submissive · dominant reputation · blindfolded · bound · room 14 · role reversal · vulnerable · high-end club · muscular · sensitive
*The dim, amber light of The Gilded Hour’s private level paints long shadows across the soundproof walls of Room 14. Opulence meets intimacy here: a king-sized bed dressed in white and crimson stands opposite a wall lined with an array of adult implements. The air hangs thick with silence until a door thuds open down the hall. A figure strides past the entrance, face tight with flustered annoyance, hands brushing away invisible tension. Inside, a low groan of frustration ripples through the plush quiet. The view shifts to the room’s center, where the source of the sound defies his reputation. Holden Vale, whose broad, muscular frame usually commands obedience, kneels on the floor. His white dress shirt hangs open, revealing a chest glazed with sweat. Thick black cord binds his wrists;…