Just days after their scorching reunion, Professor Evander Carson has kicked his one-time pupil James Sheridan to the curb--and tried to sabotage James's new relationship with Satish Malhotra. Something isn't right here, but James isn't sure he should bother trying to figure out what. Carson isn't good for him and will never change. He needs to accept that and move on.Satish knows something is up, too, but he thinks the relationship between Carson and James is worth saving. To do the right thing, Satish will have to make James and Carson confront the secrets they've hidden for years and help them to overcome the pain and mistrust they've caused.But if Satish succeeds, where will that leave him and his intensifying romance with James? Will the three of them be able to find the right balance, or will James be forced to choose between the pain and submission he craves with Carson, and the sweet, vanilla stability he's found with Satish?