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

“Detective Kane has a suggestion. You come here and he’ll arrange for us to use an empty room. There’s no way the man could know that you’re the person he’s looking for, so it should be safe, given how many people come and go visiting friends or relatives here.”


Theo swallowed hard. Suddenly the idea of his leaving the security of his apartment terrified him. On the other hand, he knew he had to and at least being there would be safe. Or as safe as possible, I suppose.


“It will take maybe fifteen minutes for me to get there, once I pull myself together,” Theo said, hating the tremor in his voice.


“Take a deep breath,” Ric replied softly. “You’re going to be okay. As you said, and I agree, our man doesn’t know who you are. If he did, he’d have gone directly for you.”


“True, I guess.” Theo shivered. “How will I find you when I get there?”


There was a low chuckle before Ric said, “Call me?”


Chapter 26