Page 65 of Sinister Games

CHAPTER20

RICHARD

After placing Elizabeth’s sleeping form in my bed with a note for her to dress for dinner when she awakened, I returned to my office.

As I would have expected, all of my belongings were neatly arranged on the surface of my desk. My staff were paid extremely well to never be seen or heard and to keep their mouths shut. Picking up my phone, I dialed Harris’ number as I stepped out onto the balcony.

Inhaling deeply, I tried to calm the beast that was still snarling inside me.

If possible, I was obsessed with Elizabeth now more than ever.

She was everything I had been searching for in a woman.

I could see ever more extreme games in our future. With my money, nothing was beyond the limits of my imagination. I could create whole worlds for us to play and fuck in.

Flicking my tongue over the small puncture wound on my lip, I smiled. The taste of a victory soon won. This game was merely a prelude, level one. Already I was anticipating the next level, once I truly had her mind and body in the palm of my hand.

Perhaps I would try that memory drug on her? It would be an interesting challenge to see if I could seduce her all over again. Imagine that? Never losing the rush of a first lust. The relationship would always be new, yet different.

Or perhaps I would have her kidnapped and dropped in the middle of nowhere. An island I own in the South Pacific maybe? Absently stroking my jaw with my thumb, I thought it over. The idea had possibilities. The beast inside me growled in approval. Instead of hunting my prey within the confines of a concrete jungle filled with civil society, I could do so in the wild.

A primal, no-holds-barred game.

It had potential.

That was what was so exhilarating about my little bird. Soon I would completely clip her wings and then nothing would be off-limits.

“Yes, Your Grace?”

“Harris. How is my construction project coming along?”

“Very good, sir. The contractor says he’s having a hard time finding enough twenty-four-karat gold to overlay the entire cage and wants to know if he can lower the quality to fourteen karat?”

“Absolutely not. Only the best for my girl.”

“Yes, sir.”

“And you’ve made sure the dome is not taller than seven feet?”

“Yes, sir.”

“What about the velvet swing?”

“Ready to install as soon as the cage is finished.”

“Excellent. Tell the contractor I’m going to need it by next week. I’ll double his fee but I want it finished.”

“Yes, sir.”

Tossing the phone aside, I placed my hands on the iron railing and looked out over the Thames, a rare feeling of quiet satisfaction engulfing me.

It really was nice when a plan came together so perfectly.

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Lizzie

Hands were holding me down.I struggled, twisting and turning my body, crying out. Opening my eyes, there was only darkness. My hands sawed the air, feeling nothing. It was then I fully awakened to see a black silk sheet twisted and wrapped about my naked body. Snatching the sheet up high, my head turned as I searched my unfamiliar surroundings.

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