I started out with good intentions, I swear.I promised my best friend I'd protect his sister from a dark secret.Then I see her - all grown up, gorgeous, and completely off-limits.I try to stay away... until I find out just how bad she's been.Screw protection. What she really needs is punishment.The first time I met Sarah Ellis, she was a wide-eyed eighteen-year-old who asked for a tattoo on her wrist. So I gave her that... then I checked to see if she had ink anywhere else on that delicious little body. Let's just say she left a happy customer.But Sarah made it clear that it was just a one-night stand. She was leaving town for college.Then, unexpectedly, I met her brother and we hit it off. Peter and I bonded over a few joints and some painting supplies, and soon we were having a full-blown bromance.Unfortunately, Peter's gone now. But he gave me one task before he went protect his little sister from a deep, dark secret.I said yes, naturally. I'd keep an eye on her. Anything for my best friend.It's been five years since I last saw Sarah. She's a woman now, with ripe curves and a graceful elegance. The sight of her makes me wish I could have her in my chair again, moaning and quivering in ecstasy.I try to keep my dirty hands off her. But when she posts on a kinky website, looking for a dominant master, I can't just sit on my hands. She's putting herself in danger. I have to step in.So I send her a message - anonymously, of course. I tell her I'm the Dom she's been looking for. I tell her I'm going to inflict exquisite pain on her body and give her unimaginable pleasure. I know exactly what to say... because dark urges have been haunting me, too.I'm not really going to do any of those depraved things to Sarah, though. She deserves better. I just want to show her she's playing a dangerous game and convince her to live with me, at least temporarily. For her own safety.But who am I kidding? That's bullsh*t. I just want her all to myself. The sweet submission in her eyes calls out to the darkness within me. And it's only a matter of time until I cave.This is a standalone, full-length novel. No cheating, no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed happily ever after.