ROSE "And… are you one?” I asked quietly. Because the thought of him being here before me… with someone else… It didn’t sit well. It fucking made my skin crawl. “It’s my second time here, lioness,” he replied, his grey eyes locking onto mine, steady and honest. “And no, I wasn’t here to enjoy what the club offers. I’m not a member either.” “Then—” “Just hold on…” He turned toward a set of stairs, and I counted, eight steps, before we reached iron gates secured with a heavy lock. Ryan set me down and pulled a key from his pocket. Within seconds, the gate was unlocked. He pressed his thumb against a screen on the wall, and with a soft mechanical sound, another set of steel doors slid open. The moment we stepped inside, a gasp escaped me. “Oh…” It wasn’t what I had expected at all. Not a dungeon-like room, not something crude or overwhelming, but a fully furnished apartment, wrapped in a dark, sensual aesthetic. “How… I mean…” My words trailed off as I to
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