Any Means Necessary

I wasn't proud of the man I'd become - selfish, spoiled, and cynical. Mark Bradley's reappearance in my life made me want to be a better man. It had been more than two decades since we'd last seen each other and neither of us resembled the kids we used to be. Our lives went in completely different directions and I never thought I'd see him again, let alone hire him as the head of my security team. The attraction and chemistry between us was immediate and intense, but Mark had built walls around him that I wasn't able to penetrate. It wasn't in my nature to accept that I would never have the person I wanted most in life, so I pushed. Mistrust and missteps nearly ruined us before we even had a chance to begin. Then there was the little problem of someone wanting me dead.