Secret: Passion (Submissive Romance) Read Free Page A

like, this retreat?”
                  “It looks like a fancy spa hotel,” Anna replied. “I don’t think you were on to anything with your sex club idea.”
                  “It was only a theory… And I’m sure you’ll turn it into your own private sex club once you get there.”
                  “That’s not why I’m going,” Anna blushed.
                  “Maybe not, but that’s why he’s going,” Maria said firmly. “Trust me – these rich boys know where their bread is buttered. Just make sure you get a few decent presents out of him before this is all over.”
     
    *
     
    Four o’clock rolled around and Anna went down the elevator to the office building lobby. Mark was already waiting, standing beside her small case and his own slightly larger one.
                  “The car’s here,” he said, taking hold of both cases and carrying them, rather than wheeling them to the boot of the vehicle. Anna did not have a head for cars, but she recognised that the sweeping black metal and gleaming chrome said ‘expensive’. This was confirmed by the creamy leather interior and bottle of champagne on ice in the passenger seats behind the driver, who wore an old-fashioned peaked cap.
                  “Usual place, sir?” the driver asked as Mark climbed in the opposite side to sit next to Anna – the champagne between them.
                  “Thanks, Giles,” Mark reached for the bottle and corked it with a muffled pop. “Do you drink?” he asked Anna as he reached for a glass.
                  “I will do, thanks,” she said as a pale yellow fizz settled in her glass. The windows of the car were tinted, so she only had a vague idea of where they were going. “Whereabouts is the Retreat?” she asked. “There was no address on the leaflet.”
                  “That’s because it’s very exclusive,” Mark said, draining his glass and making a face. “This is a terrible vintage,” he remarked dismissively. “You have to know someone who is already a member to get in, and so it’s been as far back as when the place was set up – you can’t join without a referral, and so the only people who know how to find it are already members.”
                  “Or their guests,” Anna added, sipping her drink. She didn’t see what the fuss was about – it tasted fine to her. “I’ll know where it is.”
                  “Do you know where you are now?” Mark nodded at the window. Anna looked out. They had only been driving a few minutes, but already the countryside was looming and she wasn’t exactly sure of her bearings.
                  “No,” she said honestly.
                  “Then the secret is safe,” Mark said. He put the bottle and glass down and took hold of Anna’s hand. She felt a flush of heat run through her body as her skin remembered his touch. He stroked the back of her hand. “I hope you enjoy yourself this weekend,” he said softly.
                  “I’m sure I will,” she replied, giving him a gentle smile. As she looked into his dark brown eyes she was sure she saw a spark of lust buried somewhere and allowed herself to drink in his gaze for as long as she dared.
                  The car wound its way through the fields and trees of the country, occasionally hitting the motorway and eventually, as the light started to dim in the sky, peeling off onto a slightly bumpy country lane flanked by high hedges.
                  “What if another car comes?” Anna asked – there was only enough room for a single car to fit down the lane.
                  “Single file,” Mark replied. “Cars coming and going might attract attention.”
                  “There’s no one around,” Anna looked behind her.
                  “That’s what you