Chapter 53: Falling for the Cowboy

Her heart is pounding. The brass doorknob turns, and a bored face appears.

“Mr. Sorkin wants to see you in the red dress. You have five minutes.”

It’s always that way. He summons. She appears. Like some twisted genie fantasy.

She hurries. It doesn’t do to keep him waiting. There is no putting off the inevitable. Maybe he just wants to talk tonight. He fucks her far less often than his underlings imagine. And she knows they imagine it a lot. She can tell by the hungry looks they give her. But they’re afraid of him. They’d never dare to cross Victor.

As he leads her to Victor’s luxurious upstairs suite, her escort tightly grips her upper arm. Like she’d run off. When she’d first arrived at the remote compound, she’d quickly figured out that there’s nowhere to go.

At the heavy carved-wood double doors, her escort stops and knocks.

“Come in.”

Jenny’s stomach drops as the door swings open.

“Hello, pet.”