“I haven’t decided yet,” I reply, my shoulders slumping slightly. “But I’ll be good to him.”
“Promise?”
“I promise, okay?” I shout, my angry tenor bouncing off the concrete walls. “Just leave me alone. I have to make sure that he still trusts me.”
“Why wouldn’t he?”
“Becauseyou’rehere,” I snarl through grit teeth. “Go away; he needs to cleanse me. I’ve been a bad girl; an unholy, disgusting thing and he’s the only one that can help me.”
“But—”
I don’t listen anymore.
I open the door to the room I left Reade in and then close it firmly behind me, turning the lock so we can’t be followed.
“Is everything okay?”
I blink a few times before I force a smile onto my face.
“It is now that you’re here with me,” I tell him as brightly as I can before I extend a hand toward him.
He lowers his eyes down and I’m half expecting him to rebuff my gesture, but instead he shakes his head, a rueful smile on his face as he slips his hand into mine.
“Then lead the way.”
We continue through door after door until we reach the room I want. The one where I host my customers—the room where this pretty girl does ugly things, and I finally let go of his hand.
“Are you hungry?” I ask, tapping my foot against the floor.I can’t start the stream again until he cleanses me. They deserve better than the failure I presented. Fuck, I hope someone still cares enough to watch.
“Not for food, no.”
I turn around and face him, arching an eyebrow dangerously at his suddenly brazen approach with me.
“For what, then?”So eager to play, so unwilling to see the monster in front of your very own eyes.
“Well, I’m pretty sure you already showed me,” he replies thoughtfully, a smile starting to creep across his lips. “Can’t go around flashing pussy unless you plan on ponying up when the time comes, little girl.”
A breath escapes me.
It sounds something between a strangled gasp and an exhalation of relief.
He’s going to help me after all.
My mind becomes muddled almost as quickly as the breath that left my body. I need props ready because once I’ve given him what he wants, I’ll have to be ready to resume the show.
“Wait here,” I command him quietly.
“Where are you going?” Reade asks curiously.
I smile at him for a moment as I wrap my arms around my body and fight the urge that’s building far too quickly. The one that wants to be cleansed more than anything in the world.
“I have to get some toys.”
Chapter Eight
The cool airthat seeps from the freezer is embracing me while I stand and stare at my options. There’s only one that I’m afraid to use because of the size, but I think it’s the one that will impress him the most.
If I want Reade to do a good job, then I’ll have to do one for him as well.