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

Lyle sighed, knowing there was nothing he could do about it, although he wished he could bring down a rain of fire on the idiot for making Damien’s life harder than it had to be. Which idiot, he wasn’t certain—the waiter for quitting, or Damien’s boss for pulling him in yet again to cover the evening shift.


“Let’s go over everything one more time.” Radclyffe looked at Felicia, Damien, and Glenna as he paced the office.


Damien had been less than happy to get a call from Radclyffe telling him he was to be at the mansion at six sharp. He was even less happy when, five minutes later, Glenna arrived.


He glared at her, and Radclyffe. “Who’s watching Lyle?”


“Another one of my people,” Radclyffe assured him. “He has orders to let me know if he sees anything unusual.”


“Damn it, that won’t do any good if Orsino tries something.”


Chapter 54