Chapter 81

“Damn,” I said as I rushed towards the car with Edward just ahead. I was late to get to Keaton’s. I’d overslept. All the excitement of the day before had taken a toll, and so many days in a row spent out in the city letting men use me was something that was leaving me feeling more and more tired. But I hadn’t even completed my very first week as a full courtesan yet.

I hurried into the club but I didn’t find the normal people there, just Keaton, Eric, Dante and a friend of Keaton’s I couldn’t remember.

“Are you late?” Keaton asked as soon as I walked in, looking up from a tablet set on a table between him and the others.

“About ten minutes,” I replied, hoping he was in a good mood. “I can stay ten minutes later if you’d like.”

He frowned and stared at me as I rushed over, but he went back to the tablet and just wrapped an arm around my waist.

“No. I’ve got to go organize some more details for the party. We’re trying to decide on the theme so we can order anything else we need before it