking to dead people. That was the usual routine after such an episode, but with Daniel in the mix, maybe it could be different.


“I was…just replaying the night,” Clark said lamely. It was at least the truth, if not the entiretruth.


Daniel tilted his head as the GPS warned him of the turn onto the highway. He followed the directions and accelerated up the ramp. “What parts were you replaying?” he asked. “I hope some of it was good.”


Clark relaxed at the playful tone of Daniel’s voice. “Watching you with Adam was nice.” Clark rumbled a low chuckle. “Kid liked you a lot.”


Chapter 37