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People are dancing on a large dance floor, and along the back wall is a bar. The bartenders—both male and female—are topless. The entire large room is shrouded in a dim red light.
A security guard sits at the desk at the door. “I have your paperwork, ma’am.” He turns to Mr. Dark. “Here’s her collar and her pager.”
“Thank you, Claude.” Mr. Dark and Sexy is still whispering.
“Collar? Pager?” I ask.
“He’ll explain everything inside,” Claude says.
“Okay.”
Mr. Dark and Sexy takes my hand—I burn at his touch—and we enter the large area. It’s like a ballroom—except no one is dressed for a ball. Some are dressed casually, as I am. Others are clad in sexy leatherwear. Still others in nothing at all.
This is a sex club. A BDSM club. A leather club.
What have I gotten myself into?
My body tingles all over, and I don’t know whether it’s from fear or desire.
Something about Mr. Dark and Sexy seems familiar to me, but I can’t quite place what it is. Whatever it is, I feel safe with him. Protected.
Maybe it’s the agreement I signed—the agreement that ensured my safety at all times. But a piece of paper doesn’t offer protection. OnlyIcan ensure my own protection. Still…I feel safe with him.
He leads me through the room to the bar. Though I hesitate to order any alcohol, I need to do something with my hands. This is definitelynotthe place to order a Virgin Mary.
Mr. Dark and Sexy hasn’t said anything since we left Claude.
“Mr. Dark?”
“Yes, Mandy?” Still a whisper but a harsh one. It has to be for me to hear over the music playing.
“What did Claude give you?”
He hands me a small pager—it reminds me of the pagers Jack and I get when we’re waiting for a table at our favorite sushi place in the Village.
“You’ll keep this at your fingertips at all times. If you ever feel unsafe, you simply press the button.”
I swallow. “Isn’t that what a safe word is for?”
“Yes. But if your mouth is bound, you won’t be able to say your safe word.”
“What if my mouthandhands are bound?” I gulp out.
“That won’t happen your first time at the club.”
My nerves skitter. Pager. Safe word.Your safety is guaranteed at all times.I can leave now. Simply tell Mr. Dark and Sexy I’ve changed my mind.
All it will take is a couple of words…
“You can leave now, Mandy, if you choose to.”
What? Is he reading my mind now?
He nods toward the entrance. “There is no shame in admitting this scene isn’t for you.”
He turns as though to lead me out, and I reach up and grasp his arm. Yes, I’m scared witless, but not about what might happen next. I’m afraid if I leave, I’ll never have the strength to move on from waiting for Jackson to notice me.
“No. I want to stay.”
