SEQUAL TO THE ENCOUNTER YOU DON'T NEED TO READ THE FIRST BOOK TO UNDERSTAND THIS BOOK. It has been 3 years since Blane Taylor has left Arron Massad. During this time, Blane has freed himself of his abusive Dominant's clutches and has grown into a fine young man. Blane runs back to his former lover Arron, only to find him dating a woman named Amanda Wigstrom. Arron's heartbreaking past is all brought back once he lays eyes on his past lover, and he has to choose. He has to choose between the woman that freed him of depression, or the man that caused the depression.