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

Turning to Daniel, Clark offered a hesitant smile. “Sorry,” he said. “Not quite as stable as I thought.”


“No reason to be sorry,” Daniel answered. “Right now, you make me feel safe, and I don’t mind.”


Clark kissed Daniel’s cheek. He cracked open the bottle of Gatorade and paused, looking at Daniel’s blood-covered hands. “Get yourself cleaned up a little, first.”


“Yeah. I need it.” Breaking open the wet wipes, Daniel got the blood off his hands. He only managed to get halfway up his forearms before the wipes grew gory. “I’m glad the jail has a shower. I just have to hope they’ll let me use it before the paperwork.” Daniel huffed a laugh. “Too bad it’s very unlikely they’d let us shower together.”


Chapter 78