The bodyguards of Black Dog Four had been carefully chosen for looks, temperament, battle skills and sexuality. In the tradition of the Spartans, the idea was to see if lovers worked better as a team than merely friends. The experiment had seemed like a complete success until theyd been sent to guard Maria Valdez. After Maria was killed in an explosion, all four men had refused to work together. Addy Constentine needed around-the-clock security if she hoped to legitimise her fathers empire. With her stepbrother now in prison, Addys goal was to keep the family out of the underworld it had been entrenched in for decades. With death threats coming from several different sources, Addy needed the best. She needed the men of Black Dog Four.