Rory doesnโt want to rain on anyoneโs parade, but the thing he wants most in the world is impossible: to go home, to his master, where he was safe. Life without slavery isnโt worth living. He dodges out of the โFreedom Projectโ with his new friend Demon, and vows to find his master, whatever it takes.
Geo Fairbanks doesnโt even tell people he used to own a slave. And the people who know? Think heโs deluded. โThe kid was a slave, Geo. He wasnโt your boyfriend.โ He switched careers, moved to a new town, and cut ties with everyone, but none of it helps. He needs Rory. And heโs willing to do almost anything to find him.
Once theyโre reunited, everything should be perfect. Shouldnโt it? Then why does Rory have more questions than answers? His friends are done with slavery, over it, moving on, but part of him misses kneeling at Masterโs feet. A very specific part of him misses being tied to Masterโs bed. It would be one thing if Geo would just take over, like he did in the old days, but Geoโs just as clueless as Rory about how to live with each other as equal men.
Then the unthinkable happens and Geo finds himself searching for Rory all over again. Can he find Rory before he disappears into the new black market for slaves? And if he does, will they ever figure out how to be in a relationship not dictated by legal contracts dictating exactly what they mean to each other?
Kris Ripper lives in the great state of California and hails from the San Francisco Bay Area. Kris shares a converted garage with a toddler, can do two pull-ups in a row, and can write backwards. (No, really.) Kris is genderqueer and has no pronoun preference. Ze has been writing fiction since ze learned how to write and bring zir stuffed animals with stories long before that.