Page 99 of Enthrall Ecstasy
“That’s what hethinkshe wants.”
“Are you suggesting you take me on?” I held my breath, terrified of the answer—and cursing myself for asking.
“Have you ever passed out due to pain?”
“No.”
“Would you like to?”
“No.”
“Then you’d be a bad fit for me as your Dom.”
I exhaled slowly. “Men like you get a kick out of scaring subs like me.”
“And what are you like?”
“It’s in my file.”
“You’re asking for the extreme, I imagine?”
“How would you know?”
“I’m a good judge.”
“I have to read this.” I pointed to the book that lay open by my side. “Before he gets back.”
“Is that my cue to leave?”
I cringed inwardly at how badly this had gone. This man had influence here and I was making an enemy of him.
Being the enemy of a self-proclaimed sadist was never a good thing.
De Sade rose off the chair and came closer, towering over me. His presence made the room shrink—and spin.
“I’m here for you, Rue. I know what it’s like to fly too close to the sun.”
His cologne reached me; something dark and mysterious with deadly undertones so damn alluring. Discreetly, I inhaled another whiff of him as though under his spell.
If Satan had a twin, it would be De Sade.
“I’m here strictly for Chrysalis training,” I said. “Not to get involved with anyone. Not like that.”
“Look at me. Now tell me you don’t want to feelhisaffection?”
I tore my gaze away from his and tried to convince myself this wasn’t important. That being in this place was what I wanted more than anyone in it.
Even though Shay had a way of making me feel special, like he and I were connected on a deeper level. It felt as though he had already stolen a part of me. His passion for life matched my own in every conceivable way.
But I knew…knewthat my being in this room and Shay not being here was the answer I’d feared. Tears stung as I realized that this was what De Sade was trying to tell me.
I peered up at him, trying to hide my pain—hiding a feeling of dread that he was right.
He smirked. “That’s what I thought.”
“You thought what?”
“You showed Shay how much you need him. That was the beginning of the end.”
