Intoxicated

Beneath Maxwell Arlo Laurier's attractive face and seemingly innocent eyes is a man who enjoys manipulating the feelings and behavior of others.

Manipulation. Gaslighting. Coercion. Emotional invalidation.

Maybe he's a sadist, or simply a twisted human being. But the art of seeing someone being in the palm of his hand is something that he finds satisfying to watch.

Making someone act in the way that he wants them to act, amuses him so much that he cannot even stop.

To have control over someone's thoughts and actions is something that he would not cease on doing.

Behind his weak persona is a man who has always been in command of everything around him.

And when he met Asher Lennox Cromwell, he thought he'd found himself another fun toy to play with. But as he gets to know the man behind the sweet Asher, he realizes how twisted he is.

It's like they were made for each other.

His ideal companion.

His soulmate.

His true love.

He desires him.

And whatever Maxwell desires, Maxwell obtains.

This man will want him no matter how toxic he is, whether by force, seduction, or manipulation.

Maxwell won't stop until Asher becomes fixated on him, and even then, he'll make him so intoxicated that Asher won't even be able to recognize how high on him he is.