16 Troy Troy was quiet while he and Silas peeled off their suits later that night. They’d once again spent hours with law enforcement over the attempt made on Silas’s life. There was no other explanation for what had happened. A drive-by and near-intentional running down with a car indicated both had been aimed—literally—at Silas. Rage and fear mixed in a sickening brew inside Troy’s stomach long after the event. Silas’s first reaction had been to look after him. Check him for injury, same as when they’d been shot at. The man was beyond possessive, instinctively so. How far would he go to protect those he loved? They hadn’t shared the words, but Troy knew the look in Silas’s eyes whenever he caught the man staring at him. But Silas wouldn’t meet Troy’s gaze as they stripped and ste

