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

“We’ve got our orders,” Townsend said.


“They don’t make any sense.” Ben slapped his hand against the wall. “This is the United States. We don’t declare human beings to be DOD assets, for crying out loud. We have a constitution. We have a bill of rights. We have laws.”


“I thought you didn’t want Lennon to go to New York?” Townsend’s hand shook, but his voice was steady.


Ben pinched the bridge of his nose. “Yeah. I don’t. I don’t want him enslaved by the DOD either. First of all we both know he’s not going to do it. He’s not going to cooperate, he’s going to blow up the lab or find other ways to make a mess. You know him as well as I do.”


Chapter 51