Two mistrusting men who have secrets they'd rather not share. . . After a drunken night out, Christian goes back to Alfie's house for sex. The thought never crossed his mind that Alfie would hold him hostage in his cellar. Christian would never have thought he'd come to care for Alfie either—but as weeks pass, he does. Although he can't explain how he feels, it doesn't much matter. There's no one out there to miss him anyway. Alfie has his reasons for keeping Christian tied up, and they are heartbreaking. He's had a terrible past, one no child should ever live, and the morning after the night he took Christian home, he snapped. He couldn't bear for yet another person to leave him and, knowing what he was about to do was wrong, he did it anyway. Despite their harrowing pasts, the two men form a bond and together discover that there is a way to trust. . . finally.