This story is not a bad one. I think I just made the mistake of reading right after I finished [b:The Siren|10970532|The Siren|Tiffany Reisz|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1335832751s/10970532.jpg|15888570]. That book is so intense, that I think almost any book right afterwords would have a hard following in its footsteps. This story is also about Eleanor before The Siren takes place. She is loaned to a friend of Soren (whose name is not mentioned in the story) whose has become a reclusive after his wife died three years prior. It's Eleanor's job to be his slave and hopefully help Daniel move on with this life.
Good short story, though I would not recommend reading right after The Siren.
