After his parents’ nasty divorce, Jake Welther was raised by his mother, so when his father dies, he’s surprised to find his name among his brothers’ in the will. Jake never thought he’d get anything from his old man, but neither the house nor the money is his inheritance. It’s a young sex slave named Luke.<br><br>Luke is a product of the streets. One unfortunate night, a bad encounter with a client ended with him curled up in an alley, filthy and hurt. When Craig Welthier Sr. took him in, Luke thought he was finally safe and protected. Little did he know Craig would turn out to be worse than any of his previous clients.<br><br>With his father gone, Jake doesn’t know what to do with Luke. His three brothers see no harm in continuing to use their father’s slave for their own twisted purposes. Though he doesn’t think of himself as anyone’s hero, he knows what Luke has endured at the hands of his family is wrong. Can Jake stand up to his brothers to rescue Luke? Will Luke find his happy ending after all?

Will and Pleasure

Sadly, it hadn’t occurred to him earlier—perhaps that was the only way to get out of the accursed house was by being less beautiful.


“Hello? Yeah, Mom? Yeah, it’s Jake. No, no Mom. I’m not in the dorm. I’m outside your door. Really, Mom. In Seth’s Ferrari.” Jake fell silent for a while. And then, “I’m bringing a friend, Mom, so I need to ask you first.” He chuckled softly. “Sure. We’re coming in now.”


Jake turned sideways. During the chat, Jake had felt Luke’s gaze boring into him. But now Luke was looking straight through the front windshield, his gaze impassive, his body inert. There was no sign of the man who had just kissed him at the prospect of sanctuary.


Or, had Jake been even more delusional, thinking that Luke had kissed him back? Had the kiss been impassive as well, simply a brush of lips, a cold, professional thank-you…from a professional?


Jake sighed and touched him gently on his arm. “Luke…”


Chapter 9