Chapter 168

KATE

I took a shower, put on some perfume, and wore a robe. I left my hair loose since he hadn't mentioned anything about it. I waited until there were only five minutes left until seven, and then I went upstairs, feeling my legs trembling with nervousness.

I stood in front of the door, took off the robe, and stared at the clock on the wall. Each passing second made my heart pound. I took a deep breath, exhaled, hugged myself, and knocked as soon as the clock struck seven.

Nathan opened the door a second later. He was wearing only a white shirt, a black tie, and leather gloves.

"Come in."

The room was somewhat dark. My heart raced even more when I saw the wooden X-shaped structure in the corner of the wall behind him. There were also some things hanging by the side that I had no idea what they were. I identified some whips, chains, ropes, and handcuffs. Were these things always here?

"Do you want to give up?" He was staring at me.

I shook