Hearts Under Fire

Ten years ago, Maxwell you-can-just-call-me Clark thought he would spend his life as a military man. But his world turned into a nightmare when a suicide bomber destroyed Clark's career. It's been a long road to recovery, but now Clark finally has peace. His bar, Glow, is the place to be in the city of New Amsterdam; Lucian Gray, the son of the mayor, employs Clark as a confidential information man; and Clark’s side venture as part-owner of a BDSM club is quite the profitable release. Clark’s life is a good one, so long as no one gets too close.<br><br>Then a man walks into Glow who will forever change Clark’s rules and reality. Thinking Professor Daniel Germain is just another handsome face ripe for Clark’s kind of good time, Clark puts on his smoothest moves. When the professor turns him down, Clark goes on the hunt, and what he discovers shows him that even the deepest wounds can be healed by submitting to love.

Kelly Wyre · LGBT+

Not enough ratings

94 Chs

Chapter 62

Am I really doing this?

Clark’s shoulders tightened. “Sure,” he said, with an automatic smile as he got up and headed toward the bedroom. Clark counted his steps until he knelt next to the bed and reached for the crate underneath it. While this felt sudden, it was also moving slowly enough that he could think. That was both good and bad.

Good because he knew it was the safer route; this path led to more anticipation and chances to chat before things got underway.

Bad because it gave Clark entirely too much time to think about what he’d told Daniel—Slow and teasing will get me there.—and to feel overwhelmed by the entire situation. It wasn’t that he was afraid of Daniel. He wouldn’t hurt Clark. It was more that this felt entirely deliberate. There was no breathless confession or cover of darkness to mask what they were doing. Clark didn’t know whether to be proud of that or worried about himself. Wincing, Clark got out the crate and removed the lid.

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