Chapter 22
Iknew it would drive him crazy to know I was in the temple.
Would he come down again? I wasn’t sure if he’d come down and interrupt again after I’d slapped him so hard the other day.
I watched for him for a few minutes, lingering and watching for a few minutes first, and when he didn’t show up, I figured that was a good sign, and I decided to do exactly what I’d come here to do — distract myself and find some much needed release at the same time.
As I strolled through the temple, I felt the heated gaze of dozens of men, even from behind their required hoods. I drank in the feeling of being desired, relishing in the fact that they didn’t know who it was they were lusting after.
The veil of anonymity washed over me, allowing me to relax a little.
But tonight, I was doomed — all I could think of was Theo.
I could feel his mouth between my legs, feel his fingers sliding along my skin. The thought of letting one of these other strange men touch me like that usually turned me on immensely, but tonight, as much as I was trying to tap into that feeling, it wasn’t coming.
Instead, I spotted a beautiful raven-haired woman sipping a glass of wine, sitting in the corner. She was boldly naked, wearing nothing but her mask and black velvet high heels, completely comfortable in her skin.
She was pure beauty. Her breasts were perky and small, with tiny little brown nipples. Black lined eyes shone through her mask, friendly and open and inviting.
Maybe playing with a woman a little would work, I considered.
I approached her with a slow, shy smile. She returned my smile, her face lighting up.
“Hey,” I whispered.
I held a hand out to her and she put her hand in mine as she rose. She put her glass down and, wordlessly, she let me lead her into the smallest of the private rooms.
I knew Theo was watching, at least I hoped he was, and the thought of driving him crazy turned me on.
I turned to the woman with a shy smile and let my robe slide down over my shoulder just a little as I sat down next to her on a red velvet couch in the corner, wondering how long it would take for him to appear.