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

But the reason Lennon needed to be kept safe wasKuznetsova. And Kuznetsova was a threat to the entire country, not just to Lennon. There had been a time when that would have been Ben’s priority too. He needed to remember to keep up appearances or he’d be dragged back to Washington, possibly by his heels.


Adrenaline surged through his veins. Maybe they should have flown to New York. They could have gone by helicopter, used fewer resources, and taken less time. Lennon and Rada had vetoed the suggestion on the grounds that they’d be sitting ducks in a chopper with no possibility for a Plan B, and if Lennon had to sit in a helicopter with Kaden blathering in his ears about duty and whatever he was going to throw him out the door.


And Ben had agreed to it, because the helicopter was conspicuous as hell and because he didn’t want to see anyone trying to throw anyone else out the helicopter door. Right now, he was regretting his decision.


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