The story takes a significant turn in this chapter. A new character is introduced who will ultimately have a very profound impact on the lives of Jenna and Ryan Nielsen.
As has been the case in previous chapters, this one will make more sense if you read the story from the beginning (or at least chapter 11 thru 13), but also like previous chapters, it is not a necessity and you'll enjoy it as a standalone story too.
This chapter starts off the morning following Jenna's long night in druglord Carlos Juarez' sanctuary of sin and her subsequent limo ride to her current location with Police Chief Steve Jones...
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Captain Sayers entered Ryan Nielsen's cell, "I trust you got a decent night's sleep. Mr. Nielsen, I'm releasing you down to the showers where you'll find toiletries and towels. Shower quickly we need to get you something to eat and have you out of here in 60 minutes. When you're done, one of our uniformed officers will provide you some breakfast and deliver you to the venue; you'll be briefed about what will be expected of you when you arrive.
Ryan's heart beat quickly in his chest,
"Am I really going to follow through with this?"
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Twenty miles away, Ryan's Nielsen's wife walked nervously through the double doors into a smartly decorated waiting room of sorts. The beautiful blonde was greeted by a well dressed woman in her early 50's. The woman was strikingly pretty for her age; she possessed a very comforting smile which helped ease Jenna's frayed nerves.
The woman introduced herself as Lisa Anderson and said, "You must be Jenna?"
Jenna felt embarrassed that she was dressed in only lingerie and heels while Ms. Anderson wore much more conservative business attire. "How do you know my name? And what is this place?"
"We have been waiting for you Jenna. And I must say you are even prettier than we had heard." Lisa said as she eyed Jenna from head to toe.
"Heard from whom? And what this place is, why am I here? I was supposed to be on my way to Cole Steele's mansion in Pacific Palisades!"
"Jenna I don't know anything about your itinerary," Lisa lied, "but rest assured we will take good care of you during your visit."
"Visit? How long am I going to be here?"
"As I said, I do not know the details of your stay Jenna. Please follow me; we don't have a lot of time."
"Time for what Lisa?" Jenna shouted.
"You will find out soon enough," Lisa responded as she opened a set of doors and led the leggy blonde down a long corridor.
Jenna had no idea that she was walking through the spacious Beverly Hills compound of LA's most infamous Madam. The property belonged to Madam Balough who had risen to the top of Hollywood circles when her mentor Heidi Fleiss' reign came to an end in the mid-1990s. Lilly Balough had been one of Fleiss' top call girls when her empire crumbled. She was only 22 at the time, but Lilly had learned everything there was to know about the business and what mistakes to avoid. Following Fleiss' downfall, Lilly stealthily picked up many of the pieces and within a couple of years had built a burgeoning business of her own.
Now, two decades later Lilly Balough stood at the pinnacle of her success. Powerful men and women from all professions were her clients and her little black book dwarfed the famous version once owned by her mentor. Balough's estate was more like a castle and the activities that took place within its walls made the goings on at the Playboy mansion look like a 2nd grader's birthday party.
Lisa led Jenna into a large room filled with a dozen women dressed much like her. Jenna could tell that most were in their early 20's but a few were pushing 30. They were all strikingly beautiful with bodies that most other women would die for. She did a quick count and noted there were 3 other blondes, one with black hair, 3 brunettes, 2 redheads, and 2 Asian girls.
Two guys that looked like Chippendale models walked amongst them handing out glasses of champagne. Jenna reluctantly took one as the young hunk said, "You need to drink that baby, I'll bring you another in a couple of minutes. That one needs to be finished when I do!"
Jenna could sense there was a lot of apprehension in the room. All of the women appeared to be nervous and very few spoke with one another. She turned to speak to Lisa but she was nowhere to be found. Jenna slowly moved over near one of the windows and gazed out on the lush grounds.
"It's a beautiful place isn't it?" A female voice said from behind her.
Jenna turned to see a very pretty young redhead smiling shyly at her.
"Yes, I guess you could say that, but I have no idea where I am."
"That makes two of us," the girl replied before introducing herself as Brooke.
"I'm Jenna, nice to meet you Brooke. So you don't know where we are either?"
"I suspect we are somewhere in the Hollywood hills, but that's about all I know."
"Is this your first time here too?" Jenna asked.
Brooke hesitated for several seconds before she said, "I wish I could say that Jenna, but I've been here a few more times than I would prefer to count."
"I'm very confused, what is this place?"
"Jenna I can't say for sure, I just know it's a place where sex acts take place and we are the main performers."
"What? Are you serious? But I'm married Brooke, I can't...I mean I won't have sex with other men!"
"You aren't the only one Jenna," she said as she showed Jenna her wedding ring, "Most of the girls in here are married too."
Jenna looked around and saw that nearly all of the girls wore rings on their left hand.
"I'm still so confused, why are we all here?"