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  Enthrall Her

  Enthrall Sessions

  A Novel

  Vanessa Fewings

  Enthrall Her

  Copyright © 2014 Vanessa Fewings

  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever, including Internet usage, without written permission from the author.

  This story is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity and are used fictitiously. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real.

  Cover design by VMK

  Cover photo is from Shutterstock – Photographer rangizzz

  Book formatted and edited by Louise Bohmer:

  http://www.louisebohmer.com/site/freelance/

  ISBN-10: 0-9912046-1-1

  ISBN-13: 978-0-9912046-1-8

  Dedication

  For Anne

  Pioneer. Teacher. Advocate.

  Table of Contents

  CHAPTER 1

  CHAPTER 2

  CHAPTER 3

  CHAPTER 4

  CHAPTER 5

  CHAPTER 6

  CHAPTER 7

  CHAPTER 8

  CHAPTER 9

  CHAPTER 10

  CHAPTER 11

  CHAPTER 12

  CHAPTER 13

  CHAPTER 14

  CHAPTER 15

  CHAPTER 16

  CHAPTER 17

  CHAPTER 18

  CHAPTER 19

  CHAPTER 20

  CHAPTER 21

  CHAPTER 22

  CHAPTER 23

  CHAPTER 24

  CHAPTER 25

  CHAPTER 26

  CHAPTER 27

  CHAPTER 28

  CHAPTER 29

  CHAPTER 30

  CHAPTER 31

  CHAPTER 32

  CHAPTER 33

  CHAPTER 34

  CHAPTER 35

  CHAPTER 36

  CHAPTER 37

  CHAPTER 38

  CHAPTER 39

  CHAPTER 40

  CHAPTER 41

  CHAPTER 42

  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”

  — Carl Jung

  CHAPTER 1

  GIVING MY WRIST another pull, I tried to escape this handcuff securing me to the headboard of the four-poster. I’d been lying here for the last ten minutes, feeling a heavy mixture of arousal and frustration. Being restrained was doing crazy things to my body. My toes curled in anticipation.

  Cameron Cole’s signature style was all dark wooden furniture with understated elegant pieces like this bed, that corner high-back chair, that mahogany dresser over there, and a flat screen TV halfway up the wall.

  Breaking my stare from the fine silver chain dangling above, taking in deep calming breaths, I returned my attention to the décor, replaying the words I’d practiced before I left Malibu. Words that would change my life forever. The kind that meant there’d be no going back.

  This wasn’t about securing your girlfriend to the bed as a precursor to a night of lovemaking. No, this was secure your best friend’s girlfriend to the bed and hope she tells you what the hell she’s doing here, dressed provocatively in a corset, high-top stockings, and a thong. My blonde locks were tussled to perfection and my makeup hid the fact I was only twenty-one. I’d gone for sex on a stick.

  It was hard to tell from Cameron’s expression if it was working. Casually, he leaned against the doorjamb, his tuxedo rounding out his usual look of perfection, tieless and with an open collar, hinting he might relax that fierce demeanor.

  He sipped from a glass of dark amber liquor.

  “Can you unlock this?” I said.

  He shook his head.

  These were his handcuffs and this was one of his many bedrooms in his million dollar Beverly Hills mansion. I trusted Cameron, really I did. How could I not? He was a respected psychiatrist and he’d also been the one to get me the job as secretary at Enthrall, L.A.’s elite S & M club. A place where the rich played out their darkest fantasies. Becoming Enthrall’s secretary had seen financial freedom for me as well as placing me on a fast track to maturity.

  I needed to know that look on Cameron’s face wasn’t fury.

  Not that I wasn’t used to that expression, and coming from one of the most handsome faces I’d ever seen it had the expected effect of stunning me into silence. It didn’t help that his genius outshone his beauty.

  Short black inky hair framed that intelligent face. A chestnut gaze saw beyond what you willingly shared. As the director of Enthrall, Cameron could hire and fire at will and he’d plucked me out of obscurity, only it wasn’t my admin skills he’d been interested in but my innocence.

  He’d used me to entice his best friend Richard Booth away from his obsessive thrill seeking. Richard thought nothing of swimming with sharks as a way to get his adrenaline fix. He faced off with danger and then gave it the finger.

  Still, I adored my beautiful Richard. I hadn’t known love until I’d met him. It was that love that had driven me here tonight. The willingness to do anything to save the most important relationship I’d ever had.

  “Dr. Cole,” I tried again, “you told me I could talk with you anytime.”

  “It’s Cameron.” He strolled on in, exuding dominance.

  This was the kind of man you could tell anything to. Though I’d never want to disappoint him. Cameron set the bar so high that those around him could never reach it.

  That familiar slow and steady walk, that ability to rule a room without speaking a word. It was impossible to drag my gaze away. This man left both men and women alike spinning. His laser-sharp perception ensured any outcome he desired. Yet his kindness, his ability to always know what to say and when, put you at ease and balanced out his intensity.

