The Collateral -- Part 1: "It's just a formality."
dystopian MM captive slave dark romance
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3.9 • 7 Ratings
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- $2.99
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Publisher Description
This isn’t supposed to happen to guys like me. I’m not an illegal alien or a criminal. I’m a middle-class boy from a good family.
But my Dad’s business hit a rough patch, and he needed a loan to save it. And he only had one asset left that the bank would accept as collateral.
Me.
Dad said that it wouldn’t be so bad. That it would only be for a few years, and I’d be a free man again as soon as he paid off the loan. He made it sound like I’d be waiting tables or mowing lawns. Hard work that would “build character”, he told me.
But dad hadn’t thought about how things would change once I was in the collar.
Or what other uses the bank might find for a blond eighteen-year-old slave.
What to Expect in The Collateral:
✓ Dark Captive Romance: A man stripped of everything — except the will to fight back.
✓ Dystopian Dread: A near-future America where human life has a price.
✓ Bisexual Awakening: A young man forced to confront desires he never knew he had.
✓ Systematic Submission: Power stripped away one compromise at a time.
Author's Note: The Collateral is a dark story of enslavement and rebellion, not a conventional romance. While there is a form of HEA at the conclusion of the series, it comes at the end of a long and twisted path. If you are triggered by themes of dominance, corruption, and coercion, this series is not for you.
Customer Reviews
Promising Beginning
Let me recap what we have learned about our main characters:
1. Dominic (the father) is a restaurant owner who has no idea how to change with the times. When the town was booming, he built a successful restaurant business. However, when things in the town went downhill, he either had no idea how to keep his business afloat, or was unwilling to make the necessary changes.
2. Doug (the older brother) apparently has been a bully all his life. Unfortunately as he has endeared himself to his father, he can do no wrong in his father’s eyes. Doug is the one who convinced his father to talk Wes into becoming a slave so Dominic can use Wes as collateral for a loan. Dominic apparently hasn’t researched anything about owning a slave but you can be sure that Doug has.
3. Wes (main character) is within mere weeks of turning 18 and becoming a citizen. Unfortunately the only way his father can get a loan to save the family restaurant is for Wes to be enslaved and used as collateral for the loan. Wes loves his little sister and doesn’t want to see her homeless. So he naively believes his father’s promises.
Just a few pages.
Sample book is the same length as the purchased book. So either iBooks is messed up or this is a scam.