CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR THE REFLECTION IN my bathroom mirror screamed vixen, glittery smokey eyes and red lips, and I was ready to seduce. Julian invited me over for New Year’s Eve, and with how hectic work had been for the last week, I wanted to take the opportunity and look good- no, better than good- amazing. I slipped into a long-sleeved black dress with a scooped neck and flared pleats at the waist. It was a combination of innocent and sexy. I decided to skip the bra and panties, hoping Julian would discover my bareness under the dress later but pulled a pair of thigh-high stockings on before stepping into shiny black stilettos. A quick spritz of my vanilla perfume on my neck and wrists completed my preparation, and I grabbed my phone before heading up to Julian’s apartment. I knocked

