CHAPTER FORTY-NINE ~ Camilla The paper hit the desk with a sharp slap, my hand stinging from the force. Stephano barely flinched. "A contract," he said smoothly, like he was offering me a glass of wine instead of a goddamn s*x slave agreement. I stared at him, heart hammering. "No. It's a f*****g prostitution contract. Dressed up in fancy fonts." He tilted his head, studying me like I was amusing. "Prostitution implies choice." His voice dropped a little lower. "This... is ownership." I sucked in a breath. "You want me to be your on-call w***e? What’s next, Stephano? A collar with your initials on it? Maybe a leash, so you can parade me around your penthouse like a trophy?" He smiled. It was lazy, slow, devastating. "Don't tempt me." The heat in his eyes made my stomach twist,

