Once His Nightmare, Now His Employee
- Genre: LGBTQ+
- Author: Richie~Banks
- Chapters: 96
- Status: Ongoing
- Age Rating: 18+
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Dorian Keene was once untouchable—admired, feared, and cruel in the way boys are when they believe the world belongs to them. Caspian Vale was the opposite: quiet, brilliant, marked, and easy to target. What Dorian never admitted was the truth beneath the cruelty—he was terrified of how badly he wanted the boy he was meant to destroy. Years later, life shows no mercy. Penniless, grieving, and battling a worsening illness, Dorian takes a job that feels like a miracle only to discover his employer is Caspian. No longer the boy he buried, but a powerful tech mogul with an unreadable stare, a carefully constructed life… and a fiancée at his side. Dorian tries to keep his distance. Caspian pretends nothing ever existed. But desire doesn’t die, it waits. And the closer they get, the harder it becomes to tell where control ends and longing begins. As secrets surface and memories fracture, Caspian is forced to confront a truth he’s spent his life denying and Dorian must decide how much of himself he’s willing to lose for a love that was never supposed to exist. ~~~~~ “Once His Nightmare, Now His Employee” is a slow-burn MM romance that drifts from longing into obsession, where power shifts, choices cut deep, and loving the wrong man may cost everything.
Muse
What can I say, a good book? Interesting plot? Not sure yet. Except it is annoyingly engaging (if that means anything). Because I am yet to understand why Caspian is bent on having feelings for a guy who bullied him so much to develop PTSD. His character is crafted to be calm, enduring, empathetic…but Mehn, that’s pathetic! Getting back on the guy that made high school a nightmare for you wouldn’t stop you from all the Mr. Nice guy he is supposed to be. I need him pausing that feelings and dealing with Dorian. But sadly, it is not happening. Instead, he is falling deeper in love. Hold on, let me burst your brain again, that monsterous Dorian thinks the bullying is nothing. What did he call it again? Yes! “Kids hormones.” Bursted right? Now, come read this book with me and let’s see the end because I am still very much turning pages in anger.
December 17, 2025

