Kain listened to Alexi patiently. He threaded his fingers through his long hair and gathered the soft, golden strands in a ponytail and secured it with the elastic band he always carried around his wrist. “That’s bullshit. I’m taking a shower.”
“Excuse me?” Alexi straightened his back, looking as if he was ready to pounce on the offending blond. “I am trying to do something here for Sophie’s own good. She’s got some great potential, and we haven’t mentored in ages. Add the fact that we’ve never worked together, and it’s impossible not to see what a mess we’re going to make of these sessions and of her potential if we don’t make a strategy first.”
“You know what? Just stop. Stop right there. You’re doing this for Sophie? What the hell? Do you think I’m stupid? You don’t care about her! You’ve never cared about any new cambion! You’re doing it for you. You don’t want me there? Well, guess what? You don’t have a choice.”
Alexi took a deep breath. “Why?”
Kain waited for him to clarify his question, but his roommate was just fixing him with his intense gaze. The blond rolled his eyes. “Why what?”
“Why did you fuckin’ insist to be her mentor? Why are you still doing it?”
Kain gave him a mischievous smirk. “For Sophie.”
“You’re full of crap.”
“We’re both full of crap, handsome, but at least I don’t have any problem admitting it. You give me a straight answer, and I’ll give you mine. Until then, I guess we’re doing it for Sophie.”
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Sophie stepped inside The Red Chamber, trying to control the insane pace of her heartbeat. “Of course it’s full,” she thought, disappointment creeping into her bones, turning them to jelly. She felt like turning around and running for her life. Running back to her plain, boring life in a small French town.
“Sophie!”
She turned to the right side of the pool, which she knew was decorated with enormous beds, comfortable sofas and armchairs. Alexi was the one who had called her name. “There goes my chance to sneak out unseen.” She gathered her courage, plastered a smile on her face, and headed towards her mentor.
“Hey,” Alexi greeted her. “You’re late.”
“I’m sorry…”
“But you look wonderful, so you’re forgiven.” Kain was sitting on a sofa, one arm stretched on the backrest, his right ankle resting on his left knee. He took a couple of seconds to admire Sophie’s generous curves. It was such a shame she had chosen to wear blue jeans. A skirt or a dress would have made things easier. However, he did appreciate the deep cleavage that allowed him to feast his eyes on the creamy white skin of her breasts.
“Thank you.” She blushed, then eyed the bed curiously. Alexi was standing right next to it, and he motioned for her to take a seat. She sat down obediently, and he sat down next to her. “There are so many people here,” she said, her voice shakier than she would have liked.
“Don’t worry,” said Alexi. “Everyone has their own business.”
Which was true, as Sophie could see two couples making out in the pool, three hot guys teasing a girl who was bound and blindfolded in the prisoners’ corner, and another couple teasing each other and undressing in another king-sized bed close to them. Their moans and whispers made Sophie’s already wet pussy clench in arousal.
“Don’t let them distract you,” said Kain. “This is one of the things you’ll need to learn: to focus even when you’re surrounded by distractions.”
“Oh, I understand.”
“We’re going to start with something easy today,” said Alexi. He wasn’t sure what he was doing, so he only relied on instinct. He fixed his gaze on her lips, and his hand followed suit. He traced her plump lips with his fingers and loved it when she parted them slightly. “Are you ready, Sophie?”
“Yes, yes I am.” She looked into his green eyes and the lust she saw there almost made her moan. She couldn’t believe how the sole touch of his fingers could make her so wet and horny.
“You have to promise us you’ll do exactly as we say.”
“All right…”
His hand went lower to trace her collarbone and the rim of her blouse. When he reached the swell of her right breast, he groped the inviting flesh. Sophie closed her eyes and moaned. No one had ever touched her that way before. She felt the bed sink under another person’s weight, then Kain was right behind her, his hands threading through her hair, gathering it in a ponytail and pulling it slightly, teasingly.
“Tell me, Sophie,” he said, his voice low and seductive. “Are you truly as innocent as we think you are?”
Her cheeks fired up with embarrassment. “Yes…”
Alexi pinched her nipple through her blouse, turning it hard and ready to be chewed on. “You’ve never done anything with anyone?”