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 awoke Sunday afternoon trying to figure out why he was in his bedroom at his father’s home. Then it all came rushing back. He was out of bed seconds later, going to the window to see how close it was to sunset. He saw the sun was still well above the horizon, glinting off the deep snow which covered the back garden. If he’s out there somewhere, he must be freezing his ass off. He knew that probably wasn’t true. Stone doesn’t feel hot and cold. Not the way live beings do, anyway.At least he hoped it didn’t—that Damien didn’t, since he was an amalgam of both.


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