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Oh, but it’s fun being the head of this dysfunctional faht’ve ended withto hate each other Butsince passed, and my father has been food for the wor the dukedohted in the fact that he was able to bequeath the kinds of debts that would ruin a s than I can count on one hand Bad enough that he dipped excessively into the fas and their mothers, but he also passed on the responsibility toso

He leftbut nightmares

Throwing back the relance down at my phone in my hand The temptation to embroil Holland in the clusterfuck that is my life seems to constantly burn at the pit ofof otten what desire felt like until her Until now And now I can’t see but how she felt undersmile made me feel Sometimes, I even think I can smell her perfume, feel the silk of her skin like a memory turned real

Perhaps this is an early onset of senility

My grip tightens on my phone before I thrust it intoin thoughts of that night is like suffering a fever dreaback chair Now that I’et on hat I came here for

Passing by the kind of staircase that was built for debutantes to glide down, I push on the heavy oak doors, and I h a room that was once referred to as a ballrooht the place Thornbeck Hall, once the country hoh altar to carnal pleasure with the kind of privacy protections that once suited the son of a duke trying to keep his reputation

As I push past the crowd, acknowledgeh its attendants I feel so far removed from the club’s purpose that I can hardly believe I once owned this den of sin It see up to the Dalforth nao, I still hold a h it’s been a while since I felt any desire to attend Desire is not a sentiht I’m here for business, not pleasure

Like the waves for Moses, the crowd begins to part, allowing me to pass Their sense of excitement almost palpable I wonder if my distaste is likewise as I pass all the pretty faces Pretty faces, painted faces, faces adorned in lace doerie as delicate as tissue paper, heavy duty bondage wear A usual Friday night for the club, so I see, a den of dark, sensual undertones

It excites menot I am patently too old for this Too jaded Too weary to fuck anyone who doesn’t engage more than my cock

“Dalforth What are you doing here?”

“I was just askingto find Matteo, one ofbehind h Matteo’s expression doesn’t change Instead, he kisses the cheek of the blonde currently vying for his attention

“I’ll find you later,” he murmurs