At 20, Alysha is a nursing student juggling three jobs home health, tutoring, and working at a beauty supply store. Independent, hardworking, and resilient, she's survived more than most her age. Fresh out of a messy breakup with her first love, Jack, Alysha is still haunted by what she lost and what she discovered about him after the end. She swears she won't waste her time on another man who drains her emotionally. Bruce, 23, is a tall, commanding law student working in politics with a background in the military. Disciplined, ambitious, and protective, he knows exactly how to take charge in and out of the office. To him, Alysha is everything he didn't know he was missing: smart, fiery, independent by day but submissive when the lights go out. To Bruce, Alysha looks like forever. To Alysha, Bruce feels like the perfect short-term fantasy-a distraction from Jack, a thrill, a way to take back control. But when independence meets dominance and heartbreak collides with desire neither of them is prepared for how dangerous the game could get.
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