The Library Gentlemen Novels & Stories

The Secret Orgy (3) After about thirty minutes, the couples had time to introduce themselves and sample the champagne and appetizers. A man Beth and Bob had not seen before stepped quietly into the library. He was large, muscular, and completely bald, and he wore a uniform similar to the butler who had greeted them at the door. He moved to the center of the group and rang a small bell to get their attention. “Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of your host, I offer you his warmest greetings and appreciation for attending this evening,” the man said. “My name is Mr. Kensington.”

As I checked, I realised they were only stories about human mates of the opposite sex who eventually either died or were brought fully into the pack. It was not until breakfast time before I left the library after returning the books. I tried to catch any particular scent here but the library was public and everyone's scent still lingered save for Jace as he was not allowed here. As we all seated for breakfast, I glanced at my brothers wondering who exactly it might be. Jacob was too manly for all that and he was the perfect gentleman. Damon obviously had not passed that test owing to his reputation as the family's playboy.

I turn to the Thomas board member who has reappeared with more things to say about Gerald’s legacy, and I re-engage with the conversation, and I do not let a single thing show on my face. But my heart is going. ***** The crowd thins after eight. The catering staff begins their quiet dismantling. Divine retires upstairs with the regal finality of a woman who has performed enough for one day. Michael is deep in the study with the family lawyer; the estate is a complex thing, and complexity is Michael’s native language. I slip away to the library. The Thomas townhouse library is on the second floor, dark and warm, smelling of Gerald’s pipe tobacco, permanently seeped into the walls. I close the