His Father's Best Friend

Blurb: 

The one he wants is the only one he can't control.

Ravi

When my parents were killed, I went to live with Liam.

When I turned eighteen, I tried to tell him I loved him.

It ended badly. Now, years later, we can't stand each other.

He’s overbearing, controlling, and lately he tracks my every move.

I can’t take it anymore.

I’ve saved some cash working as a companionship escort, but it’s not enough to escape.

I decide to auction myself off. It’ll give me the money I need to leave this town—and Liam—in my past.

Except nothing goes to plan, and my escape goes up in smoke.

Liam

I’m not a good man. I’m certainly not one who should be charged with someone else's care.

But I promised my friend—Ravi’s safety is my priority.

Even if I’m protecting him from me.

But the more I work to keep him out of danger, the harder he rebels.

The harder he rebels, the harsher my punishments.

Then I discover his ridiculous, harebrained auction plan.

If I can’t stop the auction, I have little choice.

Ravi will not become a stranger’s plaything.

Not while I have a plan of my own.

His Father's Best Friend is a dark MM, enemies-to-lovers, kink awakening romance with an HEA. It features a tortured hero who’s met his match in the sunshiny male escort he’s been charged with protecting. This story also contains consensual non-monogamy (after all, sharing is caring).

Tropes include: guardian/ward, a May/December relationship, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, kink awakening, auction, possessive/controlling hero, vigilante hero, power dynamics

Possible triggers include: revenge sex, spanking, imprisonment as punishment, stalking/tracking, use of restraints, off-page military trauma, on-page torture and murder of bad guys, accidental drug overdose, attempted kidnapping, forced OHs, and some of the consent is a bit dubious.

 Book 3 of Forbidden Arrangements. Previously titled Guardian by Beth Christopher.