"Merlot and Luc's love consumes me in a way I never knew possible. But that love and my new life both come with a price - a price I'm willing to pay, because nothing worth saving ever comes without sacrifice." ~Alec WestNot many people get the chance at a fresh start, to reinvent themselves. To live a different life. I’d be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the privileges of being protected from my mafia father by the most powerful woman in New York, because it’s that privilege that brought me to them. Merlot and Luc are everything to me. Their love, my love for them—it consumes me in a way I never knew possible. But their love and my new life, I’ve found, both came with a price. Since becoming Alec West, all I’ve wanted is to build a life with them. To give Merlot and Luc everything. And for almost a year, I did. Our poly life was perfect—until a ghost from my past collides with my future, nearly destroying everything I’ve worked so hard to build. Twenty years ago, I couldn’t protect my mother. That’s one mistake I won’t make twice. When Merlot and Luc’s pasts start threatening them, I vow to do whatever it takes to keep them safe. Even if it means resurrecting a man my mother died to protect me from. When Luc asked us for forever, Merlot said fairytales really do have happy endings. But as I’m starting to realize, nothing worth saving comes without sacrifice. I just hope sacrificing the man I’ve become doesn’t destroy the same people I’ve fought so hard to save.Content/TRIGGER This series contains hot & dirty sex, occasional BDSM scenes and bad language, but there are also many sensitive themes such as backstories of trauma and abuse that some readers may find uncomfortable or inappropriate (specific triggers coming soon in the triggers link on our website). If darker themes is not your thing, this may not be the series for you. But if you enjoy bittersweet romance with beautifully broken hero/ines who love fiercely, enjoy sex, and are looking for redemption, then maybe it is.