My name is Livvi, and for the next 13 months I’ll be on my knees, paying off my father's debts. There’s been a plot against my family for years, and I am the tapestry upon which they will paint their sadistic revenge. But I may yet have a Champion. He’s a man with a dark past, and though his deception leaves me stunned, he promises to keep me alive. The price, however, is complete submission to his desires. It’s an offer without guarantees, and I have no choice but to accept it. _________________________________________ This is a short story with unequal power exchange that explores the dark sides of obsession. In the end it is a romance, with an HEA. Previously published with the same title in the anthology Hero Undercover.