When they were teenagers, Quinn MacGregor and Aaron Larsen fell in love over the course of one magical summer. It ended in bloodshed and tragedy. Now, ten years later, Quinn is back in Spruce Creek, Nevada, to inherit his family’s criminal cartel. His cousin Jimmy has been making friends -- and enemies -- in dangerous places, but that doesn’t mean he’s happy to hand over leadership to Quinn. And Jimmy might not be the only one who wants Quinn out of the way for good, especially if Quinn’s secret comes out. Aaron Larsen is back in Spruce Creek to sell his former family home. Aaron lost a leg in Afghanistan, and he’s drinking too much and battling depression and PTSD. The last thing he needs is for Quinn MacGregor to drop back into his miserable life. But when Quinn is shaken by the news that he left more behind in Spruce Creek than his bad memories, he turns to Aaron like it’s old times, and Aaron doesn’t know how to say no. The events of ten years ago cast a long shadow, and in a town where they can’t trust anyone else, Quinn and Aaron just might have to learn to trust each other again.

A Desperate Man

Aaron groaned, and pulled Quinn closer. Quinn came easily. Aaron could feel his erection pressing against his thigh.


“I want you on your back,” Aaron said. “I want you face to face.”


Quinn rolled away from him, into a seated position with his feet on the floor. Then he stood and slid his borrowed boxers down. The moonlight painted his skin in light and shadow. Aaron saw scars on his back that he hadn’t noticed before, and he watched the way the muscles in Quinn’s ass flexed as he bent and pulled the boxers free of his ankles.


Aaron wished he could move so fluidly. He tugged his shirt over his head, and then sat and wrestled his boxers off. He was sweaty with exertion before they’d even started, but his dick was hard and throbbing, and no way was he stopping now.


Chapter 33