Total pages in book: 74
Estimated words: 75195 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 376(@200wpm)___ 301(@250wpm)___ 251(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 75195 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 376(@200wpm)___ 301(@250wpm)___ 251(@300wpm)
So far, Peiter had only gotten me footage of her condo. So busy with signing several high contract bids on my sculptures, I hadn’t gotten the chance to truly stalk her. Additionally, Peiter wanted more time to rummage through her past.
As far as the anonymous video delivery, he required more time for that too.
I’ll have to find out stuff about her on my own.
I typically didn’t waste time talking for too long with my dates. We exchanged the basic information and then got right to fucking.
But already I knew Nova would be different.
Hand-in-hand, we walked past a small orgy happening on the right. Over here, the stench of sex and sweat permeated the air.
Nova gazed their way and opened her mouth in shock.
Instantly, I wanted to take her mouth, push my tongue between her lips, and taste her spiciness.
Then, she turned my way and caught me watching her. “Do you need a membership to be in The Vault?”
“You do.”
“Then, you are a member?”
“I am.”
“For how long?”
I smirked. “Long enough.”
If she thought I was a puzzle that could be solved, then she would be highly disappointed. So many pieces were lost and would never be found.
I led her away from the Community Room and took us down a red hallway.
Crystal chandeliers shimmered above us.
Gilded mirrors and artwork lined the red walls.
I checked Nova’s reaction.
She scanned the space, surely wondering where we would be going next.
Well-dressed men and women strolled by exuding an air of refinement and elegance. But I knew that they had just come from other paths filled with rooms boasting very dark and inhumane desires. All that refinement was simply a mask to wickedness.
She took them in and shivered.
Can she sense the nastiness on them?
She walked closer to me.
I studied her. “Are you nervous?”
“A little.”
“Why?”
“I have no idea what you will shock me with next.”
I chuckled. “But, do you like the Vault?”
“I’m still assessing.” She looked at me. “If you don’t mind me asking, how much is the membership?”
“Why do you want to know?”
“I am thinking about returning on my own.”
Tension gathered in my shoulders. A small bit of jealousy hit me at the thought of her being here by herself.
Few Black women strolled down here. Due to that, the men would swarm on her immediately, doing their best to devour her. I didn’t like the idea of their hands on her—male or female.
Hmmm. That is interesting. Could I share her at the Masquerade? I’ll think about that later if I decide she will come with me.
Guiding us forward, I shook my head. “No.”
“No?”
“You cannot come back here without me. I should be next to you with every visit.”
“Well, you would probably be bored with what I have planned.”
My cock jerked in my pants. “I doubt that.”
She chuckled. “Tristan, I wouldn’t be returning to have sex here.”
Huh?
I eyed her. “Then, what would you be doing?”
“Observations, writing notes, and conducting interviews on the few people that would be willing.”
“Hmmm.”
“What?”
“I think that would still turn me on. Therefore, you do not return without me.”
She chuckled.
We approached the end of the red hallway.
A door appeared in front of us. It had four boxes of color on it—dark blue, orange, sky blue, and green.
I grabbed the knob, twisted it, and opened the door.
Then, I stepped back to let her walk through first. Also, I hoped to get another view of that lush ass pushing against the red dress’s fabric.
As Nova stepped forward her gaze brightened. “Wow.”
I smiled.
“This. . .” She strolled through. “I wasn’t expecting this.”
A thick canopy of green tree leaves arched over in a dome of branches and tufts of moss. The forest floor was soft loam, covered with leaves, branches, and scattered fallen fruit.
The air was rich with the scent of damp earth, forest, and sap.
A clay path lay before us.
Oak tree limbs covered the walls and ceiling.
The sounds of birds and crickets played in the background.
Nova looked up at the wooden ceiling. “We are not outside, but it feels like we are.”
“Exactly. Currently, we are still under the library.”
She shook her head. “This is amazing. What’s the name of this restaurant?”
“Four Elements.” I followed her inside. “And it is my favorite restaurant in Paradise City.”
The hostess greeted us. “Welcome back, Mr. Russo.”
I nodded.
She guided us down the clay path.
Nova scanned more of the fake forest.
Does she like it?
Usually, it wasn’t important for me to impress a woman. My status and money tended to be enough.
But with Nova. . .I yearned to enchant and entice her.
She’ll love it. How could she not?
Four Elements was a truly unique and intimate dining experience. The Michelin restaurant only seated four tables, but what it lacked in size it made up in its innovative concept and stunning presentation.
The lighting was dim, casting a warm, intimate glow over everything.
Several feet in front of us, a large circular platform stood. Only one table sat on top of it with two chairs.