A strange, pale man with a toothy grin arrives unannounced at portrait painter Everard Vass' manor late one evening.His only request of him? A portrait. At first, Everard isn't sure he should take the commission, but the stranger named Dmitri Tomescu convinces him to, promising to double any price Everard names.Will this portrait commission end up being more than Everard bargained for when they share a heated glance?Will Everard lose himself in Dmitri's eyes? Or will he find himself in the mysterious stranger's flesh?