“That wasn’t one of the rules on the form, was it?” she asked her guide.
“It’s my rule. You’ll follow it and anything else I say to the letter.”
She nodded, though he didn’t seem to expect her to respond, just to obey. Best to shove aside her overactive imagination, which was being magnified by the dim lights of the club, and take notice of what might help her find her brother, or at least get some clue on how to find him.
Wade placed his arm around her shoulders and an electric heat shot through her. The back of her knees weakened, and she leaned into him instinctively, relying on his frame for balance. She wanted to blame it on nerves, but that wasn’t entirely true. Everything about this cowboy called to her body, to her mind, and to her very core. His brother, too. The two had invaded her dreams, delivering erotic pleasures that had her waking up soaked almost every night since meeting them for the first time at the café when she’d first arrived in Wilde.
Her nerves were getting the best of her. Had agreeing to come to the club been a mistake? Wade seemed at ease here. All the smiles sent his way from the women amazed her. Clearly he was a regular at The Masters’ Chambers. It pleased her to be on his arm.
“You ready to see more of what the club is about, sweetheart?”
“Yes. Please.”
Knowing Austin Wilde owned this place gave her more reason to keep her eyes wide open. Many residents of the town visited the sex club from time to time, but much of the clientele were from far-flung places around the globe. Wherever they came from, their pocketbooks and bank ac
counts had to be bursting at the seams. Outside in the parking lot were the priciest luxury vehicles in the world, including Rolls-Royces and Maseratis.
“I’m taking you over to that area.” Wade pointed across the large room that held both stages and a dance floor. “They’re setting up a demonstration for newbies and tourists like you.”
“Okay.” She had a sudden thought to run out of the place.
Breathe.
Bolstering her courage and clinging to her curiosity, she told herself that she’d been in some much tougher spots tracking down a lead. This was going to be a piece of cake. Deep down she knew it wasn’t.
As they got closer to the stage with the “scene,” which Wade had told her these things were called, she had to stifle a nervous giggle.
Wade guided her to the front row and the center seats. “You sit there.”
She bit her lip and sat, unable to resist him. “What can I expect from this?”
“Don’t expect anything, Mackenzie. Just watch and learn. Don’t move. I’ll be right back.”
“You’re leaving me?”
He placed his thick index finger to her lips. “Quiet. I’m just going to talk to the Doms who are running this class. I won’t let you out of my sight.”
“Really?” She clasped her hands together in her lap. Her normal calm seemed absent here at the club.
“Yes, sweetheart.” He didn’t leave her. In fact, he sat down in the seat next to her and took both her hands. “Relax, Mackenzie. I’m not going to let anything happen to you. Got it?”
She liked hearing his words. They steadied her nerves a bit.
“I’m going to give you your first lesson.”
Her temperature rose, and her heart raced. “B–But you said we were only here to watch.”
“And that’s what we will do, but you’re out of your comfort zone here. I want you to feel safe, and I only know one way to make that happen. You’ve got to trust me.”
“I do trust you, Wade.”
“That’s not true, sweetheart.” He sighed. “God, how I’d like to really train you tonight, but that’s not what you need.”
Train me? He wants to train me. Since learning about Austin’s sex club, she’d done more than a little research on the various kinds of kink the place delivered up. She shivered imagining what kind of schooling Wade wanted to give her. Would he take her up to the stage for any who wanted to watch? Shivering from a mix of unease and excitement at the prospect, she looked down at her outfit. Most of the women wore miniskirts. Not her. She wore jeans and a green top that currently felt tighter than it had been when she’d put it on.
“I’m not going on that stage, cowboy. I just can’t.”
“Cut the ‘cowboy’ here, sweetheart. It’s not appropriate. Best to call me ‘Sir’ or ‘Teacher’ but not anything else. Got it?” Wade cupped her chin and kissed her cheek.