Title: Sweating Lies
Author: Emma Jaye
Series: Criminal Delights: Taken
Genre: M/M Romance, Thriller, Dark
Release Date: April 28, 2019
Cover Design: Natasha Snow
“Gladiator or toy?” Kaspar asks, as if it’s the easiest choice in the world.
It might be an easy answer for someone branded, brainwashed, and who remembers no other life. But that’s not me, not yet anyway. I’m a cop—or at least I was until my cover got blown.
Now, I’m one of the trafficked people I vowed to save.
Kaspar’s a toy —a pleasure slave— content to warm our sadistic owner’s bed; he laps up the abuse he’s conditioned to associate with affection.
He’s my only way out. To gain our freedom, I must play the hardest undercover role of my career and be everything his fractured mind needs: a more controlling bastard than the man who turns people into grateful slaves for a living.
Officer Jiao Sweatt thinks I’m a victim.
He has a lot to learn.
And it’ll hurt.
*****
This book is part of CRIMINAL DELIGHTS. Each novel can be read as a standalone and contains a dark M/M romance.
Warning: These books are for adult readers who enjoy stories where lines between right and wrong get blurry. High heat, twisted and tantalizing, these are not for the fainthearted.
He accepted, absorbed, and floated in the serenity of obedience. His physical pain became walled up in a corner of his mind. The only thing that mattered was his master’s will.
“Fuck, I didn’t see you down there. Why didn’t you say something?”
“It’s not my place to disturb my master.”
Jiao frowned. “Don’t call me that. I’m nobody’s master, and you’re nobody’s slave, Kaspar. Come on, up you get. You don’t have to kneel to me.”
Kaspar didn’t move. He didn’t know if he could get up, but they needed to establish something first.
“I do have a master, and right now, it’s you.” He handed Officer Sweatt the Chorbaji’s note. He hoped Officer Sweatt wouldn’t mind that it was a little damp and crumpled from being in his hand all this time.
Jiao glanced at it and scowled. “Well then, as your master, I order you not to kneel to me.”
Kaspar didn’t resist smiling. A pet’s duty was to adapt to his master’s needs. Officer Sweatt clearly liked teasing, playfulness, that he could do.
“That’s going to make blow jobs a little uncomfortable, but–”
“You don’t have to do that either; now get up and talk to me like a man.”
“Can’t men kneel?”
“Just get up, will you? You make me feel uncomfortable.”
That got him moving. Making your master uncomfortable, unless it was to entice him to pleasure, was not good pet behavior. He tried for his normal graceful, hands-free stand, but ended up on his ass; his sore, bruised, battered, and cut ass. Rolling to his side he sucked in a breath, trying to contain the bright flare of pain while expected a kick for his lack of grace.
“Shit, how long were you down there? Never mind.”
With surprising strength, his new master lifted him to his feet, one hand on his bicep, one across his chest, under the brands, and helped him limp across to the bed. He climbed up and lay on his side, head resting on one fist while he balanced himself with the other in front of him. He hoped he looked at least a little enticing. Flirty and playful, that’s what had put a smile on his new master’s face in the gym.
“You’ve been on a drip.” Jiao nodded toward the small cotton ball taped to his inner arm.
“Not a lot gets past you, does it, Ma–” he paused at Jiao’s frown. “Well, what would you like me to call you? Sir? Officer Sweatt? Chief? Boss? Please, don’t say Daddy, anything but–”
“Would you shut up?”
Kaspar’s mouth snapped shut. At least he’d got him to give an order.
A hand pushed through the inky black hair. “Look, Jiao is fine. I got called ‘Sweaty’ enough as a kid never want to hear ‘Sweatt’ again.”
Kaspar frowned. “I’d never call you that, and your first name hardly seems respectful. I–”
“This is important to you, isn’t it?”
Kaspar’s frown deepened. Understanding this new master was a challenge. “Of course it is. The higher the status of my mas–” he paused, grinning “–special friend, the higher I–.”
As he spoke, his new master grabbed a bathrobe from the back of the bathroom door and draped it over him.
Humiliation hammered. He dropped his forehead to the mattress. He was useless, unworthy, and unwanted. He disgusted this man he had been instructed to please. His failures swirled and thickened in his mind like fog.
You deserved what Azur did to you; he should have finished it. Put you down like a useless old dog.
“Fuck, I didn’t see you down there. Why didn’t you say something?”
“It’s not my place to disturb my master.”
Jiao frowned. “Don’t call me that. I’m nobody’s master, and you’re nobody’s slave, Kaspar. Come on, up you get. You don’t have to kneel to me.”
Kaspar didn’t move. He didn’t know if he could get up, but they needed to establish something first.
“I do have a master, and right now, it’s you.” He handed Officer Sweatt the Chorbaji’s note. He hoped Officer Sweatt wouldn’t mind that it was a little damp and crumpled from being in his hand all this time.
Jiao glanced at it and scowled. “Well then, as your master, I order you not to kneel to me.”
Kaspar didn’t resist smiling. A pet’s duty was to adapt to his master’s needs. Officer Sweatt clearly liked teasing, playfulness, that he could do.
“You don’t have to do that either; now get up and talk to me like a man.”
“Can’t men kneel?”
“Just get up, will you? You make me feel uncomfortable.”
That got him moving. Making your master uncomfortable, unless it was to entice him to pleasure, was not good pet behavior. He tried for his normal graceful, hands-free stand, but ended up on his ass; his sore, bruised, battered, and cut ass. Rolling to his side he sucked in a breath, trying to contain the bright flare of pain while expected a kick for his lack of grace.
