Marc is entranced by a playful exchange between two men and a woman on the street, and follows the men to their gym. On impulse he joins, but this is not a gay gym, and Marc finds himself systematically ignored. To challenge this he adopts increasingly provocative workout clothes. He is courting danger, as gym staff member Anatole tries to warn him.<br><br>But Marc doesn't listen, because one of the gym members, Orestes, appears to be showing interest. Orestes even propositions Marc in the parking lot behind the gym. The encounter is intense, beyond Marc's expectations. But it takes Marc down a path leading to captivity and utter degradation, which exposes him to unexplored aspects of his own inner nature.<br><br>Anatole rescues Marc, but needs rescuing himself from his own emotional suppression. Orestes re-enters the picture, and the dynamics of the threesome are sufficient to drive Marc to the edge of a personal abyss. He must choose between living the life of an ordinary gay man and that of a true "Sub." The BDSM relationship challenges his deepest values, but will is also feed his deepest passions?

Gym Slave

“Look,” I said. “Are there any more questions? I’ll like to check upon how Anatole’s doing at the hospital, okay?”


The cop with the notepad tapped it with his pencil, then nodded. Both cops rose to their feet and I saw them to the door. The second cop turned on the doorstep.


“We’ll be back if someone decides to charge you.”


I started, but stood my ground and merely nodded.


I was relieved when the hospital emergency person was willing to give me information on Anatole’s state over the phone, since I had identified myself as a friend. I had kind of thought that one needed to be family to be told that kind of information. But apparently that was no longer the case.


And I was heartened with what he told me. Evidently there was no sign of a heart attack or stroke. Though they couldn’t rule out a minor stroke, they believed it had been the fall, hitting his head on the table that had knocked him out. They were going to keep him under observation for a day or two.


Chapter 30