Takashi, the most accomplished archer in his unit, accidentally spies on the secret love tryst of his commander. He wants to pull away and not invade Masaru’s privacy but the erotic pull is beyond even a samurai’s highly disciplined skill. However, because he remains where he is, the two lovers catch his intrusion. Takashi is caught and must be punished for his crime.
What happens next is beyond Takashi’s wildest, most erotic dreams…
Do not look. Do not look. The words echoed in Takashi’s mind, but his body would not obey. Commander Masaru, the samurai he’d loved and served for ten years, was taking off his kimono and Takashi could not pull his gaze from the man’s broadly muscled back. Especially when the summer sun made Masaru’s golden skin shine. Takashi swallowed hard and crouched behind the rock. He fingered the bottle of sesame oil in the pouch he carried. His mother was expecting the oil for her altar to the ancestors and Takashi knew he needed to continue on his way and deliver it so he could return to the barracks before sundown. But Commander Masaru had pulled out his topknot, letting his ebony hair tumble around his wide shoulders. That done, he began u