The Trust

by Rae Stone

He loved me for years and I never knew. My Mac, my Vita, my best friend. Now that we finally have each other, will his trust in me make us or break us?

THE TRUST is a 18k word As Above novella following Mac and Jordan and the trials they face as a couple. This is a spicy follow up to The Chance, can be read on its own and is meant for eighteen years or older.

92 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 26, 2025

Reviews

[gab_e_reading · Rating 5 out of 5]

This short story is full of emotion, tension and very hot 🌶️ right from the start! We know the two main characters from the book "The Chance", and I enjoyed immersing myself in Mac and Jordan's world again. I devoured every word. It just gets really romantic at the end - that lifts the mood, and we all need something like that at the moment ❤️.

Diese Kurz-Geschichte ist von Beginn an voller Emotionen, Spannung und sehr heissem 🌶️! Wir kennen die beiden Hauptfiguren aus dem Buch "The Chance", und ich habe es genossen nochmals in die Welt von Mac und Jordan einzutauchen. Habe jedes Wort verschlungen. Am Schluss wird es einfach richtig schön romantisch - das hebt die Stimmung, und sowas brauchen wir doch alle im Moment ❤️.

[Kristi · Rating 5 out of 5]

These guys. I am not even going to say low key obsessed. I'm just madly obsessed with these two. I was so excited when Rae announced that another book about these two was coming out. I just want more and more!!

The Trust is a novella continuation of the original book. Mac and Jordan are together now. Loving hard on one another but keeping it quiet because of Mac and his success.

Jordan is working to get his gym fully underway. They are both busy, but absolutely find time for one another whenever necessary...and it's always necessary 🙃

Jordan worries if they will ever be able to live out loud - audibly. Mac is close to just doing it, consequences be damned.

When a threat and homophobic jerk comes into their lives, the men are forced to make a decision quickly. Love always wins.

I just adore these guys. Their relationship, their experience, their need for one another and their love for a certain toy makes me giggle. These scenes are HOT HOT HOT.

These guys will stay with me for a long time. Hopefully we'll see them again.

Story: 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Characters: 5/5 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂
Spice: 5/5 🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆
Love is love: 5/5 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

[Rae_Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Trust is a captivating novelette that picks up where The Chance left off, continuing Mac and Jordan's story in ways I never knew I needed! While I highly recommend reading The Chance first, this can absolutely be enjoyed as a standalone.

From the very first bursts to life—we dive straight into the passion between Jordan and Mac. They’ve finally worked through their issues, but perfection is still out of reach. Jordan is juggling the demands of his new gym, trying to turn a profit while keeping Mac’s safety his top priority. He wants to give Mac everything, but the fear of public scrutiny makes him hesitate. If their relationship goes public, will Mac bear the brunt of the backlash?

Packed with fiery chemistry, heartfelt moments, and a deeply satisfying conclusion, The Trust delivers the perfect happily-ever-after.

If you loved The Chance, this is a must-read!

Vibes:
• Rockstar and bodyguard
• Best friends to lovers
• Bi-lingual MC
• HEA

Rating: 4.5⭐️
Spice: 3🌶

[Marie MARIONETTE · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wanted more of them since The Chance so imagine my face when I saw she wrote a novella!!

And it is perfect!
We get inside Jordan & Mac’s heads and thoughts.
We get steamy hot spice.
We get this type of yearning where they are together but kind of jump into it quickly (well you know what I mean) and realized they actually never spoke about how they see the future.

And the ending was cute.

Anyway. Bref. I loved it.

[Seraphina Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Trust
Part of As Above Series, Novella
Rae Stone

Jordyn & Mac
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶
Novella
Paintball dates
“Good boy”
Found family
Edging / Begging
Established relationship

This was so fun getting back to Mac and Jordyn.

Wowzers

I forgot how hot they could be.

This was a perfect little novella.

So glad they worked things out and got their hea.

So glad for Jordyn and the gym too.

I adored The Chance and this was just as great

Lovely to see the guys again and see them doing well

Super spicy and fun

[Tashii Sainsbury · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

This book is just emotional! I couldn't put it down!

The way Mac and Jordan are with eachother is just 🥹🥹.

I did not want this to end! This is such a cute MM romance.

And that ending!!!! Omg!! I cried!!!! 🥹🥹🥹

It's a quick read and very well portrayed!

This is part of the 'We Shall Rise Volume 1&2' anthology, all proceeds will go to charity!

[Brandy Donato · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh how I love my boys! Loved the extra novella about my boys. Recommend reading about my boys you won’t be disappointed.