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“Yes” She had the Taj pride, too, and knew it “Anyway, I was falling desperately behind in school before a teacher realized rong and gotup a sh Listen to a ton on audio”
“How about if I act as your personal narrator?” Janvier closed his hand around her own “My voice is not so bad”
His voice was raw sex and molten honey Ashasn’t sure she’d comprehend a word of the actual story if he read to her “Looks like we’ve ended up at the exclusive end after all” Breaking the handhold out of habit, she nodded at the club co up ahead
The detour had funneled theht as well start here”
Club Masque was the definition of exclusive—and of dangerous It was the center of the Flesh Market, a group of clubs that catered to the darker appetites of the sophisticated van for the mortal queue made the club’s direction clear It said Fresh Meat
Ashwini could see at least fifty pieces of hopeful “meat” in the line
Most would be turned away The bouncers allowed in only the spectacularly beautiful or those handpicked by one of the VIPs inside The hopeful were unifor and shiny and pretty, their flesh on display despite the cold, et the teensy skirts and bra tops; one modelesqueshort shorts and body glitter with biker boots
The sight made her want to shiver “I feel like I’m dressed for a blizzard compared to Hypothermia Central over there”
Janvier turned up his lip at the display “Cold blood is so unappetizing” Ignoring the queue—and the eyes made in his direction by ht up to the bouncer
Ashwini knew Janvier’s charm could be lethal, but she didn’t expect the bouncer to open the door at first sight “Wow,” she said as they walked into the black-painted hallway lit with bluish lights that created deep pools of shadow, the sound of thuh the floorboards “Are you a VIV?”
“VIV?”
“Very I, he turned right and said, “Strip, sugar”
Realizing they were at the coat check, and yeah, a place this exclusive would have a coat check, she gave the girl behind the counter her outerwear, while Janvier took off his jacket, having left his sweater and scarf in the car She hadn’t worn any visible weapons out of politeness to being in Ellie’s hoh she was certain Ellie wouldn’t have cared, but that meant there were no aard questions