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

“You should be sleeping,” Theo murmured.


“I was, almost.” Theo shivered. “As soon as I closed my eyes I saw you, lying dead on the floor of your office.”


“I hope that wasn’t a premonition,” Ric said, resting his hand on Theo’s shoulder. “I don’t intend to let him get the jump on me, or you, so it wasn’t.”


“What if he shows up at my work?” Theo asked with a worried frown.


“Doubtful, because he doesn’t know who you are.”


“He could, if he accessed Ethan’s computer after he stabbed him.”


Ric shook his head. “He’d have to know the passwords, because from what I saw Ethan had shut everything down. There wasn’t time enough for him to figure them out, even if that was possible. We’re not stupid, Theo. Getting into either of our computers would take an act of Congress, as Ethan puts it.”


“Or good hacking skills.” Theo sat up, and the blanket fell to his waist, revealing his slender torso.


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