“You’re not like the others who come here,” he said. “They want to be seen. You want to feel.”
He was leaning against the railing by the infinity pool, the city lights reflecting off his broad shoulders. Dark suit, no tie. A watch that cost more than her apartment. When he turned, his eyes found hers immediately, as if he’d been waiting.
“I thought VIP treatment was a one-time thing,” she said.
His name was Darian. He was the host, the owner, the ghost that everyone whispered about. He took her hand and led her past the velvet ropes, past the envious stares, to a private cabana draped in white silk.
He was relentless. Not cruel— focused . Every touch, every thrust, every pause was calibrated to pull another sound from her throat, another arch of her back. He watched her come undone with a kind of reverence, as if she were the art, and he the collector.
