Beloved Captor — Jez Morrow

Desdaine has fallen hard for space fighter ace, Jess Laren. The trouble is, Laren is a hero on the wrong side of the interplanetary war.

As a senior intelligence officer in the Ilzec Empire, Desdaine thinks his attraction to other men is his own secret. But when Laren is shot down in Ilzec airspace and found guilty of spying, Desdaine receives orders to carry out the execution. Desdaine didn't think his outlawed desire was obvious, but apparently someone sees through him, and wants to know where Desdaine's loyalty truly lies. Shamed and furious, Desdaine makes the only choice he can…