After suffering multiple emotional wounds in his youth, Master Dante has roughly stitched himself back together giving him an edge and a hardness. Lara denies the pain of her past and now accepts any kind of brutality given to her, whether physical or emotional. Lara leaves the safety of being near Liam to serve the Master of Pain. She is ready to give herself completely to him, yet getting through his defenses will not be easy, Lara doesn't know if he will let her inside his battered heart. Master Dante for the first time in his life feels the need to change. He acquired Lara from Master Griffin because this woman intrigued him. He had no idea just how much this woman was about to change his life. His new role of Head Master, dealing with Angelique's jealousy, and being forced to confront his and Bazil's rough beginning, while trying to deny his need for Lara is pushing him to his limits and threatens to unravel all his defenses stitch by painful stitch.