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

“You’ve done fine, Ben.” Lennon sat down on his own bed. He wished that Ben could join him, so that he could use more than words to show Ben his sincerity, but maybe it was for the best. “Who knows how many attempts you’ve stopped, just by being around? Seriously, you can’t beat yourself up over this. It was my decision to be in there alone.”


“Because of something stupid I did.” Ben closed his eyes and turned his head. “Because I couldn’t be professional about this job.”


“What, you think that if we hadn’t fooled around once I’d have been fine parading around mostly naked in front of you?” Lennon grabbed onto his own hair and tugged. He didn’t pull hard enough to remove clumps, but he wanted to. How could Ben be this thick-headed? “Ben, my feelings didn’t erupt into existence because we touched each other a little, okay? They’re complicated. I’m a complicated guy, and they’ve had ten years to tie themselves into little complicated knots.”


Chapter 48