All Chapters of Sinful Pleasures: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Gillian acted as though everything was normal but inside she was bleeding. She didn't know if she had a heart but she felt she was dying."May I ask a favor?" she asked brightly."What favor?" Rye was curt. Gillian almost lost courage."I'd like to ask Sam's help--"

After the exhausting intercourse, Gillian fell half-asleep. Her body was still trembling from the inside. Every atom in her being was jolted by the series of orgasms that she had never experienced before.Rye rinsed both of them with a warm shower. While the spray of water sluiced between them, his mouth was grazing her neck and his hands were caressing her smooth body. She noted absently that he was not avoiding the scars on her back. He stroked her soft skin again as though he could not commit her texture to his memory.

Gillian went downstairs in the afternoon. Genova was in the living room. Nurse Sanchez was just nearby, writing on a medical journal."Oh, Mother! You are well!" she exclaimed happily. She hugged and kissed her mother."Thanks to Nurse Sanchez. She took care of me," Genova said cheerfully while observing her daughter very carefully.

The dinner lasted for about two hours. Everybody was talking in low voices. The two bodyguards stood outside the lanai. Ginny and Gillian cleared the dirty plates and utensils. They left the glasses and a bottle of brandy, which Sam had produced after dinner.Jamil was explaining something to Rye earnestly. The younger man remained enigmatic while listening intently.Gillian glanced at his direction sporadically. She wanted to catch his eye but he was elusive.

"Here we are, bitch!" Arnault paid the taxi.Gillian peered at the sprawling mansion disinterestedly. She was languidly neutral. They entered a large door with two guards. They did not question them but they stared at Gillian very closely.Arnault cleared his throat."The dungeon, M