Review: An unexpected story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2011
I was expecting a different kind of book. When Bennett, ready to meet his mate, scents his Master in the air, I thought it would be one of those stories where the main couple has to fight to be together. The original element in this book is that the secret main couple are the destined mates, but the problem for them is that they can't be like they were when they first met, that they have to hide and forget the reasons why they were so good together in the beginning.Bennett and Marsdon are two alpha wolves, but before their mating they met as Dom and sub in a BDSM human club. Bennett's submissive nature puts him in a difficult position in his pack and he can't let anyone know this, because he would lose the respect of his pack members. This leads him to keep Marsdon distant, to try to do his duty to the pack by the denial of his nature and his love.Marsdon is strong and he tries to make Bennett understand that he loves him as he is, that he respects him and being his pup doesn't make him a lesser wolf. He wants Bennett to be himself when they are together in their bedroom. Marsdon tries to appeal to Bennett's heart, he tries to engage him in a discussion where the heart matters, not rationality or tradition, but Bennett can't accept this. He can't understand that what Marsdon found so irresistible was the beauty of his submission, he thinks instead that he is doing something that is disrespectful to his mate.The relationship between the two main characters is not simple. It's not a problem of miscommunication, it's Bennett's attitude that prevents him from being happy. He has built a wall around his heart, he has buried his nature under his preconceived notions of what is just and proper, without understanding that his first duty is to be true to himself. Even if I could understand his confusion, he was so stubborn that I wish I could slap him sometimes, because he didn't understand that it took more guts to claim his submission than deny it. After a while of going in circles, I found Bennett a bit annoying.It was a very interesting book and I'll be reading the sequel.