since having her
last child. She asks about you often and she’ll be thrilled to see
you.”
“Is there some reason Angel
isn’t going last?”
“Yes, Damian is providing
quiet rooms for the subs after each demonstration. I plan to use
you in the scene with Angel, and then I’d like you to handle her
aftercare. Cheri has a Dom who will be available and Sara has her
husband.”
“You’re setting this up on
purpose.”
“Yes, I am. I’ll be
answering questions and showing basic binding techniques
afterwards. I would very much appreciate your help with Angel. She
is very needy after a scene and I don’t trust her with anyone else.
Her eyes will be covered during the demonstration. You shouldn’t
remove the blindfold until she begins responding to you again.
Also, I think this will put you more in my corner when it comes to
staying here and caring for her.”
“You know I would never
refuse you a favor, right?”
“Yes, Zach. I know that,
but I also need your willingness to do this.”
“All those years ago, you
told me I wasn’t a sub to you. It didn’t take me long to figure out
that I was. Oh, sure, I’m dominant, but I respond to you just as
the women do.”
“Is this really a
conversation you want to have right now?”
“No, but I thought you
needed to know that I’m no longer an officer and no longer need to
hide my true life from my department. I have no plans to wear a
mask tonight.”
Monroe’s eyes
sparked.
“Then I
think you are ready to go further into my art. I’ll keep your knee
in mind tonight, but this is exactly what Angel needs. I’m placing
a lot of trust in you and I can’t think of anyone I’d rather give
it to. Now, I need you to leave while I prepare.”
The intense gaze looked
away.
Chapter
Thirteen
Stephens waited in the
foyer and the two left for the forty-five minute trip into the city
and Club El Diablo. Monroe kept a suite at the exclusive El Diablo
hotel, and Zach stopped there briefly before entering the
club.
The lights, smells, and
music brought him fully into the kink world he loved. Zach had
visited private clubs around the country, but El Diablo was his
favorite. The sight of the beautiful carousel made him smile as he
remembered the last punishment he gave Sara before she met her
husband.
At the beginning of his
BDSM exploration, Sara had been the one to hold his hand. She was a
switch in the early days of her own journey, and a great teacher.
Monroe may have taught him all the bondage techniques and how to
create the perfect scene, but Sara gave Zach the delicate exchange
of power he needed to understand how it all came
together.
“Zachery, I was hoping
Nathaniel could entice you into attending!” Damian, the owner of
Club El Diablo shook his hand.
“It’s good to see you, too,
Damian. The grapevine has been singing about you being a new daddy.
Congratulations.”
“Thank you. Abigail and her
mother are doing fantastic now that we have a nanny, but sweet Abby
has a cold and Lydia won’t be attending the show. I promised I
would invite you to dinner if you plan on being in town for
long.”
“I would love to have
dinner and meet the new addition to your family.”
“Great. Do you have any
intention of playing before the festivities begin? I would be happy
to introduce you to an unattached sub or two before the crowd
thickens.”
“No, actually, I’d rather
watch and maybe have a drink before Monroe arrives.”
“Then I’ll join you in a
quick drink. I need to check on the baby before work consumes the
rest of the evening.”
The club began filling. A
large area had been roped off for the exhibition and Zach could
feel the excitement. Monroe always managed to draw a large crowd.
He passed up many invites to perform his art, and Zach liked to
tease him that he hid behind his photographs. But on those rare
occasions like tonight, when he showed his true artistic genius to
a large crowd, it was hard not to feel the power he exuded
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