Lyle Atwood's company is hired to costume a party given by multi-millionaire Warner Radclyffe. As he and his employees begin preparations for the job, Lyle begins to feel as if someone is watching him. Then he meets Damien Sauvage, the newest tenant in the apartment building where he lives. Damien tells Lyle that he's a waiter, and when Lyle confides in him that he thinks he's being stalked, Damien offers to help find out who it is. What he neglects to tell Lyle is he actually works for Radclyffe, who wants him to protect Lyle from a very powerful enemy. As Damien gains Lyle's confidence, he becomes attracted to the younger man -- an attraction that Lyle reciprocates. He fights his feelings, knowing Lyle will hate him when he finds out his secret -- and even more so when he learns what Damien really is. Radclyffe orders Damien to continue the job, as he has a secret of his own involving Lyle. A secret that cannot be revealed until the night of the party. Can Lyle survive what is to come, or will the lies of omission be the death of him -- or worse?

Lies of Omission

“Why did she come by the shop? If she really has been watching, stalking me, wouldn’t her turning up here be a risk, even if she did change how she looks?”


“Good point unless…” By then they were working their way to the front door, staying several feet behind the woman, who had grabbed her coat off the back of a corner barstool before heading out.


“There may be more than one person involved and it’s possible she was brought in at the last moment and needed a close look at you.”


“I suppose that makes sense. But…” Lyle paused when Damien held up his hand. The woman was on the sidewalk, her back to the club’s entrance, her phone held to her ear. Less than a minute later, a car pulled up, she got in, and it sped away.


“Damn, I couldn’t get the plate number. It was covered in mud.” Damien scowled then returned his attention to Lyle. “You were saying?”


Chapter 17