William "Wills" Matheson is a computer whiz, hired by Huntingdon right out of college. He's groomed for a position in the Washington Bureau of Intelligence and Security, a sister organization to Huntingdon. Eventually, he's promoted to senior special agent in the department of Interior Affairs, under the notorious Mark Vincent. Instructed by Trevor Wallace -- The Boss, and yes, that's in caps, of the WBIS -- to follow Vincent after his apartment is destroyed, the younger agent discovers why the man is considered the best when Vincent easily spots him. Rather than knocking him down as expected, Vincent orders Wills to accompany him to his friend's bedside in GW Hospital. There, Wills meets the rent boy known as Sweetcheeks and is instantly struck by the handsome redhead. Wills has never had a male lover before, but he's more than willing to give it a try. Gradually he begins to wonder if there could be a future for them together. Things look positive for them when Sweetcheeks confesses his own love, but Wills is a WBIS agent, and Sweetcheeks is a rent boy. Will their jobs come between them before they can explore their newfound love?

Is It You?

I’d have to fly to Phoenix from New York, to back my story of being a tin knocker from a New York local. The WBIS had inserted another identity into the union records, and for the next few weeks, I would be Matt Williams. Since Matt Williams wasn’t licensed to carry a weapon, I had an ingenious little gadget, almost like a kid’s Transformer, that appeared innocuous but twisted into something lethal. Mr. Bradicich of Ordnance was very proud of his people for coming up with it.


I put on my denim jacket and slid it into a pocket.


After a final check to make sure the television and lights were timed to go on at specific intervals, making it appear I was at home, I slung my carry-on over one shoulder, the case that held my laptop and cell phone over the other, and left.


Chapter 24