The Velvet Room Pt. 01
Prologue
"Will that be all, Ms. Lancaster?"
Victoria barely looked up from her papers. Elena Ramirez stood at the door to her office, clutching a clipboard. "Yes, you can go now Elena." She said absentmindedly, lost in her own thoughts. Her eyes flicked towards her mild mannered personal assistant.
Elena nodded. "Okay. I'll see you tomorrow then." She turned and left, closing the door softly behind her.
Victoria took out the card that one of her friends had given her and turned it over in her hands. It was matte black and smooth as polished obsidian- weighty, heavier than the standard business card. In the center was an engraved symbol of a rose with a coiled whip around it. In raised letters and written in an elegant cursive script it read
The Velvet Room.
It was an exclusive BDSM club for the rich and powerful. Invite only.
Victoria Lancaster was the CEO of her own lingerie company, Luxe Noir, one that had made waves in the fashion industry and established her as a powerhouse in the corporate world. She herself was sharp, poised, and always in control- a respected and feared competitor who had built her company with ruthless efficiency. Lately however, the stress of her position had begun to weigh heavily up on her and she had found herself craving a release. To surrender herself and let go of all her responsibilities. To relinquish control.
"She's the best. She'll make you submit in ways you've never imagined."
Her friend had said.
Victoria bit her lip. This was what she needed.
Ch. 1
Victoria sat nervously on the leather chaise in a private chamber of the exclusive BDSM club. Her heart pounded. She was clad in a silk robe with only a pair of satin panties underneath. Stripped of the power suit she usually wore, she felt exposed and vulnerable.
Victoria heard the door unlock, the heavy bolt sliding across the metal. She tightened her fingers on the edge of her robe. Then
she
walked in.
Victoria gasped and her eyes widened in shock. A beautiful woman- dressed in a red and black corset with black stockings and black stilettos- entered the room. Her arms were clad in long gloves and between her fingers she was twirling a riding crop. At her waist was a collar, a leather cuff adorned with a single silver ring. This, however, was not what had made her gasp. The woman that had entered was Elena.
"Elena?!" exclaimed Victoria.
Gone was the mild mannered personal assistant who attended to her every whim. In her place was a commanding, confident woman whose every move exuded dominance and control. Elena met her gaze and smirked. "I thought I would be seeing you here today. I saw the card. Surprised, Ms. Lancaster?"
"Y-You're Mistress Lenore?" asked Victoria in utter disbelief as Elena approached her- her heels clacking against the tiled floors. She stood directly in front of the businesswoman. "But you're usually so docile, so obedient."