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Secrets of the Velvet Trap — 5
Fear and its erotic recoil strengthen Eddie’s seductive grip on Eleanor’s psyche.
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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Eleanor’s secretary, Dot, scooped up the stack of papers she planned to file and opened the door. She let it close again and said, “Miss Langley is here.”
Eleanor glanced at the grandfather clock in the corner. “Give me a few minutes, and then send her in.”
After Dot left, Eleanor removed her round spectacles and leaned back in her desk chair. She tapped her lip with one gold temple arm. In the soft light of her office, she sat working with her usual commanding focus, but always, there were signs of a lurking restlessness.
She wore a skirt suit, the fabric a wool blend in a dark teal. With its sharp lapels and crisp shoulders, the jacket sculpted her with formality, yet beneath the structure, an unruly silk blouse shifted against her skin. Her black…
