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

Ric caught them and left, again. A couple of minutes later Theo and Kane did as well, driving to Theo’s apartment building in Kane’s personal car. For the next half hour, Kane went through the building, and then Theo’s apartment, looking for places where his men could watch without Ethan’s attacker knowing they were there.


The brother smiled maliciously as he worked his way through the layers to get to the information he wanted. You are as stupid as you look. Or are you so worried about your boss that you’re being careless?He decided it was the latter, having tried the same thing before with little success. It was close to two on Tuesday afternoon when he hit the jackpot—as far as he was concerned.


Chapter 33