Rescued from childhood ruins by dedicated federal investigator Kay, Felix grows up under eight years of steadfast paternal devotion. But as Felix reaches adulthood, filial gratitude twists into an all-consuming romantic longing for his protector. When an impulsive eighteenth-birthday confession breaches every ethical boundary, a guilt-ridden Kay banishes Felix from his home, desperate to quell his own reciprocal desire.
Cast adrift in the city, Felix refuses to extinguish the obsession tying them together, even as agony consumes their months apart. When ruthless drug traffickers from Kay's unsolved cases resurface to target Felix for bloody payback, Kay throws caution to the wind. Shielding the young man with lethal force, Kay must confront taboo societal condemnation to keep Felix alive.
