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 saw hotel staff standing outside an elevator, and as the car came to a stop, a man approached. Reluctantly, Clark ran his fingers over Daniel’s cheek, gently rousing him. “Daniel?” Clark whispered. “Wake up for me. We’re here.”


Sighing, Daniel caught Clark’s fingers, closing the gap to kiss Clark’s mouth. “All right. I think I’m awake…” He sat up, still holding Clark’s hand, and looked out the windows and chuckled. “Then again, maybe I’m still asleep and this is a dream?”


“As long as it’s a good dream, I’m okay with you blurring the line on real versus not right now,” Clark said as the car door opened. “Let me go first, and you can lean on me as much as you need to.”


Chapter 83