Introduction
Yalda, una giovane studentessa universitaria con un passato oscuro, si ritrova a passare una notte con un uomo dominante che si rivela essere uno degli uomini più ricchi e influenti del continente. Disperata per una vita migliore, accetta la sua offerta di essere la sua esclusiva amante senza legami, e quattro anni dopo, si ritrova a lavorare come sua segretaria, ancora vincolata dal contratto. Presto si rende conto che il suo attaccamento emotivo a lui le porterà solo dolore e miseria, e chiede che il contratto venga rescisso. Ignara del fatto che, come lei, anche lui ha un passato oscuro, uno che ha influenzato il suo interesse per lei fin dall'inizio.
Cosa succede quando lui si rifiuta di lasciarla andare?
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Chapter 1
L'acqua calda della doccia scendeva sul corpo esausto di Yalda quasi sensualmente; sembrava seguire ogni curva e angolo. Il lussuoso bagno era avvolto dalla nebbia, essendo stato utilizzato per più di trenta minuti, ma lei non sembrava curarsene, o almeno non sembrava accorgersene.
Si potrebbe pensare che stesse ricordando i piaceri della notte precedente; corpi sudati che si muovevano all'unisono, urla sensuali che rimbalzavano sulle pareti della sua camera da letto, le sue dita che applicavano la giusta pressione sulla sua gola.
Tuttavia, i suoi pensieri erano tornati all'inizio. Il suo cervello le ricordava ancora una volta come tutto era iniziato; quanto fosse stata giovane, stupida e sconsiderata. O forse non era stata stupida; forse era solo disperata.
Era successo quattro anni fa; allora frequentava l'università. Avendo perso i genitori durante l'adolescenza, era stata costretta a vivere con parenti lontani, che erano quasi abusivi. Come previsto, li aveva lasciati non appena era stata abbastanza grande e iscritta all'università.
I primi due anni all'università sembravano essere stati i più difficili per lei in quel momento. Era disperata, lottava con lavori part-time e studiava solo per guadagnare abbastanza per mantenersi.
E naturalmente, ogni tanto, aveva bisogno di sfogarsi.
Le sue radici mediorientali facevano risaltare la sua bellezza nella maggior parte delle occasioni, dalla sua pelle olivastra ai suoi capelli neri, folti e ondulati che le cadevano graziosamente sulla schiena, e la sua figura snella ma formosa. Il suo aspetto attirava i ragazzi, e spesso veniva invitata alle loro feste.
Era stata una festa di una confraternita; riusciva ancora a ricordare come l'aria odorasse di sigarette, alcol, sudore e colonia a buon mercato. Non le importava nulla di tutto ciò; si era semplicemente lasciata trasportare dal momento mentre ondeggiava i suoi fianchi formosi al ritmo dei battiti che esplodevano senza pietà.
Il piano era semplice; si sarebbe ubriacata, poi avrebbe fatto sesso, e avrebbe passato il giorno successivo a curare una sbornia. E quando tutto fosse finito, sarebbe tornata alla sua vita di lotta.
Tuttavia, una ragazza si era avvicinata a lei. Sembrava come tutte le altre ragazze intorno; indossava un vestito provocante, aveva tonnellate di piercing, ciocche di capelli tinti e tacchi alti abbastanza da compensare la sua altezza di 1,42 metri.
"Ehi?" Le aveva detto.
E forse, se non fosse stata leggermente brilla, avrebbe notato che, a differenza di tutti gli altri, il suo alito era privo di odore di alcol o sigarette.
I suoi occhi verdi penetranti avevano scrutato la sua figura quasi apprezzandola, e aveva sorriso.
"Cosa fai stasera?" Le aveva chiesto.
Ovviamente, Yalda aveva scosso la testa ed era sul punto di dirle che intendeva fare sesso quella sera, ma non con una ragazza così attraente come lei. Ma non aveva avuto la possibilità di rispondere prima che lei parlasse di nuovo.
