Carrying the Load

Ten years ago my life changed completely when I found out my dad had cheated on my mom. I lost all respect for him - for both of them,  since neither one wanted to acknowledge the affair baby that came from his mistake - but I gained a little brother. 

Shawn, the light of my fucking life. 

Two years ago my life changed again. I'd been chasing my MMA dreams and making a name for myself in the octagon when I took a punch to the head that stole everything. 

Traumatic Brain Injury, they said. No impulse control, they said. Unchecked aggression and anger management issues that, for a while, I actually let them convince me might make me a danger to the one person in this world that matters.

Luckily, I came to my senses fast. TBI or not, I'd never hurt Shawn. 

I'd fucking die first.

But the damage was done. While I'd been recovering, Shawn had come of age and fallen for a smooth talker of a man who doesn’t fucking deserve him.

I tried to hold my tongue.

I did my best to focus on getting my own shit together and rebuilding a life for myself instead of butting into his.

But now I've found out that the fucker my baby brother is shacked up with might be hurting him, and all bets are off.

Lack of impulse control? Unchecked aggression? A burning, territorial drive to protect what's mine?

Maybe that TBI didn't fuck up my brain after all. Maybe it just unleashed it, arming me with everything I need to take care of my brother the way he needs. 

To take care of all his needs...

Carrying the Load is a 25,000-word erotic m/m gay romance. You can find more books by Becca Vale on Smashwords and get a free one by subscribing to her newsletter.