โYouโll either be the death of me or my salvation.โ KEITH: I donโt do romance. I possess. I use. And when I get bored, I discard. Iโm not the good guy. Life stomped all the goodness out of me years ago. Now Iโll scheme and manipulate to get what I want. What Do I Want? Gio Arcuri. He walks into my office with a confidence that whets my appetite. By force of habit, I am compelled to exert my dominance. This man who matches me in wit and physical strength will get down on his knees. I will make him beg. Thereโs only one problem. Iโve found me a man whose will wonโt bend even when his body is broken. A man who satisfies my demons only too well. How can a relationship that starts so wrong face anything but disaster? GIO: After two years away, my best friend Tate pulls up in town with a new boyfriend in tow. Whatโs my plan? For his boyfriend to become an ex and for me to be the new man in Tateโs life. Whatโs Standing In My Way ? Keith Eardley. Heโs only supposed to help me to get rid of Bryan but makes the most ridiculous proposition for him to render his assistance. He wants me on my knees. The worst part of it is that I canโt refuse. He may have the upper hand, but I will not submit to him. It doesnโt matter how much I crave the punishment he doles out with his Cat-Oโ-Nine. But the more I know Keith, the more I want from him. Not just his punishment. Not just his bondage. Keith thinks Iโll be either his salvation or the death of him, but what if he will be the death of me?