Trapped by slavers and sold to a horrible creature who guards him like a treasure, at first Clove desires only freedom. His very nature revolts at the prospect of being deflowered. But everything changes when the impossible comes to pass: a revelation that his captor isn't all that he seems, and that Clove's desires are also transforming. Something is budding inside of him that makes him reluctant to run away. Ensnared by his captor's mysterious allure, Clove is equally tempted by two opposing impulses-his dream of freedom, and his need for the man who has purchased him for pleasure.