Theo was twenty-five when he discovered something that would change his life -- his adoption certificate, with any information about his birthmother other than her given names, Lilliana Nichole, blacked out. His father is dead and his mother away on business, so he can't ask them why they hadn't told him he was adopted ... and why the certificate had been defaced. He decides his only recourse is to hire a private detective agency to search for Lilliana.<br><br>It doesn't take long for Ric Baron of Moore Investigations to determine that locating Lilliana might be impossible. But he's more than willing to give it his all for the interesting young man who asked for the agency's help.<br><br>Soon after Ric begins his search, he receives a threatening email from someone who wants him to stop looking for Lilliana. From there, things escalate as Ric and Theo deal with the aftermath of the threat and their growing interest in each other. Can they learn the man's identity before he discovers Theo is Lilliana's son and goes after him? Only time will tell.

A Secret Uncovered

“Have you found out anything?” Theo asked the moment he came into Ethan’s office.


“Okay, I guess I’m being precipitous, but…” Theo replied, handing Ethan a manila folder


“Just a bit,” Ethan agreed with a smile. “Come meet the man who’s going to be doing all the work.”


Theo frowned. “You’re not? I thought…”


“Ric is, well, as he put it a few minutes ago, almost as good as I am. I’d say he’d definitely as good, or he wouldn’t be working for me,” Ethan replied as he escorted Theo to Ric’s office.


When they got there, Theo saw a dark-haired man seated at a computer. When he turned to look at them, Theo resisted sucking in a breath. He reminded Theo of an Italian actor he’d seen in a movie he’d streamed a few weeks ago. A damned good-looking guy I had a couple of wet dreams about. He could feel his face heat up, which brought an amused smile to the man’s lips.


“Theo, this is Ric Baron,” Ethan said by way of introduction. “Ric, Theo Speer.”


Chapter 6