Chapter 2 #2
“Now this is a human the vampires will be begging to bite.” Starla chuckled.
She stood behind Tomesha and rested her hands on her shoulders.
Her smile disappeared. “It may be hard at first, you know. Getting paid for sex, but once you have paid your bills and put food in your pantry, it gets easier.”
Tomesha met Starla’s gaze in the mirror.
They had gone to Starla’s private quarters at the club.
Soon, Tomesha would have her own room where she could entertain clients.
She swallowed hard again, but determination filled her.
Just thinking of being able to provide for her family gave her the will to do this job.
“Who was your first bite?” Tomesha would worry about the sex part later. What worried her was who Mistress deemed as worthy to be the first vampire to drink from her.
“It was a wealthy councilman. He was traveling from afar and had visited the club for nourishment. Mistress was honored he chose our establishment to feed.” Starla took a step back from her and went over to snag a pair of sandals.
She brought them over to Tomesha. “Try these on. I think they’re your size. ”
“And?” Tomesha slid them on. They were the perfect fit. She hadn’t worn anything new in a long while. She returned her gaze to the mirror, still in awe of her appearance. “How was it?”
Tomesha had heard stories of humans becoming addicted to the bite of a vampire. There was something in their saliva that activated something inside humans that left them craving more from vampires.
“I can’t really describe it. I mean, after the initial bite, the pain disappears almost immediately and you get this euphoric state. I remember feeling as if I were floating on clouds and didn’t want to come down from it. I know this sounds weird, but it’s very pleasurable.”
“Did you have sex with him?” Tomesha was asking too much, but this was the first time she’d actually spoken with a donor.
“I did.” Starla smiled and shrugged. “He comes around once a year for business to see me.”
Tomesha canted her head and studied Starla.
She didn’t appear to be some addict or a human strung out on vampire bites.
She seemed healthy and strong. Her small suite was decorated with the finest that money could buy.
If she could start out like Tomesha and have become one of Mistress’s top donors, then one day maybe Tomesha would be like her.
“Now enough about me. Important question for you. Do you have a preference between men or women?” Starla folded her arms in front of her.
“I’ve been with both in the past, but I do prefer women,” Tomesha responded honestly. She’d had her share of lovers and had always preferred females. Her last few lovers had been women, and she hadn’t really looked at another man since.
“That’s the good thing about working for Madam Rice.
We have the power to determine which clients we’ll take.
Any other type of establishment, you may not have a choice on who you service.
” Starla picked up a box from a table in the corner and walked back to Tomesha.
It was pink with a black lace bow on top.
She held it out to her. “And this is the last part of your uniform. Go ahead. Put them on.”
Curious, Tomesha took the box from her. It was almost too pretty to tear open. She slipped her nail underneath the edge to keep from tearing the box. She lifted the lid and found three black leather straps inside. Each of them carried the large initial M.
“What are these?” Tomesha picked up the largest one. It looked like a collar with a button to collapse it closed. Two smaller ones nestled inside the tissue paper.
“This is to remind the vampires they’re not to bite you. As long as you wear this around your neck and those around your wrists, you won’t be bitten.”
Starla took the leather collar and helped Tomesha put it on. They quickly put on the bracelets as well. They were not uncomfortable at all.
“And what if this doesn’t deter a vampire from biting me?” Tomesha glanced at herself in the mirror after the finished touches of her uniform were now on.
“That vampire will pay well, and believe me when I say, no one wants to get on Madam Rice’s bad side.” Starla snorted. She waved to Tomesha. “Come, it’s time for your first lesson.”
“Should I be afraid of this?” Tomesha chuckled nervously.
She followed Starla out of the room. They walked down the hallway that Tomesha remembered would lead into the club.
The leggy blonde glanced back at her over her shoulder with a smirk on her lips.
They arrived at the doorway that opened out to the main area of the establishment.
A large vampire guard stood watch to protect the women who stayed in this section.
“It’s time for a quick crash course in serving our clients, and I’m not talking taking them a goblet of blood.” She tossed Tomesha a wink and took her hand.
The guard sensed them behind the door and opened it for them. The sounds of the club filtered through the air.
Tomesha inhaled sharply and nodded.
There was no turning back now.