Daniel’s heart pounded in his throat. He didn’t want to know about this other man, this one and only who held so much of Clark’s scarred, scared heart. Daniel didn’t want to find himself lacking, especially since he felt lost about exactly what to do with this man who infuriated him, turned him on, and made him so afraid he was going to fail them both.
Ordering Clark to do anything, even based on what Daniel knew, what small research he’d been able to do after that lunch talk, seemed impossible. At least he knew that of the three people killed in the explosion that ended Clark’s career, only one had been named Brian.
If there’s any chance at all, I have to take it.
Daniel took a slow breath, and with a hard twist of his body, he rolled on top of Clark. He used his desperation and fear t
