Chapter 132
CELESTE
After the guards took Julian and Seraphine away, the room fell silent and I sat there naked on the bed, the sheets bunched around my hips, my skin still slick with sweat and the evidence of what we had just done drying between my thighs. Dominic walked over to the balcony, peeked through the window with careful precision, and then turned back to me.
“They are gone,” he said.
I nodded, the adrenaline that had been carrying me through the entire performance slowly draining out of my body, leaving behind something hollow and quiet. I looked up at him and flashed a smile, the kind that was supposed to communicate gratitude and finality in equal measure. “Thank you for playing along with me until the end.”
“It was my absolute pleasure,” Dominic replied.
And then, nothing.
The silence that settled between us was strange, the kind of silence that had too much weight behind it, too many things left unsaid. We did not look at each other. He stood by the window, I sat on the bed, and neither of us seemed to know what to do with our bodies now that the performance was over. The air in the room felt different, not quite awkward and not quite comfortable, hovering somewhere in between like a held breath.
I became acutely aware of my own nakedness, the way my skin felt sensitive and raw from the force of his hands, his mouth, his cock. A flush crept up my neck and I suddenly could not bring myself to meet his gaze. I gathered the sheets around my body, clutching them to my chest as I stood up, and told him I would be in the bathroom.
The bathroom tiles were cold under my feet and I stood under the shower for a long time, letting the hot water run over my face, my shoulders, my breasts. I watched the water swirl pink at my feet, a mixture of his cum and my wetness and the faint traces of blood from where his teeth had grazed my shoulder too hard. I pressed my palms against the tiled wall and tried to figure out what I was supposed to say to him when I stepped back out.
Everything between us had been leading up to this moment, this single evening where Julian would finally see what he had driven me to, where the betrayal would be complete and undeniable. I had not allowed myself to think beyond it. I had not allowed myself to consider what would happen after the curtain fell and the audience was dragged away. Now the show was over and I was standing in a stranger’s shower, naked and uncertain, trying to decide if I was supposed to act like none of it meant anything or if I was allowed to admit that some of it, maybe more than some of it, had been real.
I made up my mind as I turned off the water and stepped out. I would be grateful and professional. Anything else was a complication I could not afford.
When I came out of the bathroom, I began to get dressed, pulling my clothes back onto my body with deliberate efficiency, not looking at him, not slowing down. I could feel his eyes on me, tracking my movements, and I kept my expression neutral, my hands steady.
“Are you leaving?” Dominic asked.
“I still have things to do at the lab,” I told him, stepping into my shoes.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Two Can Play (Celeste and Dominic)
Agent Frost better teach Tasha how to protect herself if anything gets out of hand or if she’s ever in danger or forced again...
I need some good news for Tasha. Special Agent hear her out and don’t let her get back into that life. Do I hear a romance or someone Tasha can truly count on besides Scarlett??...
I hope Tasha is let off and helped by this detective and gets away from all this maybe a twist for this novel is she gets on the good side of things and gets away from that life completely even if she has to separate herself from Scarlett but it appears Tasha gets hurt by Scarlett’s and sparrow’s stupidity as she’s blamed for Scarlett’s decisions...
Her life is ruined and Scarlett’s been living a luxurious life through it all...
I officially hate everyone for hurting Tasha and allowing things to happen to her. This whole Sparrow and Scarlett situation is some BS....
It’s a bit stupid that as powerful and ruthless sparrow is he and Scarlett sure do a lousy job of protecting and having guard on Tasha. Like how did all of this happen to her if he was supposed to be protecting her based on the contract??...
More Chapters Please...
I thought it said 10 chapters a day??? It’s been like 2-3 days and no update after chapter 574. The release time is so inconsistent, I have started to just loose interest....
Just find Tasha and get her some help. How did she have sparrow’s men watching her if she really cared so much. Scarlett’s character is so suspect…...
Storyline is interesting it’s just so much sexual content I have to skip through just find out the main context of the story....