A brilliant scientist out to save the world. A jaded agent looking to save the one he lost. And a conspiracy that spans oceans, reaching into the deepest parts of American national security. Lennon is a genius. He’s devoted his energy and his time to designing products to save lives. He’s gotten rich doing it, too. This time he’s created something to revolutionize war, crime, and policing -- a bullet that heals. He’s on top of the world and the one thing he needs is someone to share it with. The one he loved disappeared without a trace years ago, and until he gets closure he can’t commit. Ben is an agent with an agency so secretive for years people didn’t know it existed. He screwed up years ago and fell in love with the man he was supposed to be guarding. Now his lost love is in danger again. He’s developed a product bad actors all over the world will want to get their hands on. When Ben’s superiors order him back to Lennon’s side, he goes without hesitation. There’s only one catch -- Lennon can’t know he’s there. When one of those bad actors strikes, all the rules go out the window. Can Lennon overcome his mistrust once he knows the truth about Ben? When the enemy turns up the heat, will Ben manage to save Lennon from people who want him to kill?

Under His Skin

Ben didn’t like that. Ben wanted Lennon to rest, to take it easy. “You’re never going to heal if you don’t lighten your load a little,” he insisted, and tried to take the laptop away.


“I can’t do that. I can’t be idle. I haven’t been idle since I was a toddler, and I don’t think I was idle then.” He couldn’t be mad about the demand. It showed affection and concern, at least. “Ben, if I let them force me to stop working, then they’ve kind of done their job, haven’t they?”


Ben grumbled, and he pouted. He prowled around the apartment looking for boogeymen in the fridge, too, but Lennon got his way.


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