Chapter 35: Lena’s Folly

(KIRA’S POV)

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When I heard the knock on the door, I knew at once that my girlfriend had arrived. The minute that Paragon Park security told me that she was at the Paragon gates, I had been counting down the minutes till she knocked on my door.

She had taken over an hour to come over and while I felt pissed that she took so long, I was just happy that she was finally here. I had been in the bedroom working on my laptop when the knock sounded, I hurried over to the door at once and opened it, and sure enough, Lena was right there.

I felt my heart shift in my chest as I took in her beauty. She was dressed in a thin gown that swayed around when she moved. The neck of the gown was low cut, showing off some rich set of cleavages. She looked like she was dressed to seduce, however, the look on her face was totally different. She looked terrified.

"Kira..." she muttered as she stood at the door, clutching her purse. "What’s going on? You sounded so frantic on the phone, making me worried. Is everything okay?"

I looked past her and glanced around the neighborhood, my eyes swept through the street. It was deserted at this time of the night, but it was also well-lit, making it impossible for anyone to hide in the shadows. Besides, I knew that no one could sneak into Paragon Park without the security having an idea. So, I was pretty sure that Lena was alone.

"Kira?" She said my name, drawing my attention back to her.

With a sigh, I pulled her into the house and locked the door behind her. She watched me in horror as I slid the bolts shut and turned the keys in the lock.

"What the hell is going on?" She demanded, "Talk to me! I’ve been worried ever since I got your call!"

"You’ve been worried? I can’t believe this! You were worried, but you had the time to get home and change? I told you to come here at once, but you just had to go home and wear this sexy dress."

She smiled weakly as she did a twirl for me, "you think this is sexy?"

"Don’t change the subject, girl!" I snapped as I dropped myself into the couch.

"I’m sorry, but I just couldn’t come here at once. I’ve not been in my house since I left it for the Royale Hotel, I also needed fresh clothes. I didn’t even spend up to fifteen minutes there, I simply poured water on my body and wore the first dress that touched my fingers. I was thinking of getting a better bath when I got here." She told me, "However, none of that matters if you don’t tell me what the fuck is going on right now!"

I looked at her and slowly shook my head, "You fucked up, Lena. Big time!"

I then proceeded to tell her everything. I didn’t keep even a single detail from her. I told her about how her impromptu visit to my hotel room was witnessed by Maven who was now using it to blackmail me. Just her one act of jealousy could undo everything that I was working hard towards and make me vulnerable to my uncle’s attacks.

As I spoke, I watched as she broke down, by the time I was done, tears were flowing freely from her eyes.

"I’m so sorry, Kira." She wept. "You know how much I love you. The last thing I want is to do anything that will hurt you. This is all my fault, I got so jealous after seeing you kiss Jace, and then I tried calling but you refused to answer!"

"And so, you waltzed into my hotel room like you owned the damn thing and probably said cheese for the stalker as well."

"That’s not fair, Kira." Lena muttered as she wiped her tears, "How could you say that? You’re making it sound like I did it on purpose. How was I supposed to know that you were being stalked? Is it a crime to want to be with my girlfriend? I knew Leo’s visit messed up, and I just wanted to be there for you. You were shutting me out, and I couldn’t have it!"

"Don’t you get it? Despite your good intentions, you only ended up making things worse. What happens now when Mavens makes his demands and it’s something that I can’t meet up with?"

Lena kept quiet then, she got up from her seat and came to sit beside me, "I’m so sorry, Kira. You’re right, this is all my fault. You have done so much to keep what we share under wraps and I was rash coming to your hotel room like that. Although you didn’t kick me out."

I stared at her, confused, "what?"

She shrugged, "I’m just saying, you were happy that I was there. I remember you fucking the living daylights out of me that morning when you woke up. You wanted me there. Should I remind you of how you tied me up and-"

"The fuck!" I muttered as I got to my feet and folded my arms across my chest, "Are you done? Does your ego need more stroking? This is my life we’re talking about! Not some orgasm!"

"I know... I’m sorry for making light of the situation." Lena got to her feet as well and took my hands, "Baby, you’re not alone in this. Just tell me what I have to do to make it up to you. I’ll do it."

