The music grew louder, an operatic splendor welcoming guests.
We descended the stairs.
Gripping the banister, I tried to be careful walking in heels, and felt grateful when Shay reached out and took my arm.
The place was humming with partygoers. The men looked sharp in their tuxedos and the women were wearing elegant long gowns. Submissives were mingling with the ebullient crowd; all of them in erotic leather and lace outfits.
Holding hands, we strolled into a vast room.
A server offered us bubbly from a silver tray. I was handed a glass and Shay took the other flute of champagne for himself.
We tapped our drinks together and sipped our bubbly.
Something between us had changed.
Instead of looking at the guests, we were staring at each other. Our connection felt even deeper.
My body felt heated despite my skimpy bodice.
“You look…” he began.
“You, too,” I whispered.
Shay’s brows furrowed and he looked annoyed.
“What?”
Shay led me away, hurrying me through a wide doorway. We brought our drinks with us.
I glanced back and saw Kaison. Even in a masquerade mask I knew it was him. He’d stopped short of following us.
Shay turned back to look at him. “Not yet.”
I tried to read what he’d meant by that.
A man dressed like a butler closed the door behind us.
This felt like an exclusive and very private conclave of Chrysalis. The light had a deep blue hue and the music was louder with a rhythmic base.
I was as curious as I was nervous, my eyes trying to adjust to the dimness. Blinking, I saw leggy women dressed as submissives escorting men into the darkest corners.
Marble columns lined the venue.
At the outer edges of the glamorous room, guests were fucking—the scene dreamlike beneath the sensual lighting. On a burgundy couch, four lovers were entwined and writhing together in perfect unison.
An erotic vision unfolded as I was led on through.
We found our way into the center of the room.
“On your knees,” demanded my master.
Obeying quickly, I knelt and peered up at him, waiting for my next command.
“Take it in your mouth,” he ordered.
Reaching up, I unbuckled his belt and unzipped his pants.
Unfolding around us where sexual encounters of every description, a beautiful vision of passion and lust.