Sex can be a dangerous business. So can love. On the worst day of his life, Wren Gallagher wants oblivion when he steps into Tricks for a drink. When a mysterious stranger steps up to pay his tab, he offers Wren the key to fulfilling his dreams of prosperity and true love. But appearances are not always what they seem. His savior owns the escort agency ? Louer, and he wants the young and handsome Wren as part of his stable of men-for-hire. Down on his luck, Wren figures, why not? He needs the money. When he joins, though, he doesn't count on meeting Rufus, another escort with whom he falls hopelessly in love. But their love story will have to overcome the obstacles of not only trading love for money, but ? Louer's dark -- and deadly -- secrets.

A Dangerous Game

It was the fact that Chillingsworth had used the words “home” and “security.”


Sometimes life decisions boiled down to very simple concepts.


Wren waited until Venus cleared away their plates and asked the men if they wanted anything else before looking at Dave and saying, “When can I start?”


Dave smiled. “Right now. Today. I’ll take you to your new home as soon as we leave here.”


Standing as Dave paid the check, Wren thought he should have felt some sort of relief.


Instead it felt as though a trap had just snapped shut.8


The door clicked closed behind Chillingsworth, and Wren was left standing alone with Rufus, his new roommate. The two young men, little more than boys, stood in the studio apartment, grinning at one another, and Wren had the feeling that Rufus, like him, had no idea what to say. Perhaps, also like Wren, Rufus was wondering why he had a roommate when Dave had suggested this apartment would be a place one would live solo.


Chapter 26