“Excuse me?” I interrupt. “How would you know if it’s my scene or not?”
Massimo raises a brow as he looks down at me. “I assure you, it’s not.”
“And I assure you that you don’t know what is and is not my scene,” I say, challenging him.
What on earth am I doing? Coming to a sex toy shop, let alone a sex club, was not in the plans tonight, but for somereason, having Massimo speak for me as if he knows what I do and do not like rubs me the wrong way.
His smile never fades. In fact, it seems to broaden at my words. He gives me one last look, as if to sayAre you sure, and when I don’t say anything, he turns back to Cassius. “Well, that settles it, then. My wife has spoken. Looks like we’ll be doing a little playing tonight.”
My stomach hollows out. Wait, did I… What the hell did I just get myself into? Virgins don’t belong in sex clubs. What am I supposed to do in there?And with Massimo?
Cassius’s mouth breaks out into a smile, and he says, “Well, alright then. Follow me this way.”
My heart hammers in my chest as we make our way back out to the hallway. As Massimo leads me toward the other hallway that leads to the club, my mouth dries up.
Before we get to the door, he stops me, turning me to face him. “You do understand that on the other side of that door is a sex club, right?”
I nod.
“Words,mia moglie. You need to use your words or else I’m turning you around and taking you out of here.”
“Yes,” I breathe out. “Yes, I know there’s a sex club on the other side of that door. One I’mveryinterested in experiencing.”
I don’t know why I said that. I have no business being in there, but also, there’s a part of me that’s a little curious.
“And you’resureyou’re okay with that?”
I tilt my head up at him. “Perfectly so, but with the way you’re acting, maybe I should be askingyouif you’re okay with it.”
“You’re a virgin, Liana. Have you ever even been in a sex club before?”
“Have you?” I say, quirking a brow at him.
“Of course I have.”
“Figures,” I mumble under my breath.
“It was several years ago. I was much younger, and it wasn’t this one. Cassius and his brother just opened this spot a few years ago.”
Taking my face in his hands, Massimo angles me toward him and looks deep into my eyes. “I don’t know why you’re doing this, but we don’t have to go in there. Just say the word and I’ll take you home.”
I should probably take him up on that, but the curious side of me takes control. “No, I already told you. I want to go.”
He looks back and forth between my eyes as if he’s trying to read through my words, but he finally says, “Alright, fine. We’ll go in, but I want you to have a safe word.”
“A safe word?”
“Yes, in case you want to le?—”
“No, I know what it is. I might be a virgin, but I don’t live under a rock. I’m just… Do you think I’ll need one?”
“Listen, nothing bad will ever happen to you in there. Not only do Cassius and Caspian have the best security and only the highest clientele that have a lot to lose if anything bad were to happen here, but I will be with you theentiretime. You got it?”
I give him a nod.
“Words,mia moglie.”
“Yes,” I breathe out.
