“Ready?” Mhairi asked, disturbing my thoughts. I nodded, trying to hide my nerves as I followed her out of the room. “You’ve got your little card, your reader and your tablet, right?”“Yup.” I held up the small clutch purse I had. In it were these three items and a small compact mirror, some tissues and a buzzer that would summon my bodyguard to my side immediately. All I officially needed.As I entered the common room all the courtesan rooms opened onto, I saw not just Edward and Jake waiting for Mhairi and me, our guards while we were out working, but Daniel too, the man who had essentially resurrected me.His eyes went wide as he spotted me.“New design. I wasn’t expecting that. Thought you’d save it for when you really needed it.” He held out his arms to me as if he wanted to give me a hug goodbye, but I knew this was unlikely. Daniel wasn’t sentimental. I was his to make him money and he’d coached me in my new way of life for one reason. Money.He took a hand and slowly swirled me
As Keaton led me away I tried not to shiver. Edward followed, but he hung back, and I remembered the warning he’d given me partway through my training. If I gave a client permission to spend time with me, I had to follow through as long as they were within the bounds of an official fetish. Edward would only intervene if things got very out of hand and it looked like I might be badly hurt or worse.A large room sat behind a curtain, almost the same size as the dance floor again. I blinked, surprised, and hesitated just inside it. Keaton looked at me and laughed.“Not what you were expecting?”I shook my head as I took in the number of men in there. I recognised one of the men Keaton had insisted I pleasure on a previous occasion, sitting with two other men, all of them tucking into a stack of pancakes bigger than any I’d ever seen before.More men sat at other tables, and two played pool at the far end of the room. There were two other women in the room, compared to at least fifteen men
“Stand still,” he said, letting go of me and walking in a circle around me, his eyes exploring. As he came around for the second time, he reached out, his hands trailing across my skin, flitting across my breasts and nipples while he was in front of me, and my ass while he was behind.“This is a wonderful new design,” he suddenly said. “I wasn’t sure at first, but... it’s growing on me.”“I’m glad you like it. It was done with the paints you paid for,” I replied, wanting him to know what that simple gesture had already done for me.“Fitting then that I like it so much, but now... Time to get to your education. If you’re as naked as you can get, then I want you on your knees already.“Yes, sir,” I said as I lowered myself down. Trying to anticipate his next commands, I clasped my hands together behind my back, held my shoulders back and let him get a good view of my most intimate areas.“Are you sure you’ve never done this before?” Keaton asked.“Completely. I think I’d have remembered
Released from Keaton’s care for a moment, I moved through the room, feeling very mixed but trying to look like my entire world was the best it had ever been.I hadn’t expected many things to be good about my first day, especially given that I was still healing, but I had hoped Keaton would have delivered something a little more reciprocal. Perhaps I had been expecting too much of this new life, but I had no way of knowing yet. There was literally no one to compare him to.After Keaton dealt with something, talking to a man I didn’t recognize in hushed voices off to one side, he came back to me and took my arm.“Now, Courtesan, shall we continue our afternoon together?”“Please,” I replied. “I feel like we’ve only just begun.”“Oh, entirely. No one has seen how deliciously fuckable you are yet. I promise you, there’s a lot still to come.”I smiled, a part of me thrilled that he hadn’t considered the earlier performance all there was going to be, the other part noticing he’d mentioned ot
Getting more nervous, I watched as other players grew close to their goal. While I was studying Trey and his playing style, Keaton suddenly called fifty. I almost jumped, but wasn’t surprised when he turned to me. I gladly opened my bag to him and let him rummage, watching him give me a smug grin. Not even looking, he held out the cube to me, his grin getting even wider.Looking down, I saw a small symbol on it of what appeared to be a pussy. I raised my eyebrows as he placed it on the table.Before I could process that Keaton had won me and seemed to know that’s what he’d do, he had taken my hand and led me away from the game table.I gave him a shy smile as he moved us both towards a slightly more enclosed seating area. As I thought about what was about to follow, I felt an eager, tight heat forming in the depths of my body, spreading out as he ran a hand down my back.“You’ve been delightful today, Auralia. Daniel knew what he was doing when he chose you,” Keaton whispered as he pul
Standing beside the other two courtesans, I tried to look inconspicuous and not get in either of their space. If the men wanted me instead of them, they’d know where to find me.My earnings were assured. Keaton was happy with me and I had a feeling that was all that mattered. The rest would suck up to him regardless.But it was quite clear, the men had a lot more interest in me. Both of the next two to reach their count came to my bag to fish out a cube. I knew neither of them and was relieved to find both returning with blank cubes that denied them anything from me, but I knew it diminished what I was holding. Every time a blank cube was taken out it increased the odds of the others being found.Before anyone else could declare themselves a winner, the doors opened and a new man strolled in. He was dressed in a dark suit, dark glasses over his eyes and a swagger to his walk, his face reserved. I tried not to stare, but found my gaze involuntarily flicked his way more than once.“Dante
As I walked out of Keaton’s area of the club I tried not to let my emotions show. I’d just been asked to open my legs to who knows how many men at a party for Keaton, and already that morning I’d been screwed by him and one of his friends. I had a feeling that there would be more of the same the following day.It was almost too much to cope with, and I felt my heart rate increase and my body wobble, my feet not responding to my need to walk. Edward reached out surreptitiously and steadied me for half a second before continuing to walk by my side.The subtle sign of care helped calm me. I had an ally even if he would want to screw me soon as well.He was also my protector as much as he could be, and I’d never forget how he’d stopped other guards taking advantage of me and forcing me to pleasure them by claiming me as his particular courtesan among the court. We’d already spoken of it and he’d turned me down, but instead of letting the others hurt me, he’d changed his mind and stepped in
“You two have met already?” Tomichii asked, the disappointment at not being able to make the introduction very clear on his face. I knew I needed to both rescue it and ensure I was truthful.“We’ve not met as such, but we were within the same room and shared some company not even an hour ago. I knew Keaton would be at the club this afternoon but not where he’d be later and didn’t want to miss him today either,” I said, hoping the knowledge that I’d visited another companion first wouldn’t upset him. Instead, it seemed to have the opposite effect.“You’ve not truly met yet, then?” he asked, trying to sound relaxed about it.“No. I am at a loss for your name, and know nothing about you other than you seem to be new in the city,” I said to the gorgeous man, giving him my attention. Tomichii beamed as he held out my hand for the man to take.“Auralia, this is Dante. His father is good friends with Kioshi. Dante is here both on his father’s behalf—”“And in my own right,” Dante added, inter