I glanced at her, "anything?"

She took my cheeks in her hands and nodded, "Anything, my love."

She then leaned in and kissed me deeply, I felt her tongue swirl around in my mouth as we french-kissed. She then pulled away as she licked her lip, "We’re in this together."

I nodded, "Okay then. I know a way that this can be fixed."

"Come on, tell me!"

"Casey already knows about Maven, and she would be working with Jace to figure out who he is. However, we can’t let that happen. Maven knows that I’m bisexual and he’s using it to blackmail me. We just have to find Maven before Casey and Jace."

"What? Why?"

"It’s better this way, trust me."

"I don’t care if Jace and Casey find out about us, I’m a lesbian and I’m proud of it, you should be too."

"I would be carefree like you if I didn’t have a billion-dollar company to inherit and a devilish uncle who was looking for every means to destroy me. Until Beacon Studios is mine and that fact is uncontested, I have to keep everything about my life quiet, and that includes my sexual life."

"I understand, believe me, I do." She said. "But Casey and Jace are not just anyone, Casey is your best friend and Jace is your fiancé. They both have as much stake in this as you do. I don’t think they’ll do anything to sabotage the brand."

"Maybe not knowingly," I told her. "I understand what you’re doing and trying to achieve here, but my mind is made up. We’re not telling them, and we’re going to find Maven before them and make sure he doesn’t tell them what he knows about us."

"How are you even sure you can do that?" Lena asked, "We already know that Maven is a criminal, after all, he’s blackmailing you. Shouldn’t that tell you the kind of person he is? How can we make him listen to us?"

I smiled at that as I ran my fingers through my hair. This time though, I was smoothing it out and not ruffling it up. Lena still didn’t know me that much. She had no idea what I could do when I was pushed to the wall, or when I was certain that it was in my best interest. It didn’t matter though, she was going to find out soon enough. She would see firsthand how far I was willing to go to protect my secret and also protect our relationship.

For now though, Lena had no idea about all that and she looked like she wanted to protest further, but she stopped herself, "so then, what would you have me do?"

"Now, that’s the right question, my baby," I said as I sat on the glass table in the middle of the living room. It was sturdy and the glass was thick so it could easily hold my weight. With the way I sat down, I was right in front of Lena, eyeball to eyeball. "I’ve thought it through and I know just the right way for us to get what we want. We’d take care of this Maven mess, and neither Jace nor Casey would be the wiser."

"You’re killing me with suspense here, would you tell me the plan already?" Lena demanded.

"I can’t," I chuckled, "I’m still working on some finishing kinks to the whole plan, I’ll have one for you by morning. It’s not gonna be easy, but I’m sure that you and I will be able to make it work."

"I’m sorry about my role in all this..." Lena muttered looking downcast.

"Jeez babe, can you stop with all these bloody apologies? None of that is going to help right now." I said sharply, but then I relaxed in my seat, "but there might be a way for you to make me happy tonight. It’s been crazy, you know. Having to go through all this, I’m not gonna allow Maven to stop me from having a good time with my girlfriend, am I?’

Lena smiled at me, she already knew what was coming, "what would you like me to do, my mistress?"

"You said you needed to take a shower, right? Well, go get it. And when you’re done, you’ll prepare yourself for my arrival."

Lena shifted on the couch, I could see the effect my words were having on her. She was like an open book, and I could read her perfectly.

"When you’re done freshening up, you tie yourself to the bedposts naked. And then you wait for me." I told her.

She stifled a laugh as she got to her feet, "Yes mistress, as you command."

At once, she turned to leave and I watched as the gown she wore swayed, I felt a stirring within me just watching her sashay her hips away.

"Oh, you naughty girl..." I muttered as I got to my feet to follow her. I was aroused as fuck and the shower would have to wait.

However as I took the first step, I heard a faint beep from my phone. It was a message. I glanced at it on the table and picked it up. I opened up the message and I felt myself grow cold inside, as I lowered myself to the couch while I read the text over and over again.

It was another text from Maven, and it read:

"Are You Ready To Protect Your Secret?"

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