Valeria smiled.
"Of course," she replied smoothly. "This body wasn't trained to seduce horny men like you for free. The Gilded Rose has a reputation to maintain, and that reputation comes with certain... costs."
She leaned in closer, her lips nearly brushing his ear.
"Everything here has a price, handsome. The question is, can you afford what you want?"
But even as she spoke, Julian forced his way past her restraint. His hands broke free and closed over her breasts, squeezing them gently.
Valeria's eyebrow raised, surprise flickering across her features. Most men, when stopped, either became apologetic or aggressive in an unattractive way. But this one simply... proceeded anyway.
He squeezed harder, his fingers sinking into the soft flesh pushed up by her corset, his thumbs finding her nipples and applying firm pressure.
