Very strange! 
 Unfortunately, this book was not nearly as good as Consequences. The characterisation was a bit flat for me. 
 And so much deus ex machina. 
 (view spoiler)[It was like the author wanted to get to the plot point of the hero "owning" the heroine, and so nothing leading up to it made any sense. It was done better in Consequences. 
 The majority of the Present chapters seemed pointless. I don't like the jumping about, back and forth. Just drags the story out. 
 And Alex losing her trust fund was not really a huge problem was it. Like 99% of the population has to borrow money and/or work their way through college. They don't sign up to a super secret one year escort agency with unrealistic rules that was recommended by a sudden "close" character addition. (hide spoiler)]