The bittersweet tale of Bear and his Boy -- a BDSM Dom and his fledgling Sub -- who live “the life” in west central New Jersey, just north of Trenton. Donald K. Drummond is the Master of all he surveys -- a legend in commercial real estate in New Jersey by day and by night a Master Dom at the gay BDSM club, Indiscreet. What he couldn't find was a boy to call his own. That all changed when a nerd with taped glasses and worn Dockers barged into his office spilling his bottle of 1985 Bourdeau over his priceless Persian carpet. Brian Murphy came with a host of troubles, the least of which was his grasping aunt, his invalid mother, and his rather tenuous position in Donald's mail room. Can a Dom with issues of his own come to train and trust a needy boy from his own mailroom? It's all A Matter of Trust.

A Matter of Trust

He bellowed, “Sally…” Brian jumped. He had to be more careful about yelling. Sally popped her head in the doorway.


“Mr. Drummond,” she answered, her voice icy.


Oh hell.He was going to have to apologize to Sally for bellowing. “Modulate your voice, Donald,” she told him time after time. “Roaring does not ensure cooperation.”


“I apologize for my tone, Sally. I am very frustrated. Please schedule Mr. Bartolomo, the Manager of the Junior Accountants, followed by John Blake for after two. Cancel anything else I have scheduled for this afternoon and wipe their schedules as well.


“Mavis, keep your schedule open. I am going to want to see you after I see the others. If one of my employees is having a difficult time, his management should be aware of the problem and have worked around it before it became a crisis.”


Donald escorted Mavis to the door and turned to Brian.


Chapter 17