The Monster I Am

What separates Rhys Thorne from the monsters around him is a mask that is far too thin for comfort. 

He can smile at monsters and play along at their parties, because deep inside he feels the same urges, the same desire for inflicting pain and anguish. 

Then Dominic Bancroft gifts him with the perfect temptation: Jared, a human slave with a pain response and submission that makes Rhys crave more. His desire for the slave is dangerous and could compromise his entire mission, especially if Jared was planted to spy on him. 

The more time Rhys spends with Jared, the harder it becomes to tell where the act ends and the truth begins. Jared shouldn’t matter. The mission shouldn’t bend around him. And Rhys definitely shouldn’t be thinking about what it would mean to keep him.