Stephan is a sweet heart and I really enjoyed his POV. It was nice to see that he was rough and tough on the outside, but, really a teddy bear on the inside. I liked that he could have turned a blind eye on Bri, but decided that she needed help. 
 I felt so bad for Bri. It was a little rough to read specifics about what had happened to her. I was almost brought to tears quite a few times. It is hard to see her so tormented and the reader wanders what she may have been like prior to becoming involved in this lifestyle? 
 I have not read many books about subs/doms, but this one is actually one of my favorites even though there is no sex. This book is classified as erotica, but, there is absolutely no sex. It is hinted at and there are some explanations as to what had happened with Bri, but, not many.