Page 161 of Chandelier Enthralled
Shrugging, I said, “What has that got to do with anything?”
She flinched, looking hurt, and I reached out to her, needing to pull her into an embrace, show her this was what loving a friend looked like.
But she had already pivoted away. The chenille throw fell off her shoulders and tumbled to the grass in a graceful swirl.
She headed into the house, leaving me outside alone, feeling her sudden loss.
Why did he have to go and say something like that, something that wasn’t true? Every second of every moment I’d spent with him inside Pendulum had felt like an awakening.
It had meant everything to me.
Upstairs, I found sanctuary in another room and slammed the door behind me. I sat down on the hardwood floor, wrapping my arms around my knees. Wanting to leave and stay at the same time was a mind-fuck.
The door opened and Greyson stalked in. I braced myself for his wrath.
He knelt before me. “I recall every second of that night at Pendulum. Of course, I do.”
I blinked up at him, trying to read his expression. “I thought maybe…”
He leaned forward and tipped up my chin. “Watching you come by your own hand is far different from making you come.”
“Is that an invitation?”
“It’s a warning.”
“We made love in the pool.” I pulled my head away from his grip. “Or did you forget that?”
“Exactly, we made love.”
“I need more.”
He gave me a gentle smile. “More?”
“I’m privileged. No need to remind me. But what that also means is I will never experience the world like another woman.”
“That’s actually a privileged perspective,” he said softly.
I let out a sigh of frustration.
“Cameron pursues his fantasies. I don’t know everything that happens at Chrysalis, but I know enough.”
Greyson’s brows arched thoughtfully. “Are you asking for a session?”
“What does that involve?”
“First, you find a Dom.”
I pointed at Greyson. “Done.”
“Next, you choose a safe word.”
“I can do that.”
“Then, you agree to submit.”
My face grew warm and flushed. “I’ll pay you.”
“Willa, thirty-three years ago, a tremendous investment was placed in my name. I’ve never touched it. I have no need for money.”