"Potresti fare un sacco di soldi stasera, sai." Le aveva detto, "Sto parlando di un sacco di soldi."
Questo l'aveva immediatamente resa sobria. Aveva tutta la sua attenzione.
"Cosa devo fare?" Aveva chiesto.
La ragazza aveva alzato le spalle come se fosse niente.
"Lascia questa festa noiosa e vieni con me." Rispose semplicemente.
Il sopracciglio di Yalda si alzò sospettoso.
"E come faccio a sapere che non mi ucciderai se ti seguo?" gli chiese.
Non si poteva mai essere troppo prudenti. Dopo tutto, succedevano cose terribili ogni giorno.
"Immagino che non lo saprai mai finché non mi seguirai."
C'era qualcosa in lei, qualcosa che diceva a Yalda che era sincera. Forse era la sua arroganza, o forse era la noia nei suoi occhi; era quasi come se non vedesse l'ora di finire tutto questo.
Annui prima che i suoi pensieri razionali potessero fermarla.
"Va bene allora," aveva detto.
L'aveva seguita fuori dalla casa angusta nella fresca notte, e dall'altra parte della strada c'era un SUV nero parcheggiato; era così elegante che quasi si confondeva con l'oscurità.
Il suo cuore batteva pesantemente mentre saliva sul SUV, ma si era rassicurata che tutto sarebbe andato bene, e se non fosse andato bene, sarebbe finita nei notiziari come quelle vittime di aggressione e omicidio. Dopotutto, non aveva nulla da perdere.
Se lo era ripetuto più e più volte. E si era ricomposta mentre la ragazza la conduceva in un edificio lussuoso. Erano state accolte da una giovane donna elegante che sembrava tutta professionale e seria. Era stata troppo incantata dal lusso che la circondava per accorgersi che la ragazza se ne era andata.
"Da questa parte," aveva detto la donna, proprio mentre si girava e iniziava a dirigersi verso l'ascensore.
Era tornata in sé e aveva seguito la donna il più velocemente possibile con i suoi tacchi. E anche se il suo cuore continuava a battere pesantemente, era rimasta calma mentre l'ascensore le portava dolcemente all'ultimo piano; un attico.
Il suo cuore era caduto nello stomaco quando l'ascensore si fermò, la porta si aprì con un lieve ping, e la donna uscì elegantemente.
Entrarono nell'attico, e lì, un uomo con devastanti occhi grigi sedeva su una poltrona di pelle nera osservando il loro ingresso. Il suo sguardo sprezzante la scrutò lentamente prima di passare alla donna.
"È di tuo gradimento, signore?" gli aveva chiesto.
Non si era resa conto che il suo respiro aveva iniziato a mancare. Rimase lì a fissarlo, bevendo con gli occhi il suo aspetto che sembrava troppo bello per essere vero; dai suoi capelli scuri spettinati alla sua pelle pallida e ai suoi tratti del viso molto attraenti. Anche se era seduto, poteva dire che era un uomo alto, magro, sì, ma ben costruito.
Sembrava non avere più di trent'anni. Sembrava ricco. Sembrava... potente.
"Va bene," rispose.
La sua voce era liscia e chiara. E c'era un'eloquenza nel modo in cui parlava; come un uomo abituato a parlare e a far sì che le persone lo ascoltassero, non solo lo ascoltassero, ma pendessero da ogni sua parola.
"Allora me ne vado," disse la donna, "Buona notte."
Lui annuì semplicemente.
E lei rimase lì, i suoi respiri erano diventati superficiali e quasi inesistenti. Il suo cuore aveva iniziato a battere ancora più pesantemente, e il suo corpo aveva iniziato a tremare leggermente.
Il suono dell'ascensore che si chiudeva silenziosamente le disse che era rimasta sola con lui. E per qualche motivo, l'area lasciva tra le sue cosce formicolava in attesa.
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