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

A world without Lennon wasn’t a world Ben wanted to live in.


They parked the car on Lexington and went in on foot. No one noticed. Agency body armor was carefully designed to blend in, and despite the wild stories people told about New York City, actually witnessing shootouts or raids in the middle of midtown Manhattan was fairly rare. Ben found his focus narrowing, just as it should. His training was kicking in and he was able to think only about the final outcome now.


The string of tenements owned by Shell Corp was large, but Velasko and Hartswell were able to narrow it down. Only one of them had heavy canvas blocking the basement windows. It seemed like a sloppy mistake to Ben, but since when had the Russians decided to consult him? They’d been working on short notice. They had to improvise.


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