This is a completely different look at the Belonging universe than Anchored or Where He Belongs gives us. This story looks at things from the POV of a freeman who was sold into slavery after being made an example of and sentenced to life for the accidental death of a protestor while serving as a riot guard. In this story, Brooklyn, or Brooklyn Marshall when he is referred to by his freeman name, resents having his freedom taken away and being treated like a slave, being abused by guards, and being sold for sex to the highest bidder. He also takes boxing from a hobby to pro heavyweight status to make money for his co-owner collective, known simply as the Management. 
 Brooklyn wants to fight the freeman heavyweight champion, Dragan Thorne, but the freemen don't have to fight against slaves, and most of them are so out of shape they couldn't take him on anyway. So he aspires for the slave heavyweight champion and calls out Thorne along the way. He catches the eye of the Management, and also of Nathaniel Bishop, who buys Brooklyn immediately after the fights, and forces pleasure on him instead taking it from him, confusing Brooklyn in the process. They reach an understanding of sorts while Brooklyn is training, slowly falling for each other, despite their circumstances and unequal status. 
 One of the things which captivated me so much about Anchored was the really strong emotions evoked by Daniel's slave circumstances. Brooklyn's are no less emotion-evoking. His thoughts throughout the story center around bringing freemen to their knees by forcing them to celebrate a slave boxer, his prowess and heart in the ring being the only thing they can't take away from him. But he might lose it anyway when he accidentally kills an opponent during a match. So, will that break Brooklyn's spirit and keep him from achieving his goal of beating Thorne, or will he be defeated by something more personal? By a reminder of what life was like when he was free? By Nathaniel? 
 One of the things that I tend to despise is when stories stop too quickly and don't follow through enough on the epilogue details. Even though I think this story stopped short of what I would usually prefer in the way of clean-up, I don't think that it was wrong to do so in this case. It was somewhat abrupt, but the way in which the details were presented made me feel that I wasn't cheated. 
 This is a fabulous addition to the Belonging universe with very different emotions due to very different circumstances. It's an awesome ride, just like Anchored was, but in a very different way. 
 So, I'm giving this 4.5 stars, rounded down until I determine re-readability. =)