But a little voice deep down in her heart told her that staying here and living with Master Kingston and Master Raleigh would be even better still.
But they could have anyone they wanted and they won’t want me.
Chapter Four
“In other words, what you’re saying is, she’s told us the truth all along. Her father took her money, she hiked up the mountain alone, and she’s perfectly innocent. What’s more, I bet you never thought to feed her today, either,” said Raleigh, staring at his friend who was slouched on his couch, his feet on his coffee table.
A faint wash of color bloomed on Kingston’s cheeks. “I haven’t eaten since breakfast either,” he said.
Raleigh didn’t bother to remind him Andorra hadn’t even had breakfast and it was now past supper time.
“Okay I’ll feed her when I eat myself, but someone could still be behind her, pushing her to get close to me and when she does he’ll be taking control,” said Kingston.
“But who? Her father and his girlfriend are happily getting drunk in the Florida Keys and her stepbrother is somewhere else, busy living his own life.” Raleigh stared at Kingston. It was true the man had been absolutely hounded by women, but he wasn’t the only eligible bachelor in America. There were plenty of others who were just as handsome as him, just as wealthy as him, and far more likely to let a woman take control of their money.
“I don’t know right now, but she’s not in the clear yet either.”
Raleigh grinned. That was a typical Kingston answer. He’d never admit he might be mistaken. “I’d intended to go visit some of the more distant branch offices. Instead of that, why don’t we bring Bronx back here for a few days? He can give us a complete update on his office, then maybe we could send him off to a few others to see how things are going there as well. It’s time to look at expanding once again and finding more clients.”
Kingston nodded. “Yes, I agree. We can’t afford to stagnate. It’s grow or die out there, and Bronx has a good head for business.”
They talked about what Kingston wanted Bronx to do for a few minutes, then Raleigh said, “What say we do something a bit different tomorrow?”
“Like what?”
“I thought we could take Andorra caving. I think she’d enjoy a visit through the Monster Caves and there are no secrets there.” The Monster Caves were the ones the pack showed to people in the business who came up the mountain. They were blocked off with a locked metal gate. Even if someone came through with bolt cutters they couldn’t get lost in these caves, as each one opened into the next with just a few dead ends here and there.
“How will spending a day caving with Andorra help us know if she’s a puppet someone wants to use against me, against the pack?”
Raleigh didn’t really have an answer to that question. He just knew he wanted to be with her and to get to know her better. To understand her as a person, not just as a potential enemy. “I think it’d be good to relate to her out in the world, in real life, person to person,” he said easily.
“All right. Get her coveralls, a helmet, a light, and gloves if you think she’ll need them. I’ll arrange for us all to have a proper breakfast before we go at say, seven thirty. Happy?”
“Yes, Master,” teased Raleigh then ducked as Kingston threw a cushion at him.
* * * *
Andorra was thrilled her laundry was dry by the next morning and happily put on clean clothing after her shower. She’d wondered about getting fully dressed but thought it very likely that Master Kingston would come for her at some time today. Besides, it was unlikely he wouldn’t send her food for the second day, and she didn’t want to be naked if a stranger brought it. She knew in BDSM leaving the slave alone was often a technique used by the Master to make the slave think about what might happen next. Unfortunately she had absolutely no clue whatsoever about what might happen next, but she really hoped it included food.
Then she reminded herself as she’d done so many times in the past few months that thousands of women with wallets full of cash freely chose not to eat in order to lose weight. Likely many of them would appreciate being in her position where there was no temptation to eat chocolate or otherwise break their diet because there was no food here to eat.
She wouldn’t mind the opportunity to explore the men’s bodies either. She could concentrate on that.
When Raleigh knocked on her door so early in the morning she was very surprised, but happy to follow him back to Kingston’s apartment. The smell of coffee, bacon, and eggs when she arrived almost made her dizzy with hunger, and her mouth watered at the thought of a big meal, but she deliberately kept her gaze lowered and her mouth shut. She really didn’t want to do or say anything wrong at this point. She was so hungry that the thought of jeopardizing her chances of a meal were agonizing.