Bran Losing your eye in an alley bar-fight will change you. And I don't just mean physically. I thought my biggest hurdle was accepting that I look different. Turns out, my personal Everest is realizing that other people don't accept me. Specifically, women. I'm ready to throw in the towel on friend-of-a-friend dates and algorithmic dinners. Gonna pour myself into my gym, Paradise, and hire some new people. Keep myself focused on what I have, not what I don't. Well, that was the plan. Until she walked in wearing a sexy trenchcoat and heels, calling herself E, telling me to get to my knees. Now I'm owned, I'm hers. Her sub, her pet. Her Stray. The problem is, I won't survive if she doesn't keep me. Author's Note: Please visit the reading guide on the author's website for all content warnings and other information. For Adult Readers.