Darkness of Desire by Scott Ruby

Author:Scott, Ruby
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: D&V Publishing
Published: 2022-11-07T00:00:00+00:00

It was light when Abby woke, and she could hear the clatter and hum of the city coming to life. Just five more minutes, she thought, sighing and pushing her head a little further into the soft pillow. She snuggled up against the warm body next to hers, determined to push the demands of the up and coming day far out of her mind.

The scent of Victoria’s shampoo filled her senses, and she inhaled trying to decipher the familiar notes. It had a citrusy, musky smell to it, which was a little addictive. When she’d first stayed with Victoria, Abby had applied it liberally to her own hair every morning in the shower—so she could have the sensation of being close to Victoria even when she was working. But then one day when the SpaceNK order had arrived she saw the invoice and more importantly, the price. £109 for a tiny 125ml bottle was way more than she’d ever pay for her own Aussie Moist. She’d never used it since.

The warm body she was spooning pushed back a little, bringing them tighter together, and just as Abby got the odd sensation that everything was not as it seemed, Victoria sounded the alarm.

“Well, don’t the two of you look sweet,” Victoria announced, pulling back the long dark curtains that covered the full-length glass windows. Light flooded into the room. “It’s obscene to be in bed this late. Come on, shake a leg.” Abby put her arm over her eyes to try and block out the intense rays. A little disorientated, she blinked towards the body in bed beside her who was now turning around. Alison. Jesus, it had been Alison I’ve been spooning. Abby pulled back, glancing towards Victoria, hoping she wasn’t about to meet an angry glare. But she didn’t. Victoria was too busy tidying clothes and placing out a pile of clean clothes for Alison who was now peeking through one squinting eye.

In a flash, the whole awful nightmare of the previous night came flooding back, hitting Abby in the chest with a sucker punch: Mhairi’s behaviour, Alison’s humiliation, the fear they were about to turn on Victoria, and of course the formidable sight of Victoria striding across a petrol forecourt in her thigh-high boots and a corset. As terrifying as the night had been, the memory of those few minutes would always make her smile.

“What time is it?” Alison moaned the words out.

“It’s eleven o’clock. I’m meeting Gareth at your place in”—Victoria checked her watch—“thirty minutes. I’m going to sort this out.”

Abby had only met Gareth once. He was a giant of a man, although what his role was in their business was something which was far less clear.

Alison pushed herself up onto her elbows, the duvet falling from her chest to reveal bare breasts. Abby tried to look away but found herself, more than once, glancing back. Her face reddened when she realised that Victoria was looking at her.

“You can’t go. She knows people you wouldn’t want anywhere near your life.

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