Darkness Comes — Scarlett Sanderson

Mia is a respected psychologist with the Company -- an interplanetary conglomerate -- and a master at using virtual technology to penetrate the criminal mind. No one knows about her sex-slave past, or about the dark desires she tries to ignore. When she's given Dylan Benjamin's case and told to break him down, something about the man, something primal, reaches deep inside her and strokes the taboo lust she's worked so hard to hide.

Dylan just wanted revenge against the Company. He never expected to get caught stealing, or to be pitted against Mia in a virtual world. But he recognizes the darkness lurking in her and he'll do anything to draw it out, to prove they're kindred spirits. Only he can give Mia what she needs -- not soft and gentle but hard and fast. No roses or pretty words -- just chains and rough, raw pleasure.

Reader Advisory: This story takes place in a dark and gritty world where violence is a fact of life. It contains material that may be disturbing or triggering for some readers.