Bryson Merritt may have started life as a broken baby in a basket, but he got lucky with an extraordinary set of circumstances that brought him his adoptive parents. Rich, supportive, and kind, they've given Bryson everything he's ever needed in order to deal with his ongoing recovery issues. If only they could give him some luck when it comes to picking out the right kind of guy.<br><br>When Bryson meets Duke at a horse auction, all he can think about is getting Duke's sweaty hands all over his body. Until he meets Beau -- the beautiful dark horse in Duke's care, who shares Bryson's mobility and pain issues -- and realises exactly where Beau's final destination is. Enraged by what he sees as an unfair, undeserving, and cruel punishment, Bryson decides to buy Beau, problems or not, experience or no, and walks away without looking back.<br><br>However, once again forces have gathered to help Bryson out, and Bryson finds himself working alongside Duke for the sake of Beau. Bryson's attraction is rekindled, but now Duke isn't interested at all. Worse still, it looks like a possible relationship with Duke isn't the only thing that is going to end in tragedy.

Still Standing

“Duke, wait,” he gasped, pushing on Duke’s shoulder.


Duke responded immediately, pulling away from Bryson. He looked up, concerned, eyes wet and lips pink. “You don’t like it?”


Bryson coughed a laugh. “I love it. I just don’t understand why I’m not doing it back.”


A smile erased a million worries from Duke’s face, and he slipped back and away from Bryson. He motioned to the space beside him. “I won’t say ‘no’ to that.”


“Thistime you won’t say ‘no,’ you mean.”


As Bryson stretched out on the bed, Duke rolled off it. There was nothing overtly sexy about the way Duke stripped—deliberate moves revealing a hard, untrimmed body that had its own fair share of bruises and scars—but that made the show somehow sexier. To Bryson, Duke was exactly the way a man should look. His thick, strong legs were almost hotter than the thick, hard cock that stood out above them. Almost. 


Chapter 35