I’ll do anything to have him.

Even if it means destroying him.

Shepherd

My life is a carefully crafted web of lies. The world knows me as Doctor Shepherd Laskin, respected dom, psychiatrist, and professor. But underneath the façade of the perfect gentleman, I’m a monster, a vigilante with a shattered psyche who hunts men who abuse their positions of power.

But I’m burnt out. Lonely. Desperate for a submissive who can withstand my darker side.

When I met Elias, the sparks were instant. We even share the same goal: taking down a dangerous cult to free my estranged sister.

But I can’t have him. He’s too good, too pure, too psychologically fragile.

I know I’ll ruin him, but what choice do I have? He knows my secret, and with the FBI breathing down my neck I have only two choices…

And Elias might not survive either outcome.

Elias

I’m used to being alone. Ever since I left that cult, I’ve gotten used to it. People just don’t seem to understand me. Hell, I don’t understand me.

But Shepherd does. From the moment we met, he’s understood me and my dark desires better than anyone. Maybe it’s because he knows what it’s like to grow up in a cult, to be alone, to be damaged.

I know the last thing I should want is more pain, but I can’t help it. I crave what he does to me, even when it hurts. Especially when it hurts.

I know he’s complicated. I know he’s dangerous. Falling for him could mean death…or worse.

But I don’t care. I want him, even the complicated, messy, deadly parts of him, and I’m willing to go through hell to prove it.