Page 6 of Surrender

"Do you have clothes? A purse? ID?"

"N-no." She clears her throat and looks at the floor in front of me. "No, sir. I-I didn't think to grab anything before I left."

I suppress a groan. This poor woman has no idea what 'sir' does to me, and that her shy submission has my cock straining against my zipper. But I can feel Cas smiling next to me. She knows.

She tips up on her toes, using my shoulder for leverage. "She's a pretty little thing, isn't she?"

I grunt in response.

"A virgin, too," she whispers.

"Christ!" I scream, throwing my arms in the air before turning around and storming away before I throw this poor woman over my shoulder and make her mine.

I find Harrison and Daniel standing next to the bar, staring and our half-empty drinks curiously. I down mine, then hers, before grunting, "We need to talk," and storming to my office in the opposite direction of the rooms.

Amused, they follow me and sit in the chairs across from my desk. I drop my face into my hands while I gather my thoughts. Cas shows up then, crosses her arms over her chest, and leans against the door frame, utterly amused.

"You're enjoying this, aren't you?" I growl at her.

"So,so, much." She laughs; eyes alight with mischief.

"Enjoying what?" Daniel asks, looking between us.

"Apparently, Cas is picking up strays now and turning The Envelope into a hotel." I narrow my eyes at her.

"You want me to throw a battered woman out? Fine. But you tell her why when the door smacks her on the ass on the way out." And then she turns on her heel to leave.

"Cas!" I shout. She resumes her position against the doorframe.

"Battered woman?" Harrison asks.

Cas sighs. "We have a new server. She was supposed to start tomorrow as a trial. She showed up a few hours ago, running away from home, with a black eye. Her stepfather is a piece of work and her mom's just as bad. Forgive me if my past makes me soft, but we can protect and provide for her. Doesn't that mean we should?"

Daniel and Harrison simply look at me. They know as well as I do that we're not going to toss her out.

"Fine. She can work tonight, but she's not staying here. I can't have a virgin living in a sex club."

Harrison's eyes widen.

Cas leans down and whispers not-so-quietly in his ear. "A virgin. And she's beautiful and naturally submissive." My eyes narrow on him. He's not into virgins. I am. She's mine. We all started this club because of our various kinks. Being prominent in the social sphere meant all of our secrets are published in gossip rags. Trying to find subs, who aren't brats, and who wouldn't tattle to the nearest paparazzi about what we did behind closed doors was becoming an issue.

"She'll stay with me after her shift." I narrow my eyes at Daniel and Harrison, willing them to understand my meaning. I may not make her mine, but she's also off-limits for them.

Cas simply laughs. "Whatever you say, Boss-man. Good luck convincing her of that."

I'll send Daniel to talk to her. He's the calmest of the three of us. "Daniel, go introduce yourself and make sure she has everything she needs. Convince her to stay with me. I've got plenty of extra bedrooms. It's more appropriate than staying here."

"On it, Boss," he says with a smile before shooting me a cheeky half-assed salute and walking away. They all call me Boss. Technically, I'm the CEO, Daniel's the CFO, and Harrison's the COO, but we're all equal partners.

Harrison watches me quietly. He's the observer, the silent judge and jury between the three of us.

And right now, I feel as if he's peering through my skin into my deepest, darkest desires.

And he knows I'm screwed.

Chapter five

Daniel

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