Carter is a teacher in London. One night he steps out into an autumnal storm and, on the way to his car, the oncoming night engulfs him and transports him to another, more sinister world. Almost immediately he senses he isn’t alone. When he turns and sees a shadowy figure approaching, he launches himself at the stranger. He soon discovers that Paul, the handsome Australian man pinned beneath him, is in a similar state of disorientated bewilderment. Together they begin to explore their surroundings, hoping and praying they can find a way back home. What they are about to encounter will send terror coursing through their veins. Little do they know this is a mere taste of the nightmare to come. Will their growing feelings for each other survive what follows? Can they themselves survive?

The Collection

“What secrets could I possibly have? I’m stuck in here all day with no-one to talk to and nothing to do…”


“Perhaps I can find work for you somewhere, cleaning out the cells or latrine duty. It’s entirely your choice, for the moment.”


Carter held his tongue. It wouldn’t be wise to test the king’s patience. He lay back in the pillows, bringing an arm up to rest his head on while the other hand slid across his chest.


“Perhaps I could go to work making you feel better,” he said, feeling every inch a whore.


The king threw him a scornful look and turned on the spot.


“I think not,” he snapped. “I’ve lost any desires I entered with.”


Carter slumped back into the pillows, deflated and with a niggling feeling his time at the top was nearing an end. He felt his stomach turn as he thought about the prospect. I have to hang in there, he told himself, if only to give Paul enough time to get us out of here.He closed his eyes and drifted into a light sleep.


Chapter 21