Page 158 of Enthrall Ecstasy
“I’m serious. We have a pissed off Dominatrix demanding to see you.”
“Rue was at Majestic for a while.”
“I read that in her file.”
I glanced over at my plate of food, yet to be eaten. “Invite her in.”
“Carrie says she prefers to wait in her car.”
“Can this wait a while?”
“I’m guessing no.”
“Okay, I’ll deal with her.” I headed for the door.
“Is that chicken pasta?” Lotte nudged by me and walked over to the kitchen counter. “Can I have the rest?”
I gave her a warm smile. “Sure.”
My stomach was polite enough not to grumble.
Lotte dipped her finger into the sauce and licked it off. “We’ll keep Rue safe.”
She may be a pasta thief, but Lotte was also one of the kindest souls around.
I left the kitchen and took long strides down the hallway toward Chrysalis’ front door.
Making my way out, I walked toward the town car parked close to the entrance. The driver’s door opened and a chauffeur got out. He walked some distance away, after probably being ordered to give us privacy.
I rapped on the dusky back window.
The car door sprung open.
“Mr. Gardner,” Carrie’s terseness sounded familiar. “Get in.”
I climbed inside and sat opposite her. “This could have been a call.”
“It could have been, yes.” She sneered. “However, I doubt you’d have put Rue on the phone.”
“She’s allowed to make her own decisions.”
She mulled that over as though sucking on a bee, her mouth twisting with distaste. The bitterness of failure. “I sent you to rescue my submissive from Pendulum. And somehow, she has found her way here.”
“It is curious, isn’t it?” I leaned back and crossed one leg over the other.
“Rue left our House without honoring her contract.”
She’d not told me that part.
“We don’t keep them prisoner, Carrie.”
“Unless your name is Cameron Cole.”
I gave her a thin smile. “If you’ll excuse me.”
“You and I have some business to discuss.” She sat back.
And here it was—the predictable first strike.
