Jeremiah attempts to erase the commands given to Alexander by Master Giovanni Marini. Alexander warns Ryan not to interfere. Ryan says he'll obey. Brandon still gets confused sometimes when Jeremiah asks him to do something but he's becoming more and more comfortable with his lovable cowboy. And the real reason why Alexander is going to Giovanni is revealed...

Sex is easy. Intimacy requires strength and character from a man. Alexander Hudson has always had that strength but it's been worn away by years of pain and humiliation. In the past, he was someone of good character, perhaps even greatness lived within him, however his life was torn asunder, ruined by Giovanni Marini, a man whom he thought he loved. To renew himself Alexander created a new persona, the BDSM club owner who had sex with everyone but was intimate with no one...until Ryan came along. Now Alexander would give anything to recall the strength and greatness he had within him. But ...

Alexander is drinking. Ryan is angry. Jeremiah wants to kill Giovanni and Brandon, Brandon has found a home and he enjoys being free in a life he’s familiar with. Four gorgeous men trapped together during a winter snowstorm, all with a past and all with a connection to one another. Most were broken at one time or another in their lives and now their hearts are entangled. No matter what their problems are, it’s becoming clear…they need each other. Author’s warning ~ Fans of Alex & Ryan, this story has a rough beginning, like a ship coming into a harbor during a storm, but please ...

Master Alexander Hudson's past comes to the forefront and as much as he hates the idea, he must journey through it. Everyone is looking for his father's research. It's rumored to be worth a fortune and greed changes people. If Alexander is ever going to have peace with his Ryan, he has to shake the dust off of tradition and settle this, once and for all.

Alexander and Ryan are happy together and working out some issues in their relationship. All they want is to be happy and get married. Unfortunately, there are people who don't want that to happen. They don't want Lord Alexander Hudson happy because then, he may realize his full potential. They need him for one thing and one thing only. They want his father's research papers and they'll do anything to acquire them.