A man on a mission to discover the truth and a woman who wants to bury it...Greyson Maddox is looking at a much deserved early retirement. It's probably why he's determined to complete this last assignment and protect her, without any complications.Peyton Thomas has accounted for the dangerous obstacles to present themselves. All she has to do is wait for the triggering events to happen, before she puts her plans into action to overcome them.But when the threats arrive, neither one of them is prepared for the possible life changing events that follow...From having to hide out in a kink-inspired resort, to being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, they have no one but each other to rely on. And when they forge an explosive bond, it's an eye-opening experience for the Dom who has long since scratched vanilla off his list of preferences, and an intimate journey for a vanilla woman who never imagined she'd come to crave the kind of different, a man like him has to offer.Their seamless connection is undeniable, even as it makes everything they have to face going forward, more difficult. Because only one of them knows, while the steadily escalating stakes are drawing them closer together, the inevitable truth to be uncovered will surely tear them apart.This is when they both learn the hard way that sometimes forgiveness is not enough...