Chapter 21

Mia sat at her desk trying to finish up everything before her time at this company was up. She’d already submitted G. L. Creations evaluation and her letter of resignation. She was excited for the new opportunity that being part of Grant’s company would provide her. For the first time in five years since her whole family died Mia was feeling something besides numb. It was all thanks to Grant and his family, most of whom she hadn’t even met yet. But she was tonight even if just for a work related supper. But just the thought that Grant wanted her to join his strange little group had sparked something inside her.

It didn’t do away with the guilt she still felt that her entire family had died when their private jet crashed coming to watch her graduate from the private boarding school Mia’s father had insisted she had to attend. Like most nights her dreams would be filled with memories of her graduation night and then the request for her to report to the headmistress’ office. All her classmates were spending time with their families or getting ready for the graduation parties that several families were throwing.

Mia however was worried. Her family hadn’t shown up. She’d tried calling each of them but all their cell phones went straight to voicemail. When she arrived at the headmistress office she took one look at the woman and the two men in black suits standing there and knew something bad had happened. That was when they told her that her parents’ plane had exploded on takeoff. She had fallen apart. They’d sent her to the infirmary where the doctor had given her a shot of something that let her sleep.

When she woke the next day, she was numb. She knew she was alone in the world and she knew she should cry and rant and rave but instead she felt nothing. She felt nothing at the joint funeral for the four members of her family. She was numb during the meeting with her family’s lawyers when they told her she inherited everything, like she didn’t already know that. She was numb when she enrolled in college the following week. She was numb when she went home to the private island and huge mansion she now owned for holidays. Mia was numb as she studied and excelled in her business classes for the next four years.

Nothing changed until the day that Grant McLeod had shown up at her work and suddenly she felt for the first time in five years. She had felt the excitement of attraction. Then later that night thinking about becoming one of his women she had felt guilt. How could she feel excited and expectant when her family died coming to see her? She didn’t deserve to feel, still she couldn’t get the desire and excitement of what she had learned about Grant out of her head. A man with several women all wanting him, willing to share him and please him.

So tonight she’d go to dinner and they’d all start to learn about each other. In two days she and Grant had a date planned where he would explain more to her about his family situation and the girls that were all his and maybe show her how to be a woman in truth.

As she was still thinking about Grant and his family she heard a throat cleared behind her. She turned to find her supervisor standing at the entrance to her little office cubicle. “Oh sorry Mister Johnson. I was just trying to decide which project to work on next.”

The older gentleman smiled a sad smile at her. “That won’t be necessary Ms. Vasilios. I was informed that you had given HR your two weeks notice this morning?”

Mia nodded her head. “Yes sir, I was offered a job with a small company as a member of their financial dept.”

“What if we were to offer you a promotion from intern to junior executive and araise would you consider staying? You have the potential to be a great asset to our team with a bit more experience under your belt. That evaluation of worth you just did for G.L. Creations for example. With more experience you would have evaluated that at a higher and more accurate value, but you showed great promise.”

Mia smiled. “Thank you but a raise wouldn’t get me to stay. While I’ve liked working here, this new opportunity excites me. I get to be part of something from almost the beginning and help make it grow.”

The older man nodded and then sighed. “I understand. I wish you weren’t leaving us, but I do understand following your dreams. Honestly at your level there isn’t a need for you to work a notice. You can go ahead and head down to HR. They have a box for you to pack up and clean out your desk.”

Mia tilted her head. “Are you sure? I don’t mind working for the two weeks.”

Johnson held out his hand for her to shake. “No, don’t worry about it. HR will have your replacement by tomorrow or the next day anyway. Good luck with your new position. Make sure to stop by security on your way out and turn in your badge. Just leave the files you were working on at your desk the next employee will just get to start on them.”

