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

That he was extremely interested in the man was now a given. He was fairly certain his feelings were reciprocated. “No, I know they are,” he murmured. “He cares as much for me as I do him. How did that happen in such a short time? Kindred souls? We are, sort of, since we’re loners, me by choice, him by necessity from what he said.”


Lyle was well aware that didn’t mean they’d spend the rest of their lives together. It took time to form a true relationship. One based on trust, the ability to communicate openly, to compromise when necessary, and above all else to be honest with each other. If we fail at any one of those it could mean the end of what we’re trying to build between us. Not a happy thought but one he accepted.


Chapter 37