Chapter 50

Clark blinked, thought of Daniel in his bed, and nearly drowned beneath the irony.

Daniel was the second exception in Clark’s life. Such exceptions were to be trusted. Clark was good with people, good at knowing what made them live and breathe. He was good at recognizing those who were different from the rest, even if sometimes he missed it at first. That tended to happen with the exceptions, it seemed. They stayed below the radar until it was too late. Until they became too important to dismiss as they transformed into the people who could save pieces, or perhaps all, of Clark’s life. Brian had helped him through attempted self-destruction by alcohol and violence after his parents died. And now Daniel…

I need him to know me. I want him to understand. He’s safe. I’m safe with him. And he might damned well need to know everything, considering.