“Shit, how long were you down there? Never mind.”
With surprising strength, his new master lifted him to his feet, one hand on his bicep, one across his chest, under the brands, and helped him limp across to the bed. He climbed up and lay on his side, head resting on one fist while he balanced himself with the other in front of him. He hoped he looked at least a little enticing. Flirty and playful, that’s what had put a smile on his new master’s face in the gym.
“You’ve been on a drip.” Jiao nodded toward the small cotton ball taped to his inner arm.“Not a lot gets past you, does it, Ma–” he paused at Jiao’s frown. “Well, what would you like me to call you? Sir? Officer Sweatt? Chief? Boss? Please, don’t say Daddy, anything but–”
“Would you shut up?”
Kaspar’s mouth snapped shut. At least he’d got him to give an order.
A hand pushed through the inky black hair. “Look, Jiao is fine. I got called ‘Sweaty’ enough as a kid never want to hear ‘Sweatt’ again.”
Kaspar frowned. “I’d never call you that, and your first name hardly seems respectful. I–”
“This is important to you, isn’t it?”
Kaspar’s frown deepened. Understanding this new master was a challenge. “Of course it is. The higher the status of my mas–” he paused, grinning “–special friend, the higher I–.”As he spoke, his new master grabbed a bathrobe from the back of the bathroom door and draped it over him.
Humiliation hammered. He dropped his forehead to the mattress. He was useless, unworthy, and unwanted. He disgusted this man he had been instructed to please. His failures swirled and thickened in his mind like fog.
You deserved what Azur did to you; he should have finished it. Put you down like a useless old dog.
What is the biggest influence/interest that brought you to this genre?
I started off writing m/f then read an m/m. The lack of ‘female society baggage’ really interested me, as did the range of dynamics possible. With an m/f it's 95% given who will be the protector/savior and who will be the more emotional/protected character.
With m/m anything is possible. Plus for some reason, I find I can be far more cruel to male characters!
When writing a book, what is your favorite part of the creative process (outline, plot, character names, editing, etc.)?
I love the way the characters evolve as I write. I only ever have a vague idea about how the story will go when I start writing, but as I put the characters in different situations, they evolve too, and I often have to go back and make sure I keep things consistent.
When reading a book, what genre do you find most interesting/intriguing?
I like high stakes for the couple, but not necessarily ‘world impacting stakes’. Hurt/ comfort, with horrible/stressful things happening to one or both main characters, but never violence between the couple, other than a little therapeutic BDSM on occasion. As for the setting, I don’t really care, I like contemporary, sci-fi, paranormal and fantasy.
If you could co-author with any author, past or present, who would you choose?
Hmm. Tough one. The practicalities of writing can make co-authoring tricky, with most authors having very individual processes and speeds for creation. I do however LOVE knocking ideas around with my author pals, particularly Nero Seal.
Have you always wanted to write or did it come to you "later in life"?
I’ve always made up stories in my head during those wonderful minutes before falling asleep at night. I began my writing career with academic writing before saying ‘f***k it, fiction is far more fun!’ The invention of eReaders has revolutionized the publishing and reading experience the world over. People can now read in just a huge mind-boggling array of genres that would NEVER have been available when only traditional publishers existed.
I started off writing m/f then read an m/m. The lack of ‘female society baggage’ really interested me, as did the range of dynamics possible. With an m/f it's 95% given who will be the protector/savior and who will be the more emotional/protected character.
With m/m anything is possible. Plus for some reason, I find I can be far more cruel to male characters!
When writing a book, what is your favorite part of the creative process (outline, plot, character names, editing, etc.)?
I love the way the characters evolve as I write. I only ever have a vague idea about how the story will go when I start writing, but as I put the characters in different situations, they evolve too, and I often have to go back and make sure I keep things consistent.
When reading a book, what genre do you find most interesting/intriguing?
I like high stakes for the couple, but not necessarily ‘world impacting stakes’. Hurt/ comfort, with horrible/stressful things happening to one or both main characters, but never violence between the couple, other than a little therapeutic BDSM on occasion. As for the setting, I don’t really care, I like contemporary, sci-fi, paranormal and fantasy.
If you could co-author with any author, past or present, who would you choose?
Hmm. Tough one. The practicalities of writing can make co-authoring tricky, with most authors having very individual processes and speeds for creation. I do however LOVE knocking ideas around with my author pals, particularly Nero Seal.
Have you always wanted to write or did it come to you "later in life"?
I’ve always made up stories in my head during those wonderful minutes before falling asleep at night. I began my writing career with academic writing before saying ‘f***k it, fiction is far more fun!’ The invention of eReaders has revolutionized the publishing and reading experience the world over. People can now read in just a huge mind-boggling array of genres that would NEVER have been available when only traditional publishers existed.
Author Bio:I have a reputation for writing dark, angst filled stories in a swathe of genres, from Sci-fi and paranormal, to contemporary romance and erotica with m/f, m/m and multiple partners. I blame my rebellious muse (who looks like Chris from the Paint Series) for the erotic aspects tickling the angst, and the humour cuddling up with the erotic. You’ll find all this and more in my books! No matter the genre, I can promise different characters, dark themes, steamin’ sex, laughs and a HEA or HFN.
When I’m notwriting or reading, in leafy Sussex, England, I herd Birman cats and sons. Both groups argue that the other is too large.
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