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

“Thank you,” Clark said against Daniel’s neck, then busied himself with the task of soap and water. He washed Daniel’s arms while his mouth kissed Daniel’s shoulders, chest, and collarbone. He kept one hand steady on Daniel’s body at all times.


When he was finished with the upper body, Clark sank into a crouch, resting on his heels instead of his bruised knees, Daniel was glad to note. Clark ran the soap and his hands from the juncture of Daniel’s leg and body down to the top of Daniel’s foot. His palms glided, fingers digging into muscles, and Clark kissed Daniel’s hipbones, first on one side and then the other.


Daniel let his head fall back against the tile, hand settling on Clark’s hair. Clark shifted his weight and let the water run over Daniel’s skin. Sighing, he stood, licking from Daniel’s navel to the ring through the left nipple. But he merely kissed the skin there and straightened, setting aside the soap and pulling Daniel into an embrace.


Chapter 47