Page 4 of Love Me Not

I really hadn’t fully thought it through.After all, from the time I arrived at the club to the time of the auction, only an hour had passed—if that.

I wanted to do it for the money, of course… But was I really okay with being bid off to a stranger?

Likely a rich one… Obviously queer… Who’s also into BDSM… All of it is kind of a plus.And they did say I could back out at any point.

So, if I wasn’t really feeling my bidder, I could just… walk away.But Lucas was counting on me.

It was okay for me to live like I had, but I needed to do something for them.It wasn’t just every day that an opportunity like this fell on my lap.

“And now, welcome our first lady of the night—Julie H.!”

Shit.I looked at Nyx, who nodded and motioned for me to walk on stage.Here goes nothing.

I rolled my shoulders and kept my head high before walking out and onto the stage.All lights were on me, but I could still make out the crowd.The small room that had been empty was now packed with masked people sitting down, each of them holding a paddle.

“Our first beauty is a charismatic and down-to-earth sub who loveslotsof praise and is—ooh—open to exploring exhibitionism.”I couldn’t see Sloan from where I was standing, but the playfulness in her voice had me smiling.

I did a little twirl for the audience, earning a few chuckles.They spurred me on, and suddenly, I was playing with the audience.I winked at a few in the front, blew them a kiss, and even started to raise my dress a little to give them a peek at what was hiding beneath.

“Since this is her first ever auction, we will start at one hundred thousand!”

There was a terrifying moment where I truly believed no one was going to purchase me, that I was doomed for embarrassment.

But then one paddle raised.

“One-fifty!”

“One seventy-five!”

“Any take for two hundred?”

“I’ll do you one better—three hundred!”

“Four!”

Oh my gosh.I couldn’t conceal the shock on my face.Are people really buying me for this much?It was going to make all my dreams come true.It was going to change my life.

“Let’s keep it going!”

“Five hundred!”

“Six!”

I blew them some more kisses and waved at the ones bidding.

This is really happening, isn’t it?

And then, someone stood up.I couldn’t make out their face with the light, but their voice captivated me.

“One million.”

Silence fell.Then Sloan, seeming really far away, hit something that sounded like a gavel.

“Sold to bidder number forty-two for one million dollars!”

I couldn’t even get a look at her before I was rushed off the stage by Nyx.

“You fucking go, girl!”she whispered to me.“Come with me to sign the paperwork.The bidder will meet you in the room.I’ll take you there.”

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