Ellis Parker is a military man who puts his faith in truth, duty, honor, and living for the moment.<br><br>Keeping that peace isn't easy, and he reveres the person who helps him stay on his chosen path: Ellis' former Dominant lover and New Amsterdam's most well-connected bartender, Maxwell Clark.<br><br>So when Clark makes a rare and unexpected offer that might let Ellis relive the days when Ellis was Clark's, who is Ellis to refuse such a chance?

Shot in the Dark

“Want…I want to help you…help you get me into that…” Ellis pointed his chin in the direction of the pad and straps. “Don’t want to be a deadweight, Sarge, and make you do everything.”


“You’re nobody’s baggage, here, Ellis, and you’re doing great,” Clark reassured, hugging Ellis close when Ellis sagged in relief. “And we’ve got all night, so we can take our time. I’m going to be checking in with you like this as we go. Sometimes I’ll ask how you are, sometimes I’ll ask for a color. Tell me what those colors mean, soldier.”


“Colors. Oh. Right. Safewords.” Ellis closed his eyes. “Red for stop. Yellow for slow down. Green’s good?”


Chapter 7