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

Lennon’s face lost all color. “That’s bad news,” he said. “That’s…that’s truly not good.”


“Well, you’re not wrong.” Ben took a sip of his champagne. “We’re working to track him down now. We’re not going to let him get to you.”


Lennon leaned into him, just a little bit. It wasn’t necessarily visible to anyone else, but Lennon’s trust sent a warm flush through Ben’s body. “Okay. Okay, yeah, that’s good. What about Kuznetsova?”


Rada nodded. “It seems to me like if we cut the head off the snake, this Jamal guy will go away. If the checks stop coming, he won’t have any incentive to keep coming for Lennon, right?”


Townsend winced. “Well, it’s not that easy. Kuznetsova is working for someone too. But yeah, anyone they send after him would probably have networks of their own.”


“Awesome.” Lennon gave a manic grin and held up his hands with the thumbs up.


“It gets better.” Ben bit his lip. “Surveillance on Kuznetsova’s import-export business got cut short a couple of days ago.”


Chapter 50