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

“Only four states require prints for licenses,” Kane told him. “Unless he got his in one of them, he’ll be free and clear in that respect. We will run all those we found, of course, once we eliminate Mr. Moore’s, Ric’s, Ms. Lane’s, and yours.”


“And anyone else’s who are our client’s, I hope,” Ric said.


“We’ll work backward on that,” Kane replied. “When we have names, one of my people will come by to show you the list and you can let him know which people are clients and which aren’t.”


“That’ll take forever,” Theo said. “And who knows if he left any prints. He’s probably smart enough not to. He could have worn latex gloves.”


“Unfortunately, I have to agree,” Kane replied. “It doesn’t mean we won’t run what we found.”


“So, now what?” Theo asked. “We sit and wait for your superiors to give the okay for me to do something so he’ll target me, detective?”


Chapter 28