He needs a fake girlfriend.Master Holden plays hard and punishes harder. Apart from upholding the unbreakable house rules at the Manor, he has a few unbreakable rules of his own:1. Only ever play at the Manor2. Don't mix play partners and friends3. No relationships. Ever.So when his scheming father conspires to force him into marriage with a corporate shark – as if that's a thing people do – the lie is born. Now Holden needs a fake girlfriend to keep his father off his back and out of his life... moreHe needs a fake girlfriend.Master Holden plays hard and punishes harder. Apart from upholding the unbreakable house rules at the Manor, he has a few unbreakable rules of his own:1. Only ever play at the Manor2. Don't mix play partners and friends3. No relationships. Ever.So when his scheming father conspires to force him into marriage with a corporate shark – as if that's a thing people do – the lie is born. Now Holden needs a fake girlfriend to keep his father off his back and out of his life.As long as everyone plays by the rules, it should be doable. Right?She needs an escape. Or a hero.Some mistakes will ruin your life. Elaine is still paying for the last time she trusted a man when Master Holden, the sadist who tempts her like no other, asks her to pose as his girlfriend only days after punishing and promptly rejecting her at the Manor. A fake relationship with her blackmailer's nemesis isn't going to make her life any easier, but smart choices never were her forte. After all, she’s already broken the unbreakable rules in a failed bid to escape her situation.What could possibly go wrong?This kinky, angsty fake-relationship contains elements of bondage, dominance, submission, and a heavy dollop of sadism and masochism between enthusiastically consenting, bisexual adults, as well as blackmail, corrupt politicians, assault, and references to past abuse and child abuse. For a full list of topics in this book, please read the content note in the beginning. less