As a seasoned Dom, nothing much surprised Merrick Coleman. Recalcitrant submissives, bratty Littles, sneaky masochists... he'd dealt with them all. His reputation as a fair yet strict Dom followed him from his previous life in New York all the way to Denver, a fact he took pride in. But when he stumbled across a shocking find, one with repercussions for the whole of Serenity, not even his years of experience could save him from what came next.