A Passionate Discovery (Self-Discovery Series) Read Free

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behind you, Carla." He smiled at her before wrapping his arm in Scarlett's
and leading her down the carpeted stairs. 
    Carla
nodded and walked through the door, closing it behind her nervously.  As she descended
the stairs into the huge basement her eyes widened in surprise and trepidation;
never in her life had she seen anything like what was before her eyes.  She
held her breath as she took in everything.
    There were
close to fifty people filling the huge space, all of them in a series of unimaginable
positions.  The furniture that graced the room was completely foreign to her,
as was the sight of people being whipped, or bound to strange objects.  She
felt her head grow light as she looked around at the sensual chaos, and had to
remind herself to take a breath.
    "You
okay, Carla," Scarlett bit her lip, fearful that her friend was going to
completely freak out and run back up the stairs.
    Nodding
her head, Carla took a few more deep breaths and tried to calm her racing
heart.  It was pretty obvious to her that Scarlett was involved in some really
strange stuff since she had brought her here, and she was trying to keep an
open mind because she was her friend.  Her mind was in shock, but what surprised
her the most was the fact that she wasn't completely repulsed by the sight
before her.
    Her grey
eyes turned to a pair of women, one of whom was bound; her hands stretched high
above her head, while the other flogged her. The sounds of pleasure escaping
the lips of the woman being flogged sent a strange wave of heat through her
body. That surprised her more than the act she was witnessing.
    "I
told you you were making more of this than you needed to." Daniel smiled
as he watched Carla’s face, and the expressions that crossed it.  It was
apparent to him that she was enjoying the show. "Carla I'm going to ask
you to wear this while you're down here, so no one mistakes you for a
submissive." He pulled a sterling silver bracelet from his pocket and
waited for her to give her consent.
    Reluctantly,
Carla tore her eyes from the couple and nodded, still too shocked to speak. She
held her hand out to Daniel and he slid the cool metal onto her wrist. 
    "If
you feel like joining in," he grinned widely, showing a perfect smile,
"just take it off."
    "Um
no, I think I'll just watch," she whispered as her face flushed bright
red.
    Daniel
laughed deeply. "Shame." He pulled Scarlett into his arms and
whispered into her ear, when he finished she walked away.
    Carla was
about to follow, until Daniel's voice stopped her. "Give her a few minutes,
Carla, she's going to change." He smiled at her again and held out his arm.
    She took
his arm, feeling a little uncomfortable not having Scarlett with her, and he
led her over to a long leather couch. He motioned for her to sit and then
joined her. "Listen, Carla, this was a huge step for Scarlett, so I hope
you're okay with this."
    "I
love Scarlett like a sister; I'm not sure about all this," she whispered
softly, not wanting to be heard by the other guests, "but if this is what
she wants, I'll support her."
    "I'm
glad she has a friend like you then. Just one more thing; we don't talk about
this room."  His voice turned stern.  "I'm sure you understand that
we all have lives outside of what you see here. Scarlett assured me we could
trust you, and I trust her completely."
    For
reasons she didn't understand, his change in tone made her nervous and she
nodded quickly.  "I promise I won't speak about it." She hated how the
intensity in his eyes made her voice shake.
    "Good."
He smiled warmly, the earlier demanding tone gone from his voice. "Who
knows, maybe you'll discover it's something you'd like to try."
    Carla’s
eyes widened at his comment and she shook her head quickly. The response made
him laugh and she blushed deeply again.  She clenched her hands tight in her
lap and lowered her eyes; she was in so far over her head she couldn’t see the
surface anymore and her heart was