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

“That’s what we’re trying to find out.”


“She may be the mother of one of our clients,” Ric replied. “We were hired to find her. His mother, I mean.”


“I’d rather not tell you. We believe in keeping information about our clients confidential.”


Kane scowled. “Even if it means one of you ends up dying because you are, Mr. Baron? In case it escaped your notice, whoever emailed you is obviously quite serious about his threat. Do you want to be next? And what if this man finds out who your client is? You’d better believe he’ll go after him.”


“You’re right, of course. I’m still not going to tell you who he is until I’ve talked with him.” Ric frowned, or frowned more than he had been. “Why didn’t he kill Ethan? He had the chance.”


Chapter 25