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

“Depends on your point of view. If you were Franklin Chadwick, it would be very bad. He’s dead, murdered, probably by Harrison.”


Theo sucked in a breath as he sank down on the sofa. “Not that I wanted to get to know him, but damn.”


Ric joined him and relayed everything Detective Kane had told him.


When he finished, Theo nodded, and then asked the first thing that came to mind. “What about a funeral? Who’ll arrange that, for both of them?”


“If he was smart, and I’m presuming he was, Franklin undoubtedly left instructions in his will, and with his lawyers. I don’t know enough about Harrison to speculate one way or the other, but I’m sure he wasn’t hurting, monetarily. Unless he was stupid, he’s got a will, too.”


“I suppose. I wonder…” Theo chewed his lip. “The story of their deaths will be in the papers, and on the news. I wonder if Lilliana will show up at their funerals.”


Chapter 42