Crossing Lines
Women in couture clutched flutes of champagne in one hand, pills between manicured fingers in the other, giggling like girls at a garden party—except their eyes were vacant, their laughter hollow.
Further in, under soft golden light, a chaise sat like a throne. Kneeling around it were women adorned in diamonds and little else, their wrists wrapped in silk. They weren’t captives. No. They were volunteers. Eyes sharp, calculated. Submission worn like couture. They played their parts to perfection—paid to play them. Their obedience was curated. Their desire—profitable.
Lana’s nails dug into my arm, sharp enough to leave a mark. She wasn’t just startled. She was unraveling.