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

Fuck that, Evan thought, Dan was not a client. Not anymore. Not since he had fallen in love with him.


Evan wondered briefly why Dan had texted him, as opposed to calling, but he was too thrilled that the man wanted to see him. He suddenly found himself wishing he hadn’t drunk so much.


Can we do something a little out of the ordinary?


Evan had no hesitation; he smiled. Yes. Anything.Evan slipped away from the bar into the hallway connecting the front and back bars, where it was marginally quieter, where there was some small escape from the pounding techno beat. It was easier to think, somehow, without the aural assault.


Meet me at the lakefront, at Belmont Harbor. Come now.


Evan texted back, wondering why the urgency and why meet at a public place, but there was no response. He waited five, ten minutes, and when no text came back, he returned to his seat at the bar, downed his drink, settled up with the bartender, and headed out into the night.


Chapter 32