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

“Do not ever, in my presence, use that honorable and respectful word in conjunction with that woman,” Bear thundered.


“Bear, hold on. I am not the enemy here. I want you to know that she is dangerous, especially to Brian. She will have to be medically supervised at all times.”


“It’s good he has me, then, I can afford it and everything else the bitch needs. However, I will not let my boy be her physical or emotional punching bag ever again. I’m leaving, but I will be back to take him home in the morning. Jim Boy will stay with him tonight. I have to go to get his things and then go to the stationhouse.” Bear straightened his tie. “Anything else you care to add?”


Bear sat in his SUV, which one of Reed’s bouncers had driven to the hospital. He spoke to the phone. “Reed, club,” he said. The telephone automatically dialed Reed’s private line.


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