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

“Oh.” Andrew stopped his backward momentum with a pleased smile. “Thanks.”


Isaac followed him, partially because he too was due for a bite, but also because he knew Andrew was keeping a keen eye on his surroundings and the path to the kitchen would lead him right past—


“Oh my God.” Andrew came to a skidding halt when he saw the glass case around the corner. “Is this what Dalton mentioned? That isn’t a comic. It’s The Shadow Annualfrom 1942!”


Despite the otherwise mundaneness of the building, a place of honor had been set aside for Isaac’s pristine copy of the old pulp magazine.


“No wonder you keep it under glass.” Andrew approached the case with the proper gait and reverence. “In this kind of condition, it’d be worth…I can’t even imagine what this is worth. You must have paid—” he cut off as soon as he glanced at Isaac. “You stole it, didn’t you?”


Chapter 43