Review: Beg by Piper Scott
SYNOPSIS: 
In a city of sin broods an alpha tired of his past.
Criminal defense attorney Marcus Hayes’ bedroom is empty, but he can’t bring himself to fill it. Years of casual encounters and heated play sessions with seasoned submissives have left him numb—and the older he gets, the more the lifestyle loses its allure. The change he knows he needs isn’t easy to come by.
But change is closer than he thinks.
Beneath blinding strobe lights toils an omega eager for a better future.
Lucian Bracknell is finally free from the horrors of The White Lotus brothel, and for the first time in his life, he’s on his own. Independence means discovering who he is and redefining his relationship with the world, but when he lands a bartending job at The Shepherd, that world turns upside down. Behind The Shepherd’s bar counter, Lucian is untouchable, and ‘no’ is a drug he can’t get enough of.
Until his eyes lock with those of an alpha he’s not allowed to have, and those firm ‘no’s turn to whimpered ‘yes’s.
But forbidden desire this hot can’t be contained forever, and when the fires of their lust start to scorch, Marcus and Lucian will either have to succumb to the heat and face the consequences together or burn with it until one of them falls on their knees and begs for relief.
REVIEW:
Well this is my sign that me and this series are not a match made in heaven. Lucian was so delightfully sassy in Obey that I had high hopes for his journey. Yet Lucian’s attitude seemed like a front that fizzled out over the course of the story. And Marcus just seemed to view Lucian as an object.
Honestly there wasn’t a whole lot I liked in this story other than the secondary character cameos. Lucian had so much potential, and his initial confidence was enticing. He was all about his independence, earning his own way, and being in control of his own future. But the second he laid eyes on Marcus, that all went out the window. Within weeks they were living together, Lucian quit his job, and they were practically tied at the hip and this was disappointing to say in the least. Lucian’s journey didn’t line up with the man I was initially introduced to in Obey.
Then there is Marcus who felt like the definition of degrading. I didn’t like his ‘pet’ name for Lucian. And while Marcus’ inner monologue continued to proclaim how he was all about Lucian, I found that contradictory. Marcus felt very set in his ways and inflexible. I just didn’t see the chemistry between these two. There was just a lot of sex and no balance or substance to carry the relationship.
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