Bred in the Quiet Circle

When a younger man sets his sights on two married Highland bears, their quiet vows begin to crack.Kevin, a steady fifty-three-year-old nurse and devoted father, has carried a secret since he was eighteen. Paul, broad-shouldered and grizzled, thought one stolen encounter would be enough. Neither expected to be claimed together.In locked offices, cramped hospital stalls, and a remote bothy above the machair, the younger man takes them, slowly, completely, and without mercy. Every release leaves its mark. Every ring glints with new meaning. By the time the blanket is tucked and the circle closes, both married men carry a warmth that will never wash out. A constant, secret fullness that rewrites their marriages, their days, and who they thought they were.Tender. Relentless. Irreversible.A quiet story of two straight Highland bears who learn they were made to be held — and broken — by the same man.For adults only.Part of the Married Men Broken anthology.