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

As soon as Radclyffe saw Lyle he came over. “Your costumes made everything perfect, but I knew they would.”


“Them and the lights and the setting,” Lyle protested. “It took all of that.”


“It did,” Felicia agreed as she joined them. She looked at Damien, smiled, and introduced herself. “Do you work for Lyle?”


“A close one I’d say.” She tapped his arm, which was around Lyle’s waist.


Damien and Lyle nodded in unison, which made her laugh. “Have you met our host?” she asked Damien. When he said he hadn’t, she made the introductions.


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