Re: After the show; Backstage
She trustingly let him paint her lips, which might have been strange to someone who hadn't lived the life they had. For all his wealth and fame, Varian still acted the hooker, at least when another one walked through the door.
It didn't occur to her to tell him about Miguel, who had given her to another man when he'd tired of her body. It was normal in the business of being owned. Girls who walked the street didn't deal with that reality, but girls like Wren did. They expected more, and so they put up with more. It was just the way it was.
"And you? Anyone in your life?" she asked casually, as if a negative answer wouldn't matter at all.