Book Title: Sold
Author and Publisher: Ace Fawn
Cover Artist: Cormar Covers
Release Date: October 25, 2023
Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance
Tropes: Forced proximity, opposites attract
Themes: Captive romance, billionaire romance, sexual awakening, one-sided hate
Heat Rating: 5 flames
Length: 63 000 words
It is a standalone story and does not end on a cliffhanger.
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Sold. Collared. Owned.
Blurb
Michael
Michael Kreed is a wealthy man with the world in the palm of his hand, and he’s looking for a new pet. What he craves comes in the form of Hunter, a young man with a gorgeous, lean body, an attitude, and a determination not to yield. Michael wants to keep Hunter unbroken, but is it worth pursuing a relationship with his new obsession?
Hunter
Hunter’s life changes forever when he is sold at an auction to a sophisticated, handsome billionaire named Michael. Collared and made into his pet, Hunter resists his owner and craves to have his freedom and old life back. But is the new life that Michael is offering him better than the only one he’s ever known?
Content Warnings: This book contains explicit M/M sexual content and includes kidnapping, a human auction, involuntary collaring, spanking, chipping, restraints, and the use of a Taser. Reader discretion is advised.
“Who gave you permission to get dressed?”
Michael.
Hunter turned around to face him. Michael was in a suit, and in his hand was a leash.
“I thought—”
“No, pet.” Michael was frowning, but that only amplified how serious he looked. His hard blue eyes roamed over Hunter’s body, most of it hidden away from Michael’s view by the clothing Hunter certainly didn’t want to take off.
“Remove them. Now.”
“Why?” Hunter asked.
“Do not question me, Hunter. Do as I say.”
Hunter huffed. His body grew hot, and he wanted to resist. Wanted to tell Michael to just fuck off and leave him alone.
But he remembered now. The night before, Michael had said that he was going to punish him, and suddenly it made sense why Michael didn’t want him to be dressed. What did Michael have in store for him? What would Michael do to him?
“By now I expect you to know better than to make me wait,” Michael said. He sounded calm, but considering the way he looked at him, Hunter suspected Michael wasn’t exactly in a very patient mood today.
Keeping his briefs on, Hunter took off the rest of his clothing, remembering to put them back where he’d found them. He then turned to look at Michael. “I’m not taking them off,” he said about his underwear.
“Come.” Michael beckoned for him with his hand.
Hunter hesitated before he went to Michael and let him clip a leash on his collar.
“I have plenty of work that must be done. You’ll be spending the day with me.”
“Doing what?” Hunter asked.
“Keeping me company,” Michael said as he led him downstairs.
Hunter was careful not to get his foot caught on the steps and fall. “Won’t I be a distraction?” he asked, hoping Michael would change his mind.
Without a word, Michael walked Hunter through the spacious foyer, soon stopping before large wooden double doors. Michael opened them to reveal an office. Once inside, Michael shut the doors before taking Hunter over to the desk.
“Get on your knees,” Michael ordered.
Hunter didn’t move. Michael tugged on the leash, the collar suddenly tightening around his neck. Grimacing, Hunter dropped to his knees on the hard floor with a thump.
Michael then sat in the chair, and Hunter found himself between the other man’s legs. Oh. Even though Hunter suspected what was coming next, he stayed on his knees, frozen and unable to move.
When Michael’s free hand touched his belt, Hunter felt his mouth go dry.
Michael watched him carefully for a moment. “Have you sucked a man’s cock before?”
Hunter stared at him. He hadn’t expected Michael to refer to his dick as such, considering how sophisticated he was.
The idea of wrapping his lips around Michael made adrenaline spike through Hunter’s body. He felt his heart beat faster and started to pant. Damn. What the hell was wrong with him?
Why did arousal sweep through him and continue to linger at the idea of sucking a man’s dick?
“I’m not gay,” Hunter said. He didn’t know if he was trying to convince Michael or himself at that point.
Michael smiled as he watched him. “Listen to what I’m about to tell you.”
“Okay?” Hunter couldn’t stop himself from frowning. Where the hell was Michael going with this?
“Julius Caesar was a Roman general who had many male lovers. He was considered a great husband to women and a great wife to men.”
“If this is supposed to make me want to suck your dick, it’s not working.”
“That’s beside the point,” Michael said. “Homosexuality is not something to be ashamed of. I don’t believe in a man who considers himself completely straight, and I don’t consider it likely with women either. In ancient times, bisexuality was considered commonplace.” He was quiet for a moment as though allowing that to sink in. “Now, I assume you haven’t sucked a man before. But I want to be sure. I want to hear it from you. Answer my question truthfully.”
“I haven’t.” Hunter sighed. It didn’t seem like Michael was trying to humiliate him, but Hunter couldn’t stop the heat from growing in his cheeks.
Michael looked pleased. “Mine will be the first and only one you ever have.”
Hunter didn’t know whether to be relieved or disgusted. At that moment, he felt like Michael truly did own him because he was dictating Hunter’s sexual behavior. But it could have been worse. Hunter could have been sold to someone less appealing than Michael, a man who looked like he had stepped out of a photoshoot for some fancy, expensive brand that specialized in suits.
There was something about Michael that was alluring to Hunter. If Hunter were to go through with sucking Michael’s dick, he knew it wouldn’t be a terrible experience.
Ace Fawn writes sometimes dark and always steamy contemporary M/M romance featuring mafia and billionaires.
An avid reader of M/M romance, she loves books about D/s relationships, the enemies-to-lovers trope, and the forced proximity trope, and tends to involve these themes in her own writing.
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