Safeword (Power Exchange Book 2)

Everywhere I look, I’m reminded of the Breath Play Killer’s stain.

It’s in the home I share with my partner and Dom, Ben Haverson.
It’s in my colleagues’ pitying looks and forced sympathy.
It’s in my family’s suffocating coddling.
It’s in that insensitive reporter’s relentless demands for an exclusive interview.

Worst of all, my submission to Ben is stalled. He refuses to trust when I say I’m ready for a full power exchange.

There’s good news: we’ve saved two teen boys from a twisted kidnapper. That win fuels my soul’s fire to overcome all these speedbumps: the relationship unease, my new touch aversion, and devastating nightmares.

But a friend and colleague’s assault and murder—an attack with eerily familiar echoes—threatens everything. What’s worse, this perp isn’t stopping with a single cop.

⚰️ The body count is rising.
🎁 Hand-delivered souvenirs violate Ben’s and my security.
🔎 There’s a frustrating lack of leads.

My crushing need to prove myself clashes with a kidnapper’s terrifyingly long reach and raises a horrifying question:

What happens when a victim is pushed too far?

Content warning: The Power Exchange series contains themes of dark violence, including sexual assault, homophobia, kidnapping, human trafficking, child abuse, addiction, psychological manipulation, narcissism, and other disturbing themes. Reader discretion STRONGLY advised.

Tropes: MM romance, dark, BDSM, kink positive, police procedural, love at first sight, mentor, different worlds, gay awakening, coming out.