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Secrets of the Velvet Trap — 25
Vivian spends an evening with Violet and Eddie, listening to romantic jazz and managing the complexities of her life.
In 1930s Chicago, a troubled psychoanalyst and her tormented young patient pursue an unethical affair. In the shadows of an underground fetish club, their dark eroticism exposes the raw edges of desire.
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A warm December rain brought humidity into the cool underground club. The lighting in the Red Room cast its ruby glow over the leather and vinyl upholstery, and the late Friday night crowd settled into intimate clusters, their murmurings mingling with jazz playing from speakers on the walls.
Vivian moved through the room with a practiced grace, her tumbler of whisky clutched in one hand and her eyes assessing those around her. She knew every member well, or they wouldn’t be members. She took few chances where the safety of those she loved was concerned.
Cheek to Cheek was playing on the turntable. She glanced over at Sabine, who was running the Red Room bar. The young woman kept the music playing, and Fred Astaire’s…