  I wondered what it might be like to get inside Cameron’s head. Turn the tables on him for a change. That ability of his to see the truth beneath the surface of avoidance was admirable. Cameron was a mystery. Surrounded by the city’s most beautiful women, yet even after the several months I’d known him I’d never seen him with a lover. I’d merely witnessed swarms of ever hopeful submissives encircling him at parties. The lure of an impossible conquest.

  Cameron perched on the edge of the bed and it dipped slightly. He was close. Too close. Close enough for me to get a whiff of his cologne that sparked every cell in my body.

  He knew he was affecting me. I gave the handcuff another tug and it clanked its disapproval.

  His lips curled in amusement. “Mia, if you ever enter any one of my properties uninvited again I will not be held responsible for my actions. Understand?”

  I slid down the bed frame.

  “Interesting response.”

  Focus, Mia, I warned myself. Ask him. Say it. Go through with why you’re here.

  A thrill tingled between my thighs as my imagination ran off with thoughts of what I might experience if I dared to go through with this. The dominatrixes at Enthrall, the ones I affectionately called the ‘girls,’ had told me Cameron could make a woman pass out from pleasure. I believed it. He was making me lightheaded with merely his presence.

  With Cameron’s laser-sharp perception, I didn’t stand a chance. He was intoxicating. Any woman would be hard-pressed to refuse his advances if she were lucky enough to get his attention. He oozed raw sexuality. The get under your skin kind. The stun you into silence kind. Even the way he set his glass down on the side table reeked of control.

  Light glinted off his onyx handcuffs.

  “Next time, Mia,” his tone was deep, cultured, “choose so
mewhere else to turn up in the middle of the night. Like Bailey’s. That’s what best friends are for.”

  “Bailey’s out with Tara,” I said. “It’s her mom’s birthday.”

  He picked up his drink and ice clinked. “Want a sip?”

  I rested my lips against the glass where his had been and he tipped the tumbler. Bitterness burned my throat, sending a shiver through me. He reached in and removed a cube of ice and popped it into my mouth. I resisted the urge to nip at his fingers, grateful for the melting ice soothing this burn.

  Cameron acted as though all this sensual tension was business as usual while placing the glass down squarely on the coaster, taking his time.

  “Say what’s on your mind,” he said.

  “Richard refuses to talk about it.”

  “It?”

  “Me becoming his submissive.”

  Cameron narrowed his eyes. “He has mentioned his concerns.”

  Of course he had. Richard and Cameron were best friends. They told each other everything. Life had been going along perfectly well, my relationship blossoming, my trust solidifying, our intimacy progressing. It had been decided that I would become Richard’s submissive. Days later my dream had been shattered.

  Everything I’d known had been turned upside down when a family secret had reared its ugliness and caused my entire world to implode. A revelation so dark that it had sent me into a tailspin.

  And Richard had changed his mind.

  If there was one thing I knew how to do well it was survive. Though my ability to cope was apparently freaking out Richard. He’d expected something different, a crumbling victim of her circumstances. Richard didn’t believe I could get over something so quick. Move on. You’d have thought I’d have received a standing ovation for my strength in leaving family trauma behind me, but no. Instead, Richard treated me like I was made of china.

  These men were infamous for helping victims deal with their pasts. Using pain to banish pain. Not with me apparently. I was too broken even for them.

  “Share your thoughts, Mia,” said Cameron, shaking me from my daydreaming.

  I didn’t want to talk about any of that now. Didn’t want my father’s betrayal to encroach on this moment. Not after the courage I’d rallied to be here. I was alone in a room with the most incredible man I’d ever met, other than Richard of course, and Cameron was the one man who could save my relationship.

  I needed to focus.

  Not only was Cameron a master of conversation, he’d also conquered the art of silence. I wanted him to speak the words I couldn’t say.

  “How long have you lived here?” I said, slicing through the tension.

  “I’ve owned this property awhile. I entertain here. My family’s coming into town, so I need to prepare the house.”

  “To impress them?”

  “They don’t need impressing.”

  “The Venice Beach house is too small?”

  “It’s the location. Too many tourists.”

  “What about Chrysalis?” I cursed myself for sounding so stupid.

  Cameron looked amused. “I can’t have a naked gimp appear from nowhere and scare the hell out of my Great Aunt Rose, now can I?”

  “That would not be good.”

  “That would be very bad.” He flashed a mega-watt smile. “Very bad indeed.”

  Chrysalis was a fetish manor extraordinaire, visited from all over the world by rich clients who wanted to live out their fantasies. A place where L.A.’s finest partied to the extreme, with Cameron Cole as the grand master.

  Maybe I really did need therapy. I wasn’t going to let him into my mind, though. That was the promise I’d made to myself before stepping foot over the threshold of the grandest foyer I’d ever seen.

  “Do you live here alone?”

  “Let’s talk about you—”

  “Will your dad be coming too?” I sounded casual. “That will be nice.”

  “Why are you here, Mia? Straight to the point, please. It’s late.”

  I could do this. I was ready. So I braced for the words I’d practiced to say.

  “Mia,” he coaxed.

