Page 54 of Whispers in the Dark

I shook my head with amusement. “Please do me a favor. Should you all meet, please don’t call him that. I might get fired.”

“Wait. Waitwaitwaitwaitwait. He’s your boss?! This just got even better.”

I held up a hand. “In my defense, it didn’t start out that way. It just sort of happened. I met him online. We had a few conversations. The whole mess with Randall came up…”

“Scumbag,” said Kevin.

“Douche canoe,” Phil replied. I raised an eyebrow in Kevin’s direction. He shrugged.

“I needed a new job. A headhunter called me, I interviewed, yada yada. Adrian became my boss.”

“Oh, he looks like an Adrian,” Phil said.

“What exactly does an Adrian look like?” I asked.

“Intense. Mysterious. Driven. A man with secrets,” he said. He certainly wasn’t wrong about any of that. Adrian was all those things and more. Talking about him with these two made me realize there was a lot I really didn’t know about him. I had no idea how I could learn more about the person who I not only worked for, but I also shared my most intimate self with. I would have to figure out something. He had so many layers, I knew he would be fascinating.

I answered a few more questions until I saw Lug Nut beginning to get a bit restless. I knew what time it was, and I was grateful for the distraction. I enjoyed Kevin’s company, and I liked getting to know Phil better, but I was ready to not have to answer questions for the rest of the evening.

Saying our goodbyes, the dog and I then took our nightly stroll and were back in the house within the hour.

It had been weeks since I had even bothered to log on to Olympus because while Adrian had been out of the country, I had been busy; but also, I really wasn’t interested in connecting with anyone in that space. Now, though, the small, petty part of me wanted to know if anyone would talk about him being at Lotus.

Booting up, I scrolled through the channels, read through announcements, saw familiar names online, and generally just let the server exist in the background while I organized myself for the next day. A soft ping made me raise my head. I saw a dot by my name, meaning someone had DMed me. It was PAINSLUT987.

She and I had never been super chummy…not to the level that Anya and I were…but we always said hello in group chats and would send waves back and forth now and then. She’d never sought me out before, so my interest was piqued.

Hey girl! I hope you’re well. It’s been awhile.

I know. I’ve just been so busy with work I haven’t had any time to relax and chat.

Ewwwww. Work. That’s a four-letter word.

LOL Tell me about it. What have you been up to?

About 3 times a week :D

NICE.

Right? Anyways, I was kind of disappointed to not see you at Lotus tonight. You haven’t played in awhile.

Okay. Why should that matter? My spidey senses began to tingle and I was reasonably certain I wasn’t going to like this conversation.

That’s cool. Who else was there?

Oh, the usual. The Doms were sitting at the bar shooting the shit. A few of us girls were “keeping them company” you could say.

That sounds like you had a good time, then.

Oh, we had a good time. So did the Doms. You could say we all had a blast, if you know what I mean. You should have been there.

My stomach rolled at her implication. I knew what she was trying to say. She didn’t have to be specific. I did my best to act casual, but I wanted nothing more than to get off that damn server. Finally, after making small talk for a few more minutes, I was finally able to log off.

Feeling dizzy, I laid my head on the cool wood of the table, slowly inhaling and exhaling to get my bearings. A cold, wet nose butted against my upper thigh and it was followed by a small snort. My boy was worried about me.

I sat up then and looked him in the eye so he could see I was okay. “I’m alright, buddy. Or I will be. I promise.”

PainSlut hadn’t come right out and said that Adrian had partaken in the evening’s entertainment, but she’d certainly insinuated enough. Part of me felt like an idiot, while the other was angry. Was this a case of revenge? Was he saying all the right things and doing the right things to my face, while lying to me behind my back? Obviously, he knows I don’t really chat with other subs. I had mentioned more than once that Anya was about the only one I communicated with in Olympus, so I guessed there would be little reason for him to be worried about me finding anything out. How wrong he was.

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