Physically battered and emotionally abused Emilio races out of the cheap motel room naked and swears he'll never return to that line of work. He fears his pimp Marco and the Russian punishers.

Rafe tells Kaden about Emilio, but not quite everything. Kaden picks Emilio to be his protectee. He warns Emilio that if he breaks security rules, he'll discipline him with a belt, but that doesn't stop Emilio from accepting Kaden as his protector.

Unfortunately, misunderstandings, lies, and shortcomings on both of their parts threaten to take away the one thing Emilio and Kaden each need more than anything else: each other.