Make Me (The Club #17) by Cathleen Ross, The Club Book Series Page B
Authors: Cathleen Ross, The Club Book Series
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hurt?" She led her twin over to the lounge and they sat together. The police officer sat on an opposite recliner and Ryan the spare chair.
"Don't worry Cari. The bruises aren't as bad as they look," Annabel said. "Con took me by surprise. I didn't let him get a jump on me a second time."
"Care to explain?" Cari asked the policeman. Annabel was shaky and she needed a clear point of view.
"It seems Miss Todd agreed to go to Mr Anastos' ranch. Once there, Miss Todd asserts he assaulted her." The policeman gave a small tight nod at Annabel. "It seems he got more than he bargained for."
"He changed Cari. You know when he was here, he was a sweet guy. He did everything I asked him to. I would never had agreed to go to his ranch without getting to know him first."
"He was like a puppy dog," Cari said, flashing Ryan a look.
Ryan rolled his eyes.
"He had a different personality on his ranch. He was ordering me around and his whole demeanor changed. He became nasty. I asked to go home and he started swearing at me, calling me vicious names. I tried to call you but you weren't picking up."
"I'm so sorry, Annabel. I was on a date with Ryan. I have my cell switched off."
"A date? Really?" She smiled with swollen lips. "Ouch." Tentatively, she put her hand to her mouth.
"When he sent his house keeper home, there was no one at the ranch and then things got really strange."
"How strange?" Ryan asked, sitting forward, his expression grim.
Annabel raised her eyebrows at him. "Initially I did what he asked to please him but then he showed me into a room. It had every Dom machine and gadget, every torture device available. The guy wasn't who he pretended to be at..."
"You can say it," Cari said. "Ryan told me about The Club. I know what goes on there."
"I didn't give details about you, Annabel. I figure that's up to you," Ryan said.
"I refused to enter the room and he started pushing me. The thing is, I don't think Con realized how strong I am, or how long my arms are. There was a metal bar lying against the door. The moment he shoved me in the room and went to lock the door, I hit him with the iron bar. Knocked him out cold and called the police."
Ryan looked her over, his gaze appraising and he had a quirky smile on his face. "Amazing. What are you? A Domme?"
"I'm not letting that little shit get the better of me," Annabel said indignantly.
"You're lucky you survived," Cari said.
"Wait, Cari. But there's more to the story," Annabel said. "There were pictures of other women in a file in the room." She glanced over at Ryan. "One of them was Kerry."
"This isn't the first incidence that has happened at The Club," Sergeant Jones said. "I think once we've done our investigation, we're going to find more on Con Anastos."
Three weeks later
Ryan sat with a beer with the twins in their garden. He'd just come back from the police station and wanted to break the news to Cari. "The police have formally charged Con with Kerry's murder."
"I didn't think it would take them too long to put two and two together. Annabel, you came so close," Cari said.
Annabel took a long sip of her iced-tea. "It seems Con was playing a game at The Club. He pretended he was a sub to get female Dommes on board."
"Wait a minute. I'm confused. I thought Kerry went for Doms," Cari said.
"Kerry liked to experiment with whatever was going on. Some people might call her a switch. I think she was finding out what she enjoyed," Ryan said.
"Poor woman," Cari muttered.
"Con was good at being whatever the person wanted. I never suspected him but he was always on his hands and knees at The Club," Ryan said.
"Yeah, well, I'm done with The Club. This isn't the first incident that's happened there," Annabel said.
"I'm done too," Ryan said. "I have something new to occupy myself with."
"What's that?" Cari said.
Ryan raised his glass. "You. I still have your diary."
The End
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"Don't worry Cari. The bruises aren't as bad as they look," Annabel said. "Con took me by surprise. I didn't let him get a jump on me a second time."
"Care to explain?" Cari asked the policeman. Annabel was shaky and she needed a clear point of view.
"It seems Miss Todd agreed to go to Mr Anastos' ranch. Once there, Miss Todd asserts he assaulted her." The policeman gave a small tight nod at Annabel. "It seems he got more than he bargained for."
"He changed Cari. You know when he was here, he was a sweet guy. He did everything I asked him to. I would never had agreed to go to his ranch without getting to know him first."
"He was like a puppy dog," Cari said, flashing Ryan a look.
Ryan rolled his eyes.
"He had a different personality on his ranch. He was ordering me around and his whole demeanor changed. He became nasty. I asked to go home and he started swearing at me, calling me vicious names. I tried to call you but you weren't picking up."
"I'm so sorry, Annabel. I was on a date with Ryan. I have my cell switched off."
"A date? Really?" She smiled with swollen lips. "Ouch." Tentatively, she put her hand to her mouth.
"When he sent his house keeper home, there was no one at the ranch and then things got really strange."
"How strange?" Ryan asked, sitting forward, his expression grim.
Annabel raised her eyebrows at him. "Initially I did what he asked to please him but then he showed me into a room. It had every Dom machine and gadget, every torture device available. The guy wasn't who he pretended to be at..."
"You can say it," Cari said. "Ryan told me about The Club. I know what goes on there."
"I didn't give details about you, Annabel. I figure that's up to you," Ryan said.
"I refused to enter the room and he started pushing me. The thing is, I don't think Con realized how strong I am, or how long my arms are. There was a metal bar lying against the door. The moment he shoved me in the room and went to lock the door, I hit him with the iron bar. Knocked him out cold and called the police."
Ryan looked her over, his gaze appraising and he had a quirky smile on his face. "Amazing. What are you? A Domme?"
"I'm not letting that little shit get the better of me," Annabel said indignantly.
"You're lucky you survived," Cari said.
"Wait, Cari. But there's more to the story," Annabel said. "There were pictures of other women in a file in the room." She glanced over at Ryan. "One of them was Kerry."
"This isn't the first incidence that has happened at The Club," Sergeant Jones said. "I think once we've done our investigation, we're going to find more on Con Anastos."
Three weeks later
Ryan sat with a beer with the twins in their garden. He'd just come back from the police station and wanted to break the news to Cari. "The police have formally charged Con with Kerry's murder."
"I didn't think it would take them too long to put two and two together. Annabel, you came so close," Cari said.
Annabel took a long sip of her iced-tea. "It seems Con was playing a game at The Club. He pretended he was a sub to get female Dommes on board."
"Wait a minute. I'm confused. I thought Kerry went for Doms," Cari said.
"Kerry liked to experiment with whatever was going on. Some people might call her a switch. I think she was finding out what she enjoyed," Ryan said.
"Poor woman," Cari muttered.
"Con was good at being whatever the person wanted. I never suspected him but he was always on his hands and knees at The Club," Ryan said.
"Yeah, well, I'm done with The Club. This isn't the first incident that's happened there," Annabel said.
"I'm done too," Ryan said. "I have something new to occupy myself with."
"What's that?" Cari said.
Ryan raised his glass. "You. I still have your diary."
The End
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my novella from The
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