Elysian Secrets

Kabanata 31

Napapailing na lang si Raphael habang nakatingin sa nakapinid na pintong pinsaukan nina Renault. Sadya yatang ang liit ng mundo para sa kanila nina Renault at Lia para muling pagtagpuin sa iisang lugar at sa iisang gabi.

He couldn't help but think. Was the other night merely an unfortunate coincidence, or did someone else have a hand in it? All the people who could enlighten him are behind closed doors.

Renault huddled with my secretary's twin and the Elysium Suite negotiators inside the meeting room, devising God-knows-what sexual games only his very sick mind could come up. Lia is inside his Elysium Suite. Hopefully.

Napabuntong-hininga na lang siya, tumalikod, at naglakad palayo. There's no point in staying in the reception hall. He has to be somewhere else.

The Elysium Suites are laid out in a circular maze, with the four Beast Suites in the center. There are multiple direct paths to the four rooms, one of which Lia has access to. He chose the convoluted path tonight. Allowing himself more time to think.

Should he do something about Amber? She looked like she wanted to be there and with Renault. She may be Lia's twin, but she is an adult capable of making her own decisions. Good or bad. Renault is a bad decision, but what could he really do?

Talking about bad decisions. He recalls Amber's earlier expression of disappointment. It still makes him uncomfortable. Guilty, even. Yeah, he really has no business talking about bad decisions to anyone.

He let out another sigh. This Friday has become increasingly complicated.

He stopped in front of his suite for a minute, then took a deep breath and opened the door. He left all of the worries and schemes of Raphael Mondragon behind and entered the foyer as Max.

He moved deeper into the master bedroom and found Lia on the leather-upholstered Lawson sofa. Her head rested against the soft sofa back, her blindfolded face turned to the ceiling. Her hands lay lazily by her side.

He stood between the sofa and the massive bed in front of her, towering over her. He raked his eyes over her. The molded leather blindfold that covered half of her face appeared bloodred against her silky olive skin. She was still dressed in her sexy shoes and dress, haphazardly bunched around her waist, exposing the lacy, silk tie-on-the-side panties.

He watched her dress inside the elevator. She didn't have that flimsy thing in the bar.

Raphael's lips curled into a wicked smile as he noticed the delicate ribbons on either side of her hip. He leaned in and fingered one of them.

Napaawang ang mga labi ng Lia at bumilis rin ang paghinga nito.

"Hello, Lily."

The soft greeting rings out loudly in the quiet room.

He kept caressing one of the ribbons, enjoying the smooth feel of it between his fingers.

"Hello, Max," bati din ng babae.

"Why change into this, sugar?"

He watched as one of her hands gently touched his caressing fingers.

"I soaked the other one," she whispered.

"Oh?" he inquired softly. "You got too wet? Let me check."

Isang hila lang at nakalas na ang pagkakabuhol ng isang side ng panty. He slipped a finger under and tapped her mound. Her little tongue licked her lower lip at his tender touch.

His finger came back out, the tip moist. He stared at the evidence of her desire, grinned, and put it in his mouth, swirling his tongue around it, licking her taste.