Young oil mogul Luke Garrett can't get his business counterpart to return his calls after a deal goes bad. After making every effort to contact the man, Luke decides to kidnap his former partner's son, Alex, to gain the man's attention to their shared problem.<br><br>Alex Parker is celebrating his eighteenth birthday by getting drunk with his best friend ... and studiously avoiding the debutantes his father tries to throw his way. His night of revelry is cut short when he finds himself a houseguest of a rather unconventional abductor.<br><br>Though he's angry and scared, Alex is drawn to Luke, whose plan falls apart when his attraction to Alex generates a change of heart. Luke can't do anything else but turn himself in to the police, much to Alex's dismay. Will Alex lose his chance at something great before it even begins?

His Enemy's Son

“And don’t tell me you fell for Garrett, that son of a bitch.”


Alex huffed. “Yeah, Dad. I fell for him, but he’s not an SOB. You’re the one. Do you know something? I did plan to run away from home. Didn’t Seth tell you that?” He sneered. “I don’t care if you kick me out of home.”


“Guess you found a sugar daddy, huh?”


“Damn you,” Alex lashed out. “It has nothing to do with Luke. I had planned to even before he kidnapped me.”


“It’s Luke now, huh? Did he sleep with you?”


“Dad!” Alex lunged at him but someone stepped into the office at the same time.


“Alex Parker, my name’s Dr. Stevenson. I’m with the police. Please come with me.”


Alex straightened up and fastened the blanket around him. “Sure.” He was glad for the interruption. Right now he didn’t care what the doctor might do to him as long as he got as far away as possible from his father.


“Alex, wait,” his mother called out, but Alex didn’t look back.


Chapter 8