Sanyam Desai is a Dom, a master of his craft. He knows exactly how to make a person beg, and he does it for a living, but he has no idea how to be in love. Sterling Reynard is in desperate need of manners and someone who cares enough to take him in hand, but he knows he'll never be loved. When Sterling's world crumbles around him, he turns to the one person who's never asked for anything from him but his trust. But their relationship is built on quicksand, and one careless word will bring the whole thing down. Life leaves a mark. Visible and invisible, the scars of your experiences wind around you, a written testament on and under your skin. You are here, they say. You survived. Your scars are not ugly or disfiguring. They are proof of life.