"I understand your confusion. Camille isn't loved by you, but you need her. I won't let you do to my daughter what you do to her. So, no. Killing Camille is not an option. I've talked to your father about this many times in the past and I've also watched what you've been doing with the girl on the house cameras. I confess that I get turned on and that it was a young woman like that that I needed to live your experience."
"Do you watch the videos?" Maxwell said, sitting down, unsurprised.
Henry smiled and sat down opposite him.
"Yes. That's why I know you need her. You can't treat Anna like that. And you need to treat someone like that."
"Adam believes that I can control it inside me. But I don't know if I could contain myself with Anna if I didn't have what I needed."
"Maybe he's right, and you really could, but only before you had it with Camille. Now, there's no going back. It's as if you've unleashed a hungry beast that never gets enough."
"That's exactly how I feel. But Anna has made it clear that she will no longer accept this situation... She said I'd have to hide my lover and I know Anna. It won't be enough."
"I have a solution for you. I don't know if you'll accept it, but it's the only one I can think of. I hope you're not too attached to Camille..."
"Tell me, please."
"Your father, like you, also let the beast loose, and it was very hungry. And from hearing and seeing so much, I confess that I'm very attracted and excited."
"Give her to you? Is that the solution you've found?"
"I'm not going to help you for nothing, since I also want to do the same with Camille. It's not about giving her away. It's to share her. To share."
Max thought about it. It didn't bother him. If Anna's father could be the key that would allow him to achieve a double life without having to get rid of Camille and her perversion, he would be happy to accept it. He could even feel a twinge of relief.
"And how would we do that? Jenna won't accept that, not in a thousand years."
"No woman would. They can't recognize that it's not enough for you. You're good, brave women, and that's why you can't be treated like Camille. The plan I drew up, if you agreed, was this: neither I nor your relatives will continue to live under the same roof as you, Anna, and your children. It's time you had some peace and lived as a complete family, without our intervention. We've decided it's time to take the wheels off the bike and leave you on your own. Of course, we'll be close by and always attentive to your needs. The truth is, we've taken away a lot of your privacy. Have you ever lived alone with Anna and your children? In your home?"
"Not that I can remember."
"That's what you need. As for Camille... Well, let's take her to the green house. I'm moving closer to Adam, with Jenna, to a house similar to this one. Also, I've already found a very suitable property for what we need, in Ireland. We can't go back to Scotland yet. We chose this country for our new home. We mustn't go back to the United States if we ever leave here. And on this estate, German for the main house, which would be for you, Anna and the children, it's divided by some farms. It's a very large expanse of land, but one that our family will be able to live on, and your children will be able to build their own houses when they grow up. There's another mansion a few kilometers away, one that doesn't resemble this one at all, which the children will love. We've even put in some animals to keep the kids entertained. Anna will never suspect a thing. Neither will her mother. Jenna has promised to distract your wife every time you go out. And you'll have a job. You'll go back to practicing law. And the day you want to see your Camille, I'll cover for you."
"Will we take Camille too?"
"When we go to Ireland, yes. But while we live here, Camille will stay in the green house. And all the men in her family, and I, will pay her visits. That will assuage Anna's jealousy. What's bothering my daughter is the fact that you're protecting Camille too much. When she realizes that she's no longer something that's only used by you, she won't attach so much importance to this relationship."
"Camille could run away if we try to get her out of this country. Perhaps we should travel when we need her services. There's an airstrip on my brother's property. Because if she runs away, after I put her in the green house, it won't just be me who has to pay for it."
"You're wrong. We've surrounded the place with secret mines. Only you, me and anyone who is related to you by blood will be able to visit her, without stepping on the landmines. Adam must have started this work as soon as he heard that you had found a submissive. If Camille tries to escape, she'll die. We also got someone who charges a lot, but is very efficient, to watch her night and day through the cameras. What's more, she'll be surrounded by werewolves who are her brother's eyes and ears."
"But... E... What do you mean they've mined around the house? If I can see the place that hasn't been mined, Camille will be able to see it too."
"We're not amateurs, Max. The house is surrounded by three-meter-high walls and then we put up an electric fence. Within the area of the wall, you can walk around at will. But if we forget any details and she manages to jump over the wall, she'll fall right into the landmines. And that will be the end of the threat she poses. Only on the road that leads to the gate in the wall are there no mines. And it is decorated with shapeless floors. The gate cannot be opened from the inside or the outside. Only remotely. Which is the job of the man we hired. He's the only one who can open it. Its security is as great as the security of large safes. It's all steel and too heavy for a human being to move, and a werewolf wouldn't dare."
"And how are we going to get Camille there? She'll ask for help. I don't think she'll go willingly."
"We'll dope her. And we'll keep her that way until she reaches her destination. She won't know where she is."
"What about the house servants?"
"She won't have them. The only thing she'll have for distraction is educational movies, to serve us better, like you've been doing."
"Keep the servants. I want her always beautiful and perfumed, and then... I accept." Max said, now totally relieved with the solution.