Tate D’Angelo always thought he knew who his father was: beloved doctor, devoted husband and father ... Everyone at the funeral shared the same glowing stories of a kind soul. So when his father’s old college buddy, Randy, approaches him after the service, Tate expects to hear echoes of the same.<br><br>Instead, he gets a lifetime’s worth of letters that tell a different tale and cause him to view his father -- and his family -- in a whole new light.<br><br>The truth, about a secret romance kept buried for decades, astonishes him. Overwhelmed by grief and confusion, Tate’s unsure if he can bear learning how the lives of two men entwined over the years, but he reads on anyway, discovering more to value, more to respect, and most importantly, more to love about the man who raised him.

Family Obligations

“I’m not going to freeze. I could run through these woods stark naked and I wouldn’t freeze. You, on the other hand, are going to be very chilly as the heat dissipates.”


Smoke knew what the solution was. He just wasn’t sure if it was a safe one for him. Still, it was better than expecting an injured man to sit upright on a hard, wooden bench all night. “Fine. We’re both adults. Share the bed with me. You’ll keep me warmer than I can by myself, and at least you’ll be able to get a better night’s sleep. Deal?”


The look Gin threw him screamed suspicion. “You aren’t afraid I’ll accidentally turn you into a block of ice in your sleep? Or cuff you to the bed until I can make contact with an Alter Enforcement squad?”


Chapter 9