'Do you want to be my bitch?' she asked, and her voice had changed; it had gone deeper and become more exciting. 'Yes,' I said, 'What if I'm rough?' she asked. 'I'll be a slut to make you tougher,' I teased, knowing this worked with Hank.
For some, like Missy and Hank, the bond is an extraordinary passage from innocence to extreme passion. It is a need for sensual freedom and an ability to reach beyond body and mind. For the Preacher, the bond is a curse; responsible for a broken heart that will never heal and can only demand vengeance.
Pursued by this spectre from the past, Missy and Hank flee to an uncertain future in New Orleans where the greatest mystery of all - the origin of their secret life - waits in the dark. Along the way their journey is fuelled by the hunt, seduction and domination of their lovers - the way of the bonded.
