A Knotty Deal by Leann Ryans

Author:Leann Ryans
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Leann Ryans

Chapter Ten

Cadence

I didn’t know how it was already my turn. It had seemed like there was a swarm of other girls ahead of me in line when I arrived with Leo, and it felt like only a few minutes had passed, yet Leo was gone, and so were all the other girls. I was standing in front of the woman I had heard the others call Madame as she brushed my hair behind my shoulders and lifted my head with a finger under the chin.

“You’re a brave girl. You can look at this as a trial to endure, or a new experience to try. The choice is yours. What others think never matters.”

I considered Madame’s words as she ran her fingers through my hair, the soft tug soothing. I had already accepted what I was doing, and Madame’s words made sense.

Why suffer through what was going to happen when I could embrace it instead? It was only one night. Tiny in the grand scheme of things. Easily forgotten if it needed to be.

“Do you trust me?”

The question caught me off guard, and my brows pinched together as I considered my response. I gave a slow nod as I looked into Madame’s eyes. She hadn’t given me any reason not to, and despite being an alpha, she had given off a motherly vibe, as if she cared what happened to the girls she’d sent onstage.

“Turn around.”

I still hesitated for a moment before doing as directed. I felt Madame’s hands on the inside of my elbows, pulling my arms behind my back before something soft wound around them.

Madame started just below the bend of my arms, working down to my wrists at a surprising speed. It was maybe a minute before I was bound and Madame turned me to face forward again.

“Too tight? Any pain or tingling?”

I tested the binding and shook my head. Though my arms were immobile, the soft rope she’d used didn’t pinch, and I wasn’t losing feeling in my hands.

Madame gave me a brief smile as she cupped my cheek.

“How you feel is the only thing that matters. Don’t let the concept of right and wrong make you suffer for nothing. Life is rarely more than shades of grey, and no one can determine where your limit is but you.”

With that last drop of wisdom, she pulled back the curtain and gave me a push. The stage lights were blinding after the darkness of the back, and I blinked rapidly to relieve the burn as I made my way to the center of the stage. There was another woman standing at the front corner of the space, wearing a gorgeous gown as she held a hand aimed in my direction like a gameshow host revealing the next prize.

I almost laughed at the accuracy of that thought as I took my place and faced the audience.

I hadn’t heard a word the woman said before I walked out, but it was hard to ignore what she was saying now. The

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