A few days of solitude, hiking along picturesque Bear Mountain is just what he thinks he needs to move on. But as soon as he arrives, he’s shocked by the sensual reaction he has to the two owners. The two male owners. Carson has never been attracted to a man, and he fights the sensation tooth and nail. Royce and Jared know their mate as soon as he walks in the door of the main lodge. They’re ready to claim what’s theirs, but know they need to be careful. The man sees himself as straight, but that’s the least of their problems. They’ll need to show him their true nature, their inner bear, and hope it doesn’t send the man packing. The shifters have just three days before the human is scheduled to go home. In a short span, they’ve got to show Carson how bound they all are and hope they can seduce the man into surrendering.

     Through a series of misfortunes and tragedies, Chiaki finds himself on the auction block at Eros. His virginity is to be sold to the highest bidder. For reasons even Rokuda himself does not understand, the moment he sees the innocent pet, he knows that he must have him, no matter the cost. The billionaire bids to win, and win he does. But the value of what he has bought, is something he has yet to discover. Come with Chiaki now, on his journey from Owned to Cherished, in this two-part BDSM tale of love, sex and power. ~28,000 words