  “I want…”

  “I’m listening.”

  I couldn’t say it.

  “Ah,” he said darkly. “You want me to teach you how to become a good submissive.”

  CHAPTER 2

  CAMERON GAVE A subtle shake of his head.

  He shrugged out of his jacket and threw it over the high-backed chair and strolled around to the other side of the bed. Climbing on it, he lay beside me, resting his head on a fluffed up pillow and stretching his long legs out.

  He texted away on his BlackBerry. I assumed he was letting Richard know I was here.

  “You’re angry?” I said softly.

  “I’m not angry.” He followed it with a smile.

  It was as though we’d never even shared a kiss. That first physical contact I’d had with him in Enthrall’s dungeon. That intimate moment wasn’t meant for us. He’d merely seduced me for the sole purpose of giving me over to Richard.

  At first I’d found Cameron’s ways a little scary, unconventional even, though as I’d gotten to know him his matchmaking skills took on an endearing quality. It was only when days, or weeks, had passed that truth spilled like rain on a stormy day, clearing the view and allowing for retrospect. Cameron had flirted with me in hope of stirring Richard’s interest. It had never been about what Cameron wanted. He’d shown no real interest in me other than that. I was merely a plaything. Which made it all the safer to fantasize about him. Not only was this man out of my league, he was in his own words a connoisseur of the dark arts, and known as the ultimate master of BDSM.

  As the heady thrill of adventure settled, there came relief he’d turned me down. What the hell had I been thinking?

  Cameron tucked his phone away in a pocket. “Get under the covers.” He squeezed his eyes shut. “Get some sleep.”

  I’d not realized how cold I’d gotten as I pulled the comforter over me. My chilled flesh welcomed the warmth. Cameron leaned over and tucked me in. That small gesture made me feel safe.

  “Promise not to wonder off?” he asked.

  “I promise.”

  He reached over, freeing my wrist from the cuff. He caressed where the metal had chafed my wrist, his fingertips massaging the redness and easing the soreness. I snuggled down in the bed and the sensation of his strokes helped me drift asleep.

  Those nightmares didn’t find me here.

  Gentle fingers trailing through my hair woke me. I blinked awake to see Richard sitting beside me on the edge of the bed.

  “Hey,” he said.

  His golden blond locks were disheveled. That handsome tanned face showed the tension that had risen between us. Doubt etched in those ocean blue eyes had become the norm. His ripped designer jeans and T-shirt hinted he’d come here in a hurry.

  Cameron was still here. He sat with his back up against the headboard, looking back at Richard.

  I braced myself for the argument.

  “Maybe I’ll take a leaf out of Cameron’s book and start cuffing you to the bed.”

  “How was the drive over?” asked Cameron.

  “No traffic.” Richard took in my corset and then shot a concerned look at Cameron.

  Judging from Cameron’s arched brow, he and Richard were sharing a thought, that silent way of communicating I’d come to know.

  Richard eased the covers down and trailed his fingertips over the bust of my corset. “You wore this the first time I took you into the dungeon.”

  “I remember.” I blushed, wishing he hadn’t mentioned it in front of Cameron.

  “I like it on you.”

  “That was the last time…”

  “We had an agreement,” said Richard. “You broke it.”

  “You promised you’d resume my training.” I raised my chin defiantly. “You went back on your promise.”

  “Your training’s on hold,” he snapped.


  “Why?” I snapped back.

  “We’re on your second therapist. And you refuse to talk to this one too.”

  “I’m not discussing this now.”

  “No, Mia, we are talking about it,” said Richard.

  “It’s boring,” I said. “Anyway, the therapists do all the talking.”

  “Talk to us now,” said Richard.

  I was sure he’d regret those words. “You waited three days to tell me. Three days after you found out my dad was alive.”

  “Before that day, you were so happy,” said Richard. “I was reluctant to shatter your world—”

  “You had no right to wait.”

  “I know I fucked up.”

  I pushed myself up the headboard. “You knew all that time.”

  “You’re right. I have no real defense other than my need for you to be happy.”

  “If Scarlet hadn’t given me that file, the one where you spied on my past, none of this would have come out.”

  Cameron rolled onto his side to face us and rested his head on his palm. “It’s called a background check, Mia. My investigator followed a lead. That’s what I pay him for. There was nothing sinister about the process—”

  “No, the only sinister aspect is my father.”

  “It’s good we’re talking about Napa,” said Richard.

  “They have great vineyards.” I glanced at Cameron. “That’s about it.”

  “I was selfish not telling you as soon as I found out,” admitted Richard. “I knew it would change the dynamics between us.”

  His words were a blow to my heart.

  “You’re both tired,” said Cameron. “You’re both welcome to stay here.”

  I pulled the comforter over me. “I don’t need therapy.”

  “Let’s talk about that,” said Cameron.

  “Let’s not,” I countered.

  Cameron sat up, looking all business, poised to take back control. “Firstly, you are a remarkably well adjusted, mentally stable young woman. The only reason we believe therapy may help is because of the signs of stress you’ve exhibited lately.”