“If you’re so bothered about it, why do you let them join?” Cadeon thanked the woman before turning back to his friend.
“Because they appear to like it.”
“Have you ever thought that they have the need inside them, just not the woman?”
“Let us talk about other things, Cadeon. What brings you back here? It has been a while.”
“I’ve found the right woman,” Cadeon said.
“Ah. Finally, lucky in love. Where is she?” Stephen asked.
“I left her at home. She doesn’t know how I feel, and she’s a lot younger than I.”
The song changed, and the woman began singing a deeper love song. Cadeon thought of Violet, the innocent with a dark past surrounding her.
“Dare I ask how much younger than you she is?”
“She’s twenty-one.” He didn’t care about the age gap. With the way he felt about her there was no way he could even consider allowing the gap between their ages affect him.
“That is young.”
After the music became a little dull, they moved out of the room into the vision room. Stephen liked to cater to as many tastes as possible. Some men got off on seeing others watch their women as pleasure took over. In the middle, a man whom Cadeon didn’t know was satisfying a woman for others to see. Some men in the room had their cocks out and were fisting their large shafts, while other merely watched.
Stephen went through phases where he didn’t truly believe men could feel possessive of a woman. Not being with a woman himself, the owner sometimes had a hard time relating to the men who did. Cadeon understood it. He’d known for a long time that he was different from other men. The need inside him when he thought about the one always brought a physical ache. When his father discussed it with him, he hadn’t thought it was possible. Until Violet came to work in his office building he’d never felt such need before. Yes, he’d had many women and to certain extents, many relationships, but none had ever made him feel like this. When another man talked to Violet, the violence within him struck hard. No man besides him should be allowed to touch or talk to her.
The woman’s cries of release blanketed the room. Some men growled as their release came, and others murmured appreciation.
“I understand your thoughts, but you must understand. Most of these men have wives and girlfriends and know how it feels to be possessive. Your father felt it with your mother.”
“Do you feel it with your girl?” asked Stephen.
“Yes.”
“I’m sorry. It has been a long day.” They watched the couple as the husband penetrated the wife. The cries rang out. Cadeon thought of Violet, alone in his bed. Another night of having her in his arms.
Sean, a nasty son of a bitch, dropped into the seat beside them, followed soon after by Tate and Kevin.
“What are you doing here?” Cadeon asked Tate.
“Taking a break and waiting for my computer to scan some documents. What are you doing here when you’ve got a beautiful woman waiting at home for you?”
“Have we missed something?” Sean asked. He slapped the ass of a passing female waiter before turning back to the group.
“Cadeon has a woman whom he wants me to do a background check on. Only it’s coming up with a few complications,” Tate said.
“Complications?” Sean asked.
“According to my sources, his woman didn’t really exist until three years ago.”
“A fake identity?”
“I don’t know. I don’t want to start raising the alert in case she’s in trouble. I imagine her description is just a pain in the ass, and my equipment is working slow. I’m just running a few things through security,” Tate said.
Cadeon stared at Sean. “I can run a few checks myself. Give me a name and age, and I can do most things.”
Cadeon gave her name and age as he stared out into the room.
“Is she the one?” Sean asked.
Cadeon nodded his head. He didn’t trust himself to speak. Even with his friends taking an interest, his instincts to keep her safe and away from the group rose to the surface.
“When do I get Rebecca?” Tate asked.
“When I get what I want.” Cadeon finished his drink before he left. Spending time at the club, usually relaxed him. However, thinking about Violet at his home alone did little to soothe him. He paid his bill and left. Sean promised to get back to him in a few days. Cadeon drove home feeling tenser than usual. Watching the couples in the vision room used to help relax him. He loved sinking inside the hot depths of a woman, but the only woman he saw was Violet. Turning down the road, he parked the car and made his way inside. The light in his study was on. Taking his coat off, he dropped his wallet and keys in the drawer before going to his study.
Violet was curled up in his chair, the light from the lamp shining on her as she read a book. He didn’t see the title. Her arm rested on the side of the chair, and her head lay on her hand. It looked like she’d dozed off. He walked into the room. Crouching down in front of her, he took the book away from her. He held her hand in his. Brushing his thumb along her knuckles he turned her hand over. She breathed in, and he watched as she opened her eyes. Violet stared at him for a second, her hand lax in his.
“When did you get back?” she asked, her voice sleepy.
“A few minutes ago.”
“I’m pleased you got back safely.”
Cadeon smiled at her honesty. “I’m pleased to see you waiting for me.”
“I didn’t want to go to bed.”
“Why?”
“It didn’t feel right. I don’t live here.” Violet smiled at him.
“This is your home now,” he said.
“I can’t stay here, Cadeon. I have to go back home.”
“I won’t let you go,” he told her.
Her hand tensed in his. She pulled away. Cadeon held on a little longer than he should. He saw the fear in her eyes.
“I’ll take you up to bed.”
****
Violet went to refuse, but he was already lifting her up in his arms. She didn’t know where her voice went when he came close.
“Hold onto me.”
She wrapped her arms around his neck, staring straight so she couldn’t look at him. His strong arms held her up, and, God help her, she never wanted him to let go. His presence sent her heart racing, but he also made her feel safe. He was the only man she’d ever encountered who allowed her to feel like that. Even when he was bossy and demanding stuff from her. She felt safe because she knew he wasn’t going to hurt her. They walked upstairs, and she couldn’t hold back any longer. She stared into his eyes. Time stood still for her as she gazed at him. He stared back at her as if she was the only person left in the world. As if she mattered to him.