The sun coming across the bedspread woke me from my sleep. Almost immediately I felt Mhairi stir beside me.“Rise and shine, sleepy head,” she said. “Time for your first day as a fully fledged courtesan.”I groaned in response but threw back the covers.“Remind me why I’ve decided this was a good idea again?”“Because money. And let’s not keep the men waiting.” She handed me my dressing gown.“Something like that.”“Right. You want the new design?”“Yes,” I replied, beginning to brush my hair out. “It’s one Keaton will love, and let’s face it, right now he’s the man I need to impress most. Plus, he paid for the extra paint. At least one design needs to be dedicated to him.”Mhairi came to join me, standing beside me in front of the large dresser on one side of our room. The other side was ordained with several large vases of flowers, each one from a different man I’d been screwed by at my official unveiling, the event every courtesan attends at the beginning of her career.As I tried t
“Ready?” Mhairi asked, disturbing my thoughts. I nodded, trying to hide my nerves as I followed her out of the room. “You’ve got your little card, your reader and your tablet, right?”“Yup.” I held up the small clutch purse I had. In it were these three items and a small compact mirror, some tissues and a buzzer that would summon my bodyguard to my side immediately. All I officially needed.As I entered the common room all the courtesan rooms opened onto, I saw not just Edward and Jake waiting for Mhairi and me, our guards while we were out working, but Daniel too, the man who had essentially resurrected me.His eyes went wide as he spotted me.“New design. I wasn’t expecting that. Thought you’d save it for when you really needed it.” He held out his arms to me as if he wanted to give me a hug goodbye, but I knew this was unlikely. Daniel wasn’t sentimental. I was his to make him money and he’d coached me in my new way of life for one reason. Money.He took a hand and slowly swirled me
As Keaton led me away I tried not to shiver. Edward followed, but he hung back, and I remembered the warning he’d given me partway through my training. If I gave a client permission to spend time with me, I had to follow through as long as they were within the bounds of an official fetish. Edward would only intervene if things got very out of hand and it looked like I might be badly hurt or worse.A large room sat behind a curtain, almost the same size as the dance floor again. I blinked, surprised, and hesitated just inside it. Keaton looked at me and laughed.“Not what you were expecting?”I shook my head as I took in the number of men in there. I recognised one of the men Keaton had insisted I pleasure on a previous occasion, sitting with two other men, all of them tucking into a stack of pancakes bigger than any I’d ever seen before.More men sat at other tables, and two played pool at the far end of the room. There were two other women in the room, compared to at least fifteen men
“Stand still,” he said, letting go of me and walking in a circle around me, his eyes exploring. As he came around for the second time, he reached out, his hands trailing across my skin, flitting across my breasts and nipples while he was in front of me, and my ass while he was behind.“This is a wonderful new design,” he suddenly said. “I wasn’t sure at first, but... it’s growing on me.”“I’m glad you like it. It was done with the paints you paid for,” I replied, wanting him to know what that simple gesture had already done for me.“Fitting then that I like it so much, but now... Time to get to your education. If you’re as naked as you can get, then I want you on your knees already.“Yes, sir,” I said as I lowered myself down. Trying to anticipate his next commands, I clasped my hands together behind my back, held my shoulders back and let him get a good view of my most intimate areas.“Are you sure you’ve never done this before?” Keaton asked.“Completely. I think I’d have remembered
Released from Keaton’s care for a moment, I moved through the room, feeling very mixed but trying to look like my entire world was the best it had ever been.I hadn’t expected many things to be good about my first day, especially given that I was still healing, but I had hoped Keaton would have delivered something a little more reciprocal. Perhaps I had been expecting too much of this new life, but I had no way of knowing yet. There was literally no one to compare him to.After Keaton dealt with something, talking to a man I didn’t recognize in hushed voices off to one side, he came back to me and took my arm.“Now, Courtesan, shall we continue our afternoon together?”“Please,” I replied. “I feel like we’ve only just begun.”“Oh, entirely. No one has seen how deliciously fuckable you are yet. I promise you, there’s a lot still to come.”I smiled, a part of me thrilled that he hadn’t considered the earlier performance all there was going to be, the other part noticing he’d mentioned ot
Getting more nervous, I watched as other players grew close to their goal. While I was studying Trey and his playing style, Keaton suddenly called fifty. I almost jumped, but wasn’t surprised when he turned to me. I gladly opened my bag to him and let him rummage, watching him give me a smug grin. Not even looking, he held out the cube to me, his grin getting even wider.Looking down, I saw a small symbol on it of what appeared to be a pussy. I raised my eyebrows as he placed it on the table.Before I could process that Keaton had won me and seemed to know that’s what he’d do, he had taken my hand and led me away from the game table.I gave him a shy smile as he moved us both towards a slightly more enclosed seating area. As I thought about what was about to follow, I felt an eager, tight heat forming in the depths of my body, spreading out as he ran a hand down my back.“You’ve been delightful today, Auralia. Daniel knew what he was doing when he chose you,” Keaton whispered as he pul
