Isaac Ford seeks help from the detective who put him in prison -- now security consultant, Andrew Wen -- after an unexpected prison break weeks before his release. Despite an almost twenty-year age difference and being on opposite ends of the law, the attraction between them culminates in a one-night stand that teeters Isaac between turning himself in and returning to a life of crime. His decision is made for him when he discovers a young man waiting for him at his safe house -- the son he never knew existed.<br><br>Months later, Isaac has been reconnecting with his son, Dalton, and started a security consultancy of his own, looking for a fresh start. His past catches up to him, however, when he runs into Andrew at the police station, both seeking information on a new thief. Andrew isn’t happy Isaac left that night or that he’s been encroaching on his business, but the passion between them rekindles as trying to one-up each other turns sexual. Neither plan to let anything more come of their tryst until Andrew finds out about Dalton, who he knew in college, and a theft at Dalton’s job forces Isaac and Andrew to work together.<br><br>Dalton playing matchmaker complicates things. What’s worse is how easily Isaac and Andrew keep giving in.

Public Enemy, Undercover Lover

“What about timeframe?” Ford cocked his head with a dangerous grin.


“If you assume it took a handful of minutes for them to get inside while avoiding the cameras,” Andrew said, “they then had to bypass security guards to get upstairs, move across the floor, download Dalton’s files, grab the equipment, and they were gone. So, twenty, twenty-five minutes tops?


“They were in a hurry too. I don’t think the broken equipment was purposeful. Otherwise, with this clean of a getaway, since we know it wasn’t you,” he teased Ford, “they’d almost have to be superhuman.”


“Such flattery.” Ford grinned wider.


“Ahem.” Kevin cleared his throat—Andrew really needed to stop getting pulled into their banter. “If police are at a loss with suspects, what about intent? What could someone do with this equipment and research? You already mentioned building a bomb.”


“Plenty of easier ways to do that,” Dalton said.


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