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

“He took me to the movies, and then suggested we drive up to Lila’s Hill in his Jaguar. There was supposed to be a lunar eclipse that night.”


“I don’t know. I was too miserable to notice.”


“Did he assault you?” His words were clipped, and he looked furious, as if he’d like nothing better than to tear off Daniel’s head, reach down his neck, and yank his dick up through his body.


“Oh, no, nothing like that.” I felt my cheeks start to burn, but not in pleasure this time. How could I tell this man how stupid I’d been? “That is to say, he told me in the car he was straight.”


“Then why did he do something so idiotic?”


“I asked him the same thing—well, except for the ‘idiotic’ part—and it…it was to more or less enhance his reputation as a stud.” I found I couldn’t say it was to win a bet.


“Well. That’s beyond idiotic. It’s outright stupid!”


“That’s no excuse. How bad were the repercussions?”


Chapter 30