Mike: Where is this coming from, this desire to experience a BDSM club? I've left my grief behind as much as I can, and I'm ready to move forward and explore the gay side of me I've ignored. But have I really got a pain kink as well as a need to submit? Meeting Ian has allowed me to explore a side of my nature I'd never admitted to before, but can this work out between us?

Ian: I'm a Dom, and a regular at Collared and Tied, the best gay kink club in Toronto. I've accepted that brief scenes are all a submissive is going to want from me; my dominance with impact play is too much for a relationship. I'm surprised, though, at how much the brand-new sub who walked in tonight appeals to me. How much can I teach him before he leaves for someone else? And will my heart survive when he does?