Atone - NEO Chronicles, #2

What harm can come from a kiss?Caine Fordham knows the danger all too well. As the Kill Circuit's top lady-killer, business is good. Yet Caine knows the life of an assassin isn't meant to last forever, just as love is impossible for him. Who could love a man with poison lacing his veins and a kiss that kills?When Caine decides to take one last job, deal out one last kiss, he discovers there's more to life than death, and more to love than pain.
Atone is the second in a series of Characters Revealed novellas/short stories for... NEO - Network of Extraordinaires and Otherworldlies:Those who answer the call from NEO play their part in maintaining balance in our ever-changing times. With power-hungry malcontents, jealous gods, and even those with misguided good intentions, the fate of our world has oft been held in the hands of unsung heroes such as those that are members of NEO.
But before NEO, these heroes and heroines had lives, loves, issues and interests that didn't involve saving mankind.