[This book contains, explicit and mature scenes—no r*pe. Not advised for viewers under 18, protect thy purity]

Lance Dixon is drowning in a debt that isn’t his. His parents’ financial mistakes have fallen entirely onto him, and his life has collapsed into a constant struggle to stay afloat.

He has never denied what he is. Lance is a masochist, and most people he’s dated couldn’t handle that truth. 

Every relationship ended the same way, leaving him with needs no one was willing to meet.

Everything shifts on a night he drinks too much and ends up venting to a stranger. In a mix of frustration and alcohol, Lance jokes that he’d sell himself to anyone willing to pay off his debt. 

The stranger, Ansel Lowell, doesn’t brush it off. He asks how much. And when Lance tells him, Ansel offers a deal: three months living under his terms, in exchange for clearing the debt completely.

The deal is straightforward and seems almost like relief. But as the days pass, the dynamic between them deepens in ways neither expected. What began as a simple exchange grows into a connection that is far more consuming, and far more dangerous, than either of them intended.

[Excerpt]
Lance meant to pull away when Ansel stepped closer, but his body didn’t move. Ansel’s hand hovered near his jaw, just close enough to make Lance’s breath catch.

“Do you understand what you agreed to?” Ansel asked quietly.

Lance swallowed. “You’re paying off my debt. I stay with you for three months. That’s it.”

A hint of a smile tugged at Ansel’s mouth, which made him more dangerous because of it.

“No, Lance. That’s the surface of it. I want you to hear the truth.”

Lance’s pulse stumbled.

Ansel leaned in just enough that Lance could feel the warmth of his breath.

“I’m going to take up space in your life. I’m going to have you when I want you. I’m going to learn every weakness you try to hide, and I will use them. I will claim you, piece by piece, until you can’t tell where your choices end and mine begin.”

Lance exhaled shakily. “Do you worst Mr. Lowell, I can handle it.”

Ansel buttoned his shirt, then adjusted his trousers.


"What are you trying to say? What do you mean by I've changed?"


Lance hugged his arm, when Ansel did these things he could easily misunderstand them.


"Getting me an apartment, helping me solve my problems, being nice to me. That's not like you, and I know you're angry because I didn't appreciate your gesture but if you keep giving me things, I'll keep wanting more. What happens when the three months are over and I get attached, I won't be able to leave so don't do things that will make me catch feelings for you. Cause I know you don't want that.." 


Ansel adjusted his watch as he turned to Lance.


"So what do you want exactly? What are you trying to get out of me? That I have feelings for you? Or you just want me to be cruel to you, can you withstand me being cruel to you for until this contract ends? Can you really do that Lance?"


Chapter 72 - Chapter 72: You did not fail me