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He must sense the direction of my thoughts because he smiles and kisses me again, this time quickly on the lips. “You belong here with me, Madeline, so you’d better get used to all of this. You’ll do just fine.”
I nod and force a smile. “Yeah, you’re right. I’ll be fine,” I echo.
As much as I enjoy submitting to Evan Kohl in the bedroom, I’m still an independent woman, and this is a perfect opportunity to prove that to both him and myself. I’ve got this. Totally.
With one more swift kiss, Even trots off to get his work done, and I’m left in what amounts to America’s Kensington Palace, sans the history. The lobby area where I’m standing is huge, circular, with gorgeous frescoes covering the ceiling. The mosaic tiles beneath my feet are equally ornate and colorful and, together with the white, decorative pillars all around, give me a Greco-Roman vibe. The forest of fresh flowers arranged in huge vases all about just scream insane wealth. This place is unreal.
It doesn’t take me long to figure out that the members are almost all men and their “close associates” are all women, many very elegantly dressed. Nearly every one of them is wearing a collar similar to mine.
“Can I be of assistance to you, Miss Swanson?”
I spin around to see a pleasant young guy in a gray vest with red hair, green eyes and a wide smile on his face. His name badge says Andrew.
“Oh, you know my name.” My hand flies to my collar and I touch the infinity emblem. I don’t know why, maybe it’s my anchor to Evan.
Andrew’s smile grows larger somehow. “Mr. Kohl was kind enough to inform us of your stay, and I’m happy to assist you with anything you may require while you’re with us here at Exeter House.”
“Oh. Cool, thanks. I was just exploring, wondering what I should do first.”
Andrew steps to the side and indicates a door to the far right. “May I recommend the spa? Our massage therapists are world-class, and many associates enjoy the exquisite treatments we offer before starting their day.”
There’s that word, again. Associates. Well, at least it isn’t mistress.
“Great,” I say.
He indicates the front desk. “I’ll be here if you need anything. My shift ends at seven, then Chloe will be on duty.”
“Thanks, Andrew.”
I make my way over to the spa, and I’m immediately whisked inside, stripped and swathed in the softest terry cloth I’ve ever felt in my life. A lovely woman leads me into a private room, where a massage therapist is waiting.
The next hour is pure, unadulterated heaven. I’ve never had a deep tissue massage, but by the end, my limbs are jelly and I feel so relaxed, I have trouble retaining the balls Evan inserted inside me. Honestly, he’d never know if I chose to remove them and slip them back in later, but I want to do as he has told me. To please him. And if I cheat, I’ll feel like I failed him.
After my massage, I’m offered a light meal of spa food—sandwiches, fruit and cucumber-infused water. Then I’m led to a room full of reclining beds, where I’m given a twenty-four-carat gold face mask. The mask is cool, and soothing, and after that massage, I’m practically falling asleep on the bed.
“You must be Evan Kohl’s new girl.”
I open my eyes to see a woman lying on the bed next to me. She’s about ten years older than I am, but with her long brown hair and full, curvaceous figure, she’s beautiful. Perfect. And she’s wearing a collar much like mine, except the medallion on hers is a stylized lion head. She studies me with a set of wide brown eyes. Even without makeup, she’s stunning. More power to her.
But what I would give to know what she’s thinking... I’m not Evan’s usual type. I’m not any billionaire’s usual type, as a matter of fact. I’m just a broke graduate student with daddy issues, so it must be a shock for her to see me here, wearing Evan’s symbol at my throat.
“Yes, I’m Maddy.” I shake my head. “I mean, Madeline.”
She nods, smiling before laying her head back down on the pillow. “I’m Grace. Welcome to Exeter House.”
“Evan Kohl is so fucking hot,” another woman says. She’s lying on the bed across from us, swathed in terrycloth, wearing a mud face mask. “It’s too bad what happened last year.”
That piques my interest. “What do you mean?”
Grace clicks her tongue. “Jess, don’t scare her.” She glances at me briefly before placing her head back on the pillow so her mask doesn’t slide off. “Don’t listen to her. Nothing happened. She’s right, though, Kohl is hot as fuck. You’re lucky you landed him, as long as you don’t get too attached.”
I mentally scoff at that. It’s more like he landed me. I didn’t want any of this, initially. And as for getting attached, Evan wouldn’t allow that, even if I wanted to. He was quite explicit about that when we started down this sordid path.
“He’s a bit of an enigma,” I say cryptically. I don’t know these women, so I don’t want to confide too much. But I’m so new to this world, and it’d be nice to talk to someone about it.
Jess laughs. “Enigma is putting it lightly. He has a reputation at Exeter House for being dangerous. No one is going to fuck with you here, that’s for sure.”
Dangerous?
