His attraction to men means Kalean is the black sheep of his wealthy and powerful family-but it won't get him out of attending his brother's pretentious wedding ceremony. Kalean doesn't want to go, but if his parents insist, he has a stipulation: he'll be there with a man on his arm. On the pleasure planet, Wish, Kalean goes to a brothel to meet some potential escorts. But the man who captures his attention isn't one of those on offer? Descani is as surprised as anyone at Kalean's attraction to him-and at his own interest in the young man. He's even more perplexed as a bond begins forming between them. But a murder rips apart Kalean's family and redefines his role. He'll be isolated on his cold and barren home world, far from the warm and colorful planet of Wish-and the arms of the man who's coming to mean so much to him-unless he can find a way to escape the forces separating them.