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“Aleks,” Con said, and I made myself look at him “The picture with Luca just has to have a certain essence to it… you guys will be acting and nothingyou in it and you can be fully dressed… it’s about portraying a certain dynamic”

I didn’t really understand the last word, but I got the gist of what he was saying I looked at Vaughn He was still holding my face “So it can be like when Father had me sit on the floor next to him?”

Vaughn sed hard and nodded “Yes,” he said, though it sounded like the as hard for hiet out

“Okay,” I said A picture like that wouldn’t be so bad Father hadn’t always made me undress when I’d knelt next to him after I’d pleasured him I’d just have to pretend Luca was like Father

I glanced at Luca and felt a little better when he dropped his eyes He clearly wasn’t happy about needing to do this either

“Okay,” I repeated and Vaughn released his hold on ain

“Do we stay here or in Chicago?” King asked “I need to plan for logistical support”

“Here,” Vaughn said

“Isn’t Chicago where that ure out how to ue pronounce his na ht they took me,” I added

“In all likelihood, yes, Stylianos is in Chicago But Luca going there with you so soon after acquiring you would set off red flags”

“If we’re lucky, we can draw hioal is to play it like Marcus did… that I have no interest in selling you but if the price were right…”

This time I actually had to s the bile down and the burn made my throat hurt

King cleared his throat Everybody looked at hi up

“My people found chatter online about a viewing party that’s happening weekend after next If Luca takes Aleks to that, it’ll get back to Stylianos faster He may even show up there if weout to another potential buyer, especially if we hint that Luca’s not entirely satisfied with his new acquisition… that he was hoping for sohter features”

“No, absolutely not,” Vaughn said, shaking his head “We don’t have enough control in that kind of environment”

King put his hands up in supplication as Vaughn’s anger greith every word The idea of going to one of the very events I’d so often been forced to attend, sometimes as someone’s property and sometimes as merchandise, hn was so ada

But then I remembered none of this was about me