Taboo: Ties and Sins
“And the shoes. Stand in front of me.”
With movements that seemed to last an eternity, Elena unclasped her bra and let it fall. She slid the panties down, feeling the slickness of her own arousal. Finally, she unbuckled the straps of her high heels, leaving herself completely naked in the center of her immaculate living room. The shoes—symbols of her professional armor—now lay beside the torn dress like trophies of her surrender.
Valentim watched her for a long moment, his face unreadable.
“Beautiful,” he said, and the word sounded not like an empty compliment, but like a factual observation, as though he were assessing the quality of a piece of marble. “Now, on your knees.”