Teaching the Beast

He was the first man she'd met that she didn't want to lie to...

An increasing percentage of the population is born with a variety of unique genetic traits. Despite the frequency, those most severely Afflicted are ostracized from polite society. That's where Elizabeth comes in. Those who are Afflicted may struggle to find suitable romantic partners, but if they can afford it, they are welcome to pay for companionship through The House. An Afflicted client like Silas is nothing new to her.

Silas's undesirable physical features have prevented him from ever pursuing a woman romantically. Desperately lonely, he decides to pay for a three month long live-in companion. He can't possibly pursue the physical side of the deal-he can't imagine any woman wouldn't be sickened by the thought of going to bed with him.

But when Elizabeth arrives, he is consumed. Obsessed. And she surprises him in ways he couldn't have imagined in his wildest fantasies.

***Please check CW at the beginning of the book.