"Salacious" by cutestkidsmom

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Bella Swan is convinced by her friend Rosalie to enjoy the evening at Mercer 113, a new hip club in Chicago. After a couple of drinks and some dancing Bella is approached by what she thinks is the most handsome man she's ever seen. The two begin bantering each other for a while before the mystery man hands Bella a black card and leaves. Having watched the encounter Rosalie fills her best friend in on the meaning of the simple black card, that only has the words:

SALACIOUS

E.M.C

555-3825

printed on it. Apparently, Bella has just received what is called a Raven bid from a member of Chicago's most secret and influential society. The next day, our headstrong and curious young girl calls the number on the card and before she knows what's happening to her she has a meeting arranged with E.M.C. The latter tells her over gourmet food and wine that he offers her to pay a total of 30 million dollars if Bella agress to spend a whole year with him - and with that he means moving into his luxurious penthouse and having sex with him.

Unsurprisingly, Bella refuses and feels hurt to have been treated like a hooker. Yet she cannot seem to get E.M.C. a.k.a. Edward Anthony Masen Cullen's emerald green eyes out of her head and quickly also notices that something about her suitor (that is Edward; Bella is referred to as "bid" among members of the society) is off - but in a good way. Because Edward doesn't seem to want to be with Bella for just the sex. Let's be honest, he could have every woman in and around Chicago but here he is, willing to spend millions of dollars for her. Is Edward telling her everything or might there be another reason why the successful CEO chose Bella as his bid?

In the beginning, I was very skeptical of the story. The whole idea of a secret society whose members bid on beautiful women, not because they love them and want to win their hearts, but because it is expected of them, seemed a little weird to me. Oh boy was I wrong! Salacious is one of those fanfictions you just cannot put away. The first 8 chapters are written from Bella's POV and just like her the reader constantly wonders 'Who the hell is this man?' Edward seems to be passionate yet tends to lose his nerves and gets angry. He only tells Bella as much about the society as she needs to know and is very much worried about her security. One minute you think he is just another one of these rich businessmen who are used going to prostitutes to get their sexual needs fulfilled and in the next he seems to be really interested in Bella, the person and doesn't jump her the first chance he gets. Then finally, in the 9th chapter we get an insight in Edward's mind for the first time and trust me when I say that there were moments when felt like 'Wow - I didn't see that coming!' So if you are as skeptical as I was about this story, please give it a chance! The whole idea of a secret society is very well explained and Edward's arrangement with Bella has many parallels to Pretty Woman. cutestkidsmom did a wonderful job with Salacious and I cannot wait to read her other stories! Oh, and did I mention the lemons are hot?

Salacious consists of 50 chapters and a total of 191,084 words. The story is rated MA for lemons, language, and violence.

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