Tie Me Up Daddy
he gestured dismissively at the silver lace I was wearing, "—it’s clearly stolen or a very high-end counterfeit. I was just about to have her escorted out by the police."
I felt the familiar sting of Sterling’s cruelty, but this time, it was eclipsed by a strange sense of anticipation. I looked at Lorenzo.
Lorenzo’s expression didn't change, but his eyes darkened until they were almost black. He turned his gaze to me, slowly scanning the silver-grey lace, his eyes lingering on the way the fabric hugged my frame.
Then, he looked back at Sterling.
"You think her presence 'lowers the caliber' of this room?" Lorenzo asked, his voice deceptively smooth.