The room is silent. Scanning the area, I find Alexandre sitting at his desk. He looks up, locks eyes with me, then he lowers his laptop screen and rises.
I swallow a lump in my throat, and really start to wonder what the hell I've gotten myself into all in the name of research.
Am I ready for this? Can I even handle playing the game he wants me to? What if I fail, and he punishes me?
The thought makes me uneasy, but then his spoken words from earlier drift into my mind, he said he'd stop if I asked him to. And that he would never hurt me. Some part of me believes him. I don't know why, but I do.
His posture is erect, and he oozes self-confidence and s*x appeal. The corners of his lips curl upward into an incorrigible grin. He glides across the floor, closing the distance between us.
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