Ciarren (pronounced Keer-ren) went through a terrible experience that broken him in more ways than one. It forces him to leave everything behind, even his best friends. He blames himself for everything, blaming his desire to submit instead of the person who hurt him instead. He moves across the country, cuts contact with everyone he knew, and focuses on surviving the nightmares, flashbacks, panic attacks, anxiety, and nightmares. He becomes a recluse of the person he was, throwing himself into work and only leaving his house when absolutely necessary. However, it is work that brings him face to face with his desire or the two people who can fulfill his desire. This story is about him breaking, crumbling, and healing. Learning to live again with the help of two men to show him that his submission is something to be cherished and that it is not his fault, but the one who hurts him. Watch as Ciarren heals, falls in love, and receives justice. This little rose bud will bloom with the help of a little water and sun. WARNING: This story will heavily involve BDSM. There will be graphic scenes, steamy scenes, swearing, sadness, happiness, tears, fear, anxiety attacks, panic attacks, mentions of blood, abuse, etc. There WILL NOT be trigger warnings before these scenes. If you cannot read these scenes, I suggest you do not read this book. THIS IS THE ONLY WARNING. READ WITH YOUR OWN DISCRETION.

Shiloh spent his entire life focused on making his parents proud. He never took the time to discover himself. When he is assigned to protect two famous men who were making extreme progress in the sports medicine industry, they show him a world he never would have found. He discovers many things about himself in the process. Malin and Rhett were attached to the hip since their freshman year of high school. Playing football together all four years, then going to play for the same college, to playing on the same NFL team. All is going amazing until Malin is injured, but the two make the best of it as they work towards designing and creating better equipment for athletes with the goal to decrease sports-related injuries. When they begin exposing other sports companies, the death threats begin. Rhett talks Malin into getting a bodyguard only for them to be assigned a small, petite man who acts more like a robot than the young adult he is. The two refuse to change their lifestyle, bringing Shiloh with them in their normal routine. But everything changes when Shiloh steps in front of a bullet, saving Malin from a fatal injury. Join these three as Shiloh discovers not only himself, but a completely new lifestyle, and the two dominants fight against their instincts to take care of the exhausted man. What will Shiloh discover? How will he respond to the lifestyle of the two men?