Standing beside the other two courtesans, I tried to look inconspicuous and not get in either of their space. If the men wanted me instead of them, they’d know where to find me.My earnings were assured. Keaton was happy with me and I had a feeling that was all that mattered. The rest would suck up to him regardless.But it was quite clear, the men had a lot more interest in me. Both of the next two to reach their count came to my bag to fish out a cube. I knew neither of them and was relieved to find both returning with blank cubes that denied them anything from me, but I knew it diminished what I was holding. Every time a blank cube was taken out it increased the odds of the others being found.Before anyone else could declare themselves a winner, the doors opened and a new man strolled in. He was dressed in a dark suit, dark glasses over his eyes and a swagger to his walk, his face reserved. I tried not to stare, but found my gaze involuntarily flicked his way more than once.“Dante
As I walked out of Keaton’s area of the club I tried not to let my emotions show. I’d just been asked to open my legs to who knows how many men at a party for Keaton, and already that morning I’d been screwed by him and one of his friends. I had a feeling that there would be more of the same the following day.It was almost too much to cope with, and I felt my heart rate increase and my body wobble, my feet not responding to my need to walk. Edward reached out surreptitiously and steadied me for half a second before continuing to walk by my side.The subtle sign of care helped calm me. I had an ally even if he would want to screw me soon as well.He was also my protector as much as he could be, and I’d never forget how he’d stopped other guards taking advantage of me and forcing me to pleasure them by claiming me as his particular courtesan among the court. We’d already spoken of it and he’d turned me down, but instead of letting the others hurt me, he’d changed his mind and stepped in
Walking along in the garden almost at the top of Tomichii and Kioshi’s building, I sighed. I was done with my regular appointments for the day, and Edward had indulged me in a moment to walk among the plants and stars. I tried to calm myself. It had been a full-on day, and I’d just said goodbye to a man called Ferg, a businessman who was a good friend of Tomichii’s and now one of my regulars.Deciding to accept his request had been a hard thing to do. I didn’t doubt that Tomichii would realize I was sleeping with them both. And I knew it would hurt him a little, something I didn’t want to cause at all. Of all my companions, he was one of my favorites. But I’d not been able to afford to say no.I had several regular companions now. My schedule was almost full each day, especially on Thursdays and Fridays. The most frustrating thing, however, was how little financial progress I was making. Despite Daniel’s attempt to introduce me to wealthier men, and Mhairi’s help at her club, I had nee
The waiter pointed out the guests we wanted on one side of the room, standing in a circle by what looked like a fireplace except for the lack of heat one so large would create. Keaton then led me up to them.Heads turned as I noticed an interesting mix of people. Some of the women in the room were dressed more normally, almost conservatively, including two we were heading towards. But just over half of the women were clearly courtesans, although again, they were wearing more clothing and were more restrained. No one was having sex out in the open, or being anywhere near as lewd.I, on the other hand, was wearing nothing but paint. For a moment I wanted to run from the room and cover myself up, but then I reminded myself that Keaton had chosen me for this task. He wasn’t a fool. If I should have been dressed differently he’d have had me put something else on while in the car on the way here instead of screwing me as swiftly as possible.As we reached the circle of people, it opened natu
The following day seemed to arrive quickly, even Daniel wishing me luck as I headed to the club to join Keaton. Mhairi had helped me put on the design he’d requested, touching it up where it had stretched, chipped, or faded a bit, and then I’d grabbed breakfast on the way, too late to eat it before I left the court.I felt a little nervous as I went into the club and hurried across the dance floor. Giving out invitations seemed to be an important task and I wanted to get it right.“Don’t fret,” Edward said as he pulled the door to the stairs open for me. “He’ll make it clear how formal he wants you to be. And everyone loves you.”I sighed and tried to smile, but I don’t think I was very convincing, as Edward opened the final door for me too.“You’ll be perfect,” he whispered.“There you are,” Keaton said a fraction of a second later, drawing everyone’s attention to me.“Sorry I kept you waiting,” I replied, although I knew I wasn’t late. I thought I saw Erin smirk, however, as I came c
