Kipp Llewellyn, the proverbial poor little rich boy, can have whatever he wants, except the one thing he wants most: his father’s love. When the opportunity arises to obtain it, Kipp jumps at the chance, even though it means breaking a date with “Ham,” the man he’s sure he’s falling in love with. However, the opportunity turns out to be an arranged marriage with his father’s biggest competitor. Even worse, Kipp discovers his proposed groom is Hyde Wyndham, the man of his dreams. Having lived in a gilded cage his entire twenty-one years, Kipp refuses to settle for anything less than love and walks away from both his father and his future husband. Hyde didn’t achieve his position in the financial world by taking no for an answer, however, and he’ll do whatever it takes to make Kipp realize he’s wanted for himself, including wooing the young man he intends to marry, prenuptial agreements be damned. He’s certain he’s succeeded, until Kipp learns something that puts an insurmountable barrier between them. Will Hyde be able to overcome Kipp’s doubts, and will Kipp realize that some things are worth the sacrifice?

Two Lips, Indifferent Red

I hadn’t ruined our evening! He’d even called me by a pet name! Okay, I wasn’t crazy about it, but…a pet name! I was happy. A little confused, but so happy. He unbuttoned my jeans and worked a hand beneath the waistband. And then he sucked in a breath. Was he shocked I hadn’t worn shorts?


His fingers were inches from my dick. “Please! Just a little more! Please.” I panted, and I leaned forward to work the patch of skin beneath his ear. He didn’t want to kiss, but surely this—


I sagged into his arms. Was there nothing I could do right?


“C’mon,” he whispered impatiently. “Fucking act like you want to be with me!”


Thoroughly confused now, I started to sit back on his thighs.


Chapter 3