Total pages in book: 128
Estimated words: 127712 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 639(@200wpm)___ 511(@250wpm)___ 426(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 127712 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 639(@200wpm)___ 511(@250wpm)___ 426(@300wpm)
I don’t think Silas Mercer wants to win on a technicality. I think that if I choose to stop playing once we get home, he will see it as a challenge.
That’s kind of exciting.
I walk over to the table and find a small sticky note on the camera. Press here, it says. The camera is something fancy. And it’s set up on a small tripod, aimed right at the couch where the suit coat is waiting for me.
I press the button and begin the stream.
Then I stand on top of the suit coat—making sure Mercer has the best view—and take off my clothes. I set them aside in a neat pile, then I lower myself to my knees, make myself comfortable on the floor, and press my cheek to the couch cushion, imagining that it is Mercer’s thigh.
The sunlight fades in the room as the hours pass.
Then, abruptly, two lights illuminate on either side of the couch and in this same moment, the door to the suite opens.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN – LOCKE
She was on the floor when I arrived at the suite. Naked, on her knees, her cheek placed on the couch just like she does when Mercer is present.
He’s filmed her many times.
There are cameras everywhere on the island. So many, it might as well be a reality show.
And he’s shown me all his footage, the same way I’ve shown him mine.
The room is a scene. Spotlights in the form of warm amber lamps on either side of the couch make Nova Ryan the focus of attention.
She stirs a little, turning her head. And when she sees me, she smiles.
This smile lights up my world.
I’m falling in love with her.
I will not be able to stop it. Even if I wanted to, and I don’t, I would not be able to stop it.
“Hi,” she whispers, her voice husky from being silent for so long.
“Hi right back.” I walk to the center of the room and take off my shirt. Nova bites her lip, like she can’t wait to see what I’ll do next.
I unbuckle my belt, the jingling sound of my buckle breaking the silence in an interesting way. Then I kick off my shoes, take off my pants, and stack these clothes in a neat pile next to hers. She watches me this entire time.
When I’m naked, I walk over to her and extend my hand. Nova looks confused for a moment. Perhaps she’s expecting me to sit down on the couch. To take the spot where Mercer usually sits. But that’s not how this is going to go.
She takes my hand without comment. And I do have to admit, in the short time that Mercer was given to train her, he’s done an exceptional job. I help her to her feet, then wave my hand to the couch. “Sit down right here, Nova.”
She looks up at me with almost innocent eyes. But I know better, even if she doesn’t. “OK.” She sits and I take my position on the floor in front of her, right between her open legs. Then I place my cheek on her naked thigh. I caress her ankles and feet as she comes to terms with this new challenge.
The tables have turned now.
She is the one in control and I am the one at her feet.
We are giving her power.
But it’s an illusion.
Just another way to confuse her.
Though I don’t feel bad about this. She will like what comes next.
At first, she doesn’t know where to put her hands. But then she must start associating her position with Mercer’s and she follows the example he set for her this past week.
She begins to stroke my dark hair. Pushing it around. Making the waves fall over my face. I breathe harder, my breath skating across the surface of her thigh. She sucks in air, still confused.
But it’s OK.
It must be OK because she’s not asking questions. She’s simply playing along.
“Give me your hand, Locke.” And as soon as she says these words, the game really begins.
I give her my hand and she places it on her breast. Using it to squeeze and massage herself.
Her chest begins to heave under my touch and I’m getting excited as well.
I picture Mercer on the other side of the stream. Picture him with his hand in his pants and his eyes glued to the screen.
He so likes to play this game.
Nova must be thinking about what to do next. It might even be a little overwhelming for her, because it takes several minutes for her to make a decision. Finally, she says, “Turn your head, Locke.”
And that’s just exciting.
That she’s playing along. That she’s using the power we’ve given her. That she’s into it.
I follow her command and she opens her legs wider.
I can smell her excitement and it’s starting to drive me a little crazy.