I swallowed several times and drew deep, cleansing breaths until I found my voice. “Th-this can’t be,” I whispered, yet seeing evidence to the contrary wherever I directed my gaze. “It’s some kind…some kind of trick. It has to be.”
“No, Matthew, this is no trick. But I can certainly empathize with your initial reaction, because it’s the same one I had last weekend after seeing your nude body for the first time. Now you know why I didn’t show you my private art collection before attempting to explain. I tried my best to prepare you for this, hoping to lessen the impact, but I can see I’ve failed miserably. I’m so sorry…so sorry…”
I pointed to a painting only inches away from me, the one in which Novak, being pummeled by a thick cock, had his legs encircling his lover’s waist. There, just above the juncture of the man’s clenching buttocks, a mark in the shape of a five-pointed star marred the white flesh. “It’s…it’s…”