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

“No, so Theo’s safe, so to speak. To answer your original question, however, several women have contacted the police, saying they were Lilliana.”


“Why am I not surprised?” Ric replied sourly.


“For the same reason I’m not. Neither are his lawyers. The police out there have passed their names on to them. They’ll get in contact with each of the women, requesting they have a doctor take a DNA sample and forward it to the lawyers’ experts.”


“That should make them think twice.”


“No kidding,” Kane agreed. “It’s possible one of them is the real Lilliana, although I wouldn’t count on it. If one of them is her, the detective in charge of the case will ask the lawyers to notify me. Then Theo can make the decision on whether he wants to get in contact with her.”


“He won’t. He’s already said so, more than once.”


“Why don’t I call Theo and give him the lawyers’ numbers.”


Kane shrugged. “He was rich, and considered himself entitled, apparently.”


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