“Finally, the leash,” Dante said, pulling it out of his pocket and handing it to Keaton. As Keaton looked up, Dante stopped staring at me.I exhaled, trying not to show my instant fear at the idea of being on a leash of some kind. Was I truly going to be subjected to that? It was clear the answer was yes, as Keaton didn’t even hesitate to clip it to the ring on the back of my neck. He gave it a little tug, the movement tugging on my throat. I swallowed, feeling the tightness on my neck as I did.“There,” he said, stepping back but holding the loop on the other end of the leash in his hand. “Perfect.”Trying not to let any other emotion show, I smiled and waited for everyone to finish admiring me. While Eric and Trey wandered over to also get a closer look, all four men now ogling, I tried to remind myself that I was naked all the time. That these men had seen and touched it all before. Still, I felt self-conscious.“What do you think?” I asked as I slowly turned on the spot, genuinely
As I hurried out to my car, still munching on a piece of toast, Edward appeared.“Another day on the job, princess,” he replied, taking a bite out of the toast I still held. I frowned at him, trying to look annoyed, but I knew Edward would never let me go really hungry and would willingly return the favor later if he had something I was hungry for.“Yup, another day, another four hours with Keaton,” I replied. I tried to stifle a yawn. Two weeks had passed since I’d had an introduction meeting with many men at a racetrack and Mhairi had made me realize I wasn’t seeing all my messages. Now I spent a good chunk of my journey times, and a little more time in the evenings and on my day off, replying to messages.Lord Logan had finally sent me a message. He’d given me a set of shares in some kind of horse racing company. There had been some kind of dig at how I’d lost money to almost every horse, but Daniel had seemed pleased with it. I’d thanked the wealthy aristocrat but had no other mess
By the time I was let up off the floor and sofas, several hours had passed, some of the men had even left, and there was a large pile of credit tokens in my purse. I was a little sore, but I’d had a few orgasms of my own to take the edge off, some of the men genuinely enjoying giving me a little pleasure too. As I got up I noticed Lord Logan still staring, and I suspected he had been sitting alone at the bar by himself the whole time.Hoping I was doing the right thing, I walked slowly up to him, our gazes locked.“You’ve been very quiet and distant. Do you not want to come join in?” I asked.“I’m not particularly interested in exhibiting myself to a room full of men I only half like,” he replied, his accent Eastern European. I tried not to show my surprise, but came a little closer, to see if his body language would change.“Would you like to find somewhere quieter?”He chuckled. “You’d like that, wouldn’t you? Have one of the richest men in the city become a regular schmuck, paying t
“I hope we haven’t kept you gentlemen waiting long,” I said when it was clear no one else was going to say anything and Daniel was already looking to me.“Only long enough for Quentin here to bore us with his opinions on the next thoroughbred I should buy,” the duke replied.“I’m afraid I know very little about horses,” I said. “Do you own many?”Lord Logan laughed but didn’t give me an answer.“He owns about twenty horses,” Sir McKythe said, his Scottish accent only faint; clearly not a place he spent much time. “And three racetracks. He also employs numerous jockeys.”“And I own three, and they do very badly, but I adore them and shan’t be buying any more,” the duke declared, lifting his glass.“To sentimental purchasing,” Sir McKythe declared, also lifting his drink. I raised mine as well, more than happy to bring sentimentality into it. It might just find me a regular.It was already clear Lord Logan wasn’t very impressed. As the duke congratulated me on my recent record-breaking u
I tried to take several deep breaths to keep calm as Daniel looked me over. On his instruction I was wearing my most elegant painted outfit, complete with an accessory he’d loaned me, a gorgeous necklace, anklet and bracelet set with gemstones that matched the color of the design so perfectly I was almost ready to ask if they’d been made for me.“There,” he said. “You look almost perfect. Now, come,” he said, taking my arm and placing it through his before he rested my lower arm on top and clasped my hand gently.It was purely for aesthetics, but he also seemed delighted to have me on his arm. Daniel himself was looking smarter than I’d ever seen him in a suit, the cut tailored to his body with perfection. My jaw had dropped when I’d seen him, but he’d ignored my reaction.“Where are we going?” I asked as he led me through the court’s corridors and down the front stairs. He grinned, but didn’t answer.We’d only reached the bottom when I saw a couple of other courtesans waiting there, a
Everything I tried showed this area of the city marked as separate for some reason or denied me the names and addresses of people nearby so I couldn’t even trick it into taking me somewhere only a few meters away.As the bubble car floated into an area that wasn’t separated out and was only a few blocks from Tomichii and Kioshi’s office, the options all appeared again. My fingers hovered over the stop button, but as I looked over the map to see if I could work out where to go back to help, I realized I’d been so focused on how I could stop the car to help that I’d neglected to pay attention to anything else.Feeling like I’d somehow entirely failed at a test in life to see what kind of person I was, but aware I had no idea what else I could have done, I sat where I was and let the car take me the rest of my journey. The last thing I’d seen filled my head, a frightened young woman accosted by two men.It only took a few more minutes and then I was standing in the elevator of Tomichii an