Malcolm Tate hung up his flogger when his submissive sought out another Dom and landed in the hands of a serial killer. Convinced his lack of dominance sent his sub away, Mal has spent two years blaming himself for what happened. But when his best friend finally convinces him to go back to the local dungeon, Mal's grateful. Especially when he wins beautiful, submissive, firmly closeted Kyle Bingham in a charity slave auction.

Too recently out of college, Kyle hasn't had time to save up the money to move out of the loft his rich, conservative, homophobic parents bought him, much less replace the car that's still in their name. When he's won at auction by the incredibly hot, amazing Mal, he's shocked that someone like Mal would want him, after no one else seemed to—not his parents, his former Doms, or any of his disastrous dates.

But Mal does want him and Kyle lets his guard down. When he's outed to his parents, his world comes crashing down. Now he must find a way to trust Mal—and the relationship they've built—or risk losing the one thing he's got left.