Like the Finest Gold

When your enemy learns your deepest secret, something that could cost your dearest friends their wands, you have no choice but to submit to his blackmail. But what happens when he awakens parts of you, searing and dangerous, that only leave you wanting more of his torture?

Heart versus mind versus body. Which one will win? Or will they all lose?

As he is drawn further and further into Lucius's twisted blackmail, James's thoughts are consumed by the pleasure his enemy gives him. Sirius, knowing that something is disturbing James, confronts his friend. Bitter sarcasm joins two worlds, and James crosses his point of no return.

So many questions: Why? How? When? Addiction, beauty, lies, and lust blend to confuse, manipulate, and blur the line between James's friends and enemy as his resolve wears away.

When James is forced to make the choice between Lucius and his friends on the night of a full moon, his decision changes his view of his situation. Can he acknowledge that there's more to Lucius than money and arrogance? Can he admit to himself that he enjoys his role in their relationship? And what happens when Sirius catches him in a lie?

It doesn't matter that they've left Hogwarts. Lucius still summons James, and James is still in denial of what Lucius wants from him. The time comes for James to reach his breaking point, but as he accepts his place in their relationship, the consequences are unexpected. (Final chapter)