So in less than an hour Mia was outside of the building. Her old job was gone and she had some time to spare before she was supposed to meet with Grant and the rest of the executive staff at G.L. Creations. Without really thinking it through she went back to her condo and filled the jetted tub with hot water and rose oil and sank into the fragrant steam. With her foot she flipped on the jets and settled back with a glass of wine letting her thoughts run where they wanted. What surprised her was that they locked on the family she was going to eat with tonight. She’d had several fantasies in the last few days about Grant but today it seemed her mind wondered what it would be like to be part of what his self-proclaimed sex-slave said was their family. As much as she wondered what it would be like to experience the sexual pleasure a man like Grant was able to give her, she was equally curious about what it would be like to experience being part of a family that loved each other physically.

The idea had her nipples standing out hard and aching. She imagined Tiffany rubbing on her tits and lower on her swollen folds getting her ready for Grant to fill her for the first time with that cock she’d heard so much about. Yet even as her body responded and let her know it was excited at the idea of her and a group of people getting sexy together and exploring this alternate lifestyle she’d stumbled upon, she was also feeling guilty. This wasn’t something her family would have endorsed and she felt like she was betraying their memories by even contemplating being part of such an erotic experience. She knew she had to come to grips with what her parents had wanted for her and what she was just coming to believe she wanted for herself. She needed to put the past to rest. She needed to go home and say goodbye once and for all and try to move forward instead of hiding here with her memories of her family. She needed to return to the island that belonged to her now and put the past behind her once and for all.

Mia climbed out of the tub and quickly dried and got dressed. The clothes she picked would be conservative next to what he’d seen Grant’s sex-slave wear the day before but it was the most provocative outfit she owned at present. It seemed before her date with Grant she needed to go shopping for clothing that let him know she was ready to become his. After all he’d made it plain that his desire was for her to join his little family. OH to hell with it, call it what it was. She was ready to join Grant’s harem of willing women if he still wanted her. The thought of experiencing everything that group could teach her had her dripping with arousal.

She picked up her cell phone and called a number she hadn’t dial since her graduation. She knew it was still active and that the person she wanted to talk to would answer. “Hello Princess, how may I help you?

Mia felt the anxiety within her ease. “Hello Cora, I’m sorry I’ve not called before now.”

The voice of her parents’ loyal house manager cracked with emotion. “Oh, Mia honey. We’ve understood. You needed time to grieve and come to peace with all you lost. No one thinks less of you for taking that time.”

Mia shook her head. “Yes, but I’ve left the entire Island without the leadership it deserved. I never even checked to see how things were going. I just buried my head in the sand and pretended nothing existed from my old life. My father would be so ashamed of me.”

The older woman gasped. “No Mia, don’t do that to yourself. Your father was never anything but proud of you and your sisters. He would have fully understood you needed to find yourself. It was why he made sure there were contingencies in place in case of something like their deaths happening.”

“So how are things there?”

“Things here are good. Nicolas has kept things in place as your regent during your absence and will continue until you are ready to return to us and take up your mantle.”

Mia nodded even though the old woman couldn’t see here. “About that. I’ve just taken a new job but I want to come home too. The job is here in Maine. I’m the CFO of a new tech startup. However I’m going to offer my new boss space on the island. He has a growing family and some trouble here that I think our little slice of home could help with. Will there be any problem with me moving home and slowly assuming my rightful role?”

“Princess, you could come home right now and be crowned Queen tomorrow. Nicolas has no desire to keep the role of ruler permanently; he has always known that you would return one day to take up your role of Queen.”

“No one may want that when they meet my new friends. They are a unique family, Cora. Unlike any I’ve experienced before and yet they’ve offered me not just a job, but a place in their family. It just isn’t something that many people will accept. It causes them problems here.”

“I’m not sure I understand what you are trying to tell me Princess.”

Mia sighed and then just dove in explaining Grant’s ‘family’ as she understood it.

Cora listened and then chuckled. “Mia, that won’t be a problem here. Your father and mother kept you innocent because you left here before you were an adult. This entire Island was founded as a nation because of what you consider ‘Alternative Relationships.’ Your mother and father honey, before they were husband and wife, they were brother and sister. Your sisters each when they graduated college came home and joined your parents as lovers and they all married each other. We have several ‘Alternative relationships’ here. No one will be surprised if you come home and bring a group of consorts with you. In truth the Isle might be the one place that you all will be accepted without judgment.”