Excerpt of A Second Chance by Michael Mandrake

While we continued to chat, I noticed DeClerc in my
peripheral. I couldn't help but stare at him. I moistened
my lips, biting the bottom as he came closer.

Damn...

"Um, hello..." I looked past the chief to take a long
gander at Daniel. I stood up, extending my hand. "I'm
Farris Beason."

He accepted. "Daniel Declerc. Nice to meet you." The
handshake was firm, his hands soft like a female.

Don chuckled, "See Beason, if you would've been in the
right frame of mind you could've joined Daniel today."

While we exchanged smiles, I gawked at the pretty face in
front of me. Daniel was even more gorgeous up close. The
only distraction was the defect on his finger. Who was
lucky enough to call him theirs? I had to find out.

"Pity," Daniel said with a grin. "Maybe when you've
recovered from your wild night?" He cocked an eyebrow.

I laughed, "Yeah, um...maybe..."

We'd broken our hand gestures but not our gaze. Maybe he
did play for my team, but the question remained, who was he
married to?