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Chapter One: Arrival
The car glided silently up the winding road, the windows tinted so dark that Emily could see nothing of where she was being taken. The driver, a man in a black suit and gloves, hadn't spoken a word since she'd stepped in at the airport. All she had was the letter—the elegant envelope embossed in silver, the bold, handwritten note that had changed everything:
> "You have been seen. You have been chosen. Come discover what you truly crave. Total discretion guaranteed."
She still didn't know who had sent it. She only remembered the way her heart had pounded when she read it. Emily wasn't the kind of woman who said yes to strange, erotic invitations from anonymous senders… until she did.
Her fingers clenched the invitation in her lap. The silk dress she wore—black, backless, high-cut—was chosen from the instructions that came with the letter. "Nothing beneath," the card had whispered.
The car came to a stop.
Emily's breath caught in her throat.
The door opened.
Warm air flooded in—laced with the scent of jasmine, expensive wine, and something darker… like desire made real. She stepped out onto a marble pathway. Before her rose a grand mansion, its windows glowing like golden eyes. Ivy curled along its walls like fingers. Somewhere inside, people were waiting.
A woman in red stood at the entrance—tall, graceful, with dark hair and a knowing smile.
> "Welcome, Emily," she said, her voice honey-sweet. "My name is Lucienne. I'll be your guide for tonight."
Emily swallowed hard. "You know my name?"
Lucienne only smiled wider. "We know what you crave."
The doors opened behind her with a soft creak. Warmth poured out. Candlelight flickered across walls lined in velvet and gold. Music pulsed low—sensual, slow, like a heartbeat stretched between lovers.
> "Come," Lucienne whispered, offering her hand. "Your experience begins now."
Emily stepped through the doors.
She did not look back.
And as the doors closed behind her, the world she once knew fell away. In its place, only sensation, surrender… and the beginning of something she'd never forget.
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End of Chapter one .