He teaches the world how to make bodies beg-without undressing.
But no one's ever touched him.
Paul Albert Mercado, 34, is a sensuality educator adored by millions. Known for his magnetic voice and golden hands, they call him the King of Foreplay-a man who can unravel your soul without even laying a finger. But beneath the silk shirts and slow touches is a man emotionally untouched, hiding scars only one woman ever dared to approach.
Celestine Cortez is a clinical psychologist-sharp, cold, and disgusted by the idea of selling "sex as healing." When she's forced to co-lead a week-long luxury retreat with Paul, her world of logic collides with his world of sensation.
What begins as a professional standoff turns into a dangerous unraveling. One whisper. One graze. One challenge: No sex. No nudity. Just foreplay.
But how long can they deny the one thing neither of them teaches-love?
Foreplay, after all, was never about touch.
It was always about surrender.