Lillian

I've spent my entire life playing by the rules.

I'm done being the dutiful daughter.

There's no way I'm going to agree to an arranged marriage.

Joining my sister in Seattle is my only option.

After all, she fled our parents, so I can, too.

Intrigued by her lifestyle, I give it a try.

And I meet Bryson.

He's older. He's kind. He's my friend.

What he doesn't know is he's my everything.

But we are too different.

I'm not the kind of woman he dates.

I'll never be enough for him.

Bryson

Lillian is a breath of fresh air I didn't know I needed.

Her giggles makes me ache.

I know I'm not the right man for her.

But I can't stop calling her.

Our connection is magnetic.

I think about her day and night.

Now she wants to join Surrender.

Over my dead body.

If she's going to explore this lifestyle, it will be with me.

The thought of another man touching her...

I shudder. My skin crawls.

It can't happen because she's mine.