The private room was smaller than the main gallery, and the lighting was softer, warmer, almost intimate. There were only four pieces on the walls, and the moment I saw the first one, my face went hot. They weren’t portraits or landscapes. They were extremely explicit. Detailed oil paintings of bodies tangled together, mouths open, skin flushed, hands gripping, pulling, and holding in ways that left nothing to the imagination. The second one showed a woman bent forward over a table while two men took her from both ends. The third was even more graphic. The fourth made my throat go dry.I turned red so fast I felt the heat climb from my neck all the way to my ears. My mouth opened, but no sound came out at first.Nico stepped closer, that mismatched gaze moving slowly from the painting to my face. “You’re blushing,” he said, voice low and almost amused. “Those cheeks match the colour of her skin in the second piece. I wonder if the rest of you turns that pretty when you’re flustered.”
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