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

It might have deepened, Damien wanted it to, but Radclyffe appeared. “Did you forget about me and your lessons?”


“Honestly, yes.” Lyle grinned as he got to his feet. “I had other things on my mind.”


“So I see. Put them on hold for the time being.”


“Yes, sir.” Lyle rolled his eyes, bent to give Damien another kiss, and then took off after Radclyffe.


Damien watched him disappear down the hallway and sighed deeply.


Am I crazy? I should have played into his anger instead of trying to make him understand why I did what I did, and the result. I know I’ll wish I had, but there’s no cure for it. I love him. He says he loves me. If I only get a few days to share it, so be it. It’s better than no time at all.


Warner casually leaned back in his chair in the workroom, looking at Lyle with unfeigned interest. “You’ve changed your mind about him.”


Chapter 66