Born to Please [Pleasure Vessels 1] (Siren Publishing Everlasting Classic ManLove) Read Free Page B

noticeably. “Vessel 8189, fall into slave position three immediately!”
    Payne jerked out of Alec’s astonished grip and knelt, his forehead pressed to the cold floor. Alec looked on, stunned, and raised his gaze to look at the Trainer who had just entered the room. Who in the world would cause such an instant, fearful reaction? Whoever it was, Alec had the sneaking suspicion that he wouldn’t like this man.
    Eerie, gray eyes met his stare. “I apologize, Mr. Kane. I am Trainer J. Payne is one of the ones in my charge at the Facility. I am his primary care Trainer. I informed the board at the last meeting that he was not ready for placement yet, but your father insisted that he be ready for your birthday. Unfortunately, as you can see, we haven’t managed to get out the last kinks in his personality yet. It will be corrected within a day or two, I assure you.” The hard edge to his voice and the way Payne’s shoulders shook at the prospect left Alec little doubt that the way they “corrected” his personality involved something very painful.
    “If he is so defective, why was he allowed to remain in the program for so long?” Alec asked. It was a sick curiosity that made him ask it. He had no intention of letting anyone touch Payne. Fighting or not, he was strangely protective of the Vessel.
    “He isn’t defective at all,” the Trainer answered with a wistful smile. “He’s the top-ranking Pleasure Vessel on the Compound. I can personally attest to his skills.”
    “Then why is he so hostile?” Alec demanded. He couldn’t explain, even to himself, why he was so pissed off over the fact that the Trainer had experienced any of Payne’s “skills.” The fact was that the other man had obviously done something to hurt Payne, and it really pissed Alec off. No human being should be treated in such a fashion. By law, they weren’t technically human, but there was no denying the intelligence and awareness the Vessel had.
    The Trainer shrugged. “Again, I am so sorry he was hostile toward you. I have some idea on how to find out though. I’ll interview his Twin Vessel Desiree. She knows everything about him. They talk far more than is protocol, and he tends to tell her things that he doesn’t tell his counselor. Once that is established, we’ll put him into personality rehabilitation and have him ready for you by Friday.”
    Alec regarded the Trainer with mounting unease. He looked at the ground where his Vessel knelt, his shoulders trembling harder than before. “Personality rehabilitation? What’s that?”
    “It’s a simple procedure really. We go in with three needles and inject a cocktail into certain parts of the brain. We then subject them to flash images and chemical suggestions to correct the problem. Minor procedure, like I said.”
    “Is it painful?” Alec asked.
    “Well, it’s moderately painful but nothing to write home about. In fact, it’s not nearly as painful as the personality alignment is. The results are completely worth the process.”
    “What if they don’t want the alignment? What if they chose not to continue on as Pleasure Units?”
    The Trainer laughed. “They are Vessels. They don’t know what they want until we tell them what they want. Besides, have you ever seen a Vessel that has a chemical match with a person and then finds the person abhorrent? It’s awful! Better that we make them happy in their mating than let both Master and Vessel be miserable. Please, Mr. Kane, you have to understand that, just because they look human and share human characteristics, it doesn’t mean they are human. They are marvels of engineering, but they aren’t like us.” He patted Alec on the shoulder like he was lecturing a young boy on the facts of life. “Like I said, I’ll personally deliver him to your home in a few days. Come along, Payne.”
    Payne stood, biting his bottom lip, his eyes filled with sheer terror.
    “Wait a second,” Alec interrupted, standing in between Payne