Forced to choose between execution and binding herself to a sexually domineering ShadeShifter, Maura Nephrite knows there is no question of what her choice will be. But when faced with the winner of the gladiator games, Raker Anilan, she begins to wonder if her body can withstand his sexual demands. With their race facing extinction, Raker will win rights to a woman at any cost. It’s been many years since he felt a woman’s heat, and his torturous games with her delectable body only enflame him to take her over and over again. Forcing her to submit to his every wish, he thought he would find completion, but there is something missing, and he cannot begin to fathom what that could be…. Rating: Novella—17,385 words. This is a sex-driven plot with a dominant alpha male determined to make his woman submit to his every demand. Contains domination/submission, spanking, erotic torture, rope play, anal sex, oral sex, ménage a trois/threesome. If a sex driven, erotic plot full of teasing and titillation is not your cup of tea then you may be better off skipping this story. It does contain a HEA. Introduction to series of Pleasure Masters.