SHADOWS OF TRUST (treachery)

tired." A soft voice drifted out

ggest bouncers in the club came to greet him. "Sir, follow us please." They ignored the protests of the man guarding the door and lead the duo into the noisy den of the elitist.There were men in suits, and women dressed as if they were going to meet the queen. Philip always believed in separating the sheep from the goats. Some hated this mentality but if you think about it, sometimes you need to keep apart from one another. This club was exclusively for the rich and powerful, it was membership by invitation only. You made an application online, security checks were conducted and if accepted, you paid one million dollars upfront. Then, a Kilox Platinum VVIP Card was hand delivered to you. For the next year, you were afforded privileges fit for a king and you had access to all the other clubs under the Kilox brand. Only one other club on the island offered such treatment but that was a car club operating under the name of Rapid Drift Car Club and funny enough, the owner was a friend of Philip's.She gave him the ideas and he tweaked to suit the club and ran with it.As a member, you could visit the club 24 hrs. per day, you had access to the best dishes and premium drinks on the island. If you wanted to sleep off drunkenness, a room was provided, if they were fully occupied, a driver would take you home safely. Philip also provided on-call lawyers, doctors, construction, insurance agents, you name it he had access to it.This club had thirty thousand members. Philip did not tolerate drugs, prostitution, or any kind of illegal activity. Any member who violated the rules, was kicked out and the value of the balance of their membership was calculated and half of it was donated to a charity. Philip referred to it as administration expenses.Andre pushed Philip to his private room and got him settled. She turned on the screen that allowed him to watch the show on the stage without subjecting him to the looks and scorns of the people who made Philip rich. They didn't even know who he was, but the wheelchair made them brush him off when they saw him. Philip smiled often when he heard the comments from his club's members. He didn't care, every million-dollar deposit that went into his bank account was worth the ridicule. They, came to him. As he got comfortable, something on the big screen TV caught his eye. There was a dark and sexy woman dancing on the stage in an extremely exotic pole performance.Immediately Philip felt his entire body stiffen. Philip stared at the woman dancing on the pole. His reaction was instant and shocking. He almost grabbed the front of his pants to ease his discomfort. What the hell?The woman was agile, skilled, well trained and she was sexy. Every part of her needed his touch. He motioned to Andre, pointing at the screen, to send the woman an invitation to his private room. Andre looked down at his face and she wondered what he was thinking. It was not like him to pick up strange women to take home before thoroughly vetting them and many nights, Andre ended up getting a taxi to take them home before anything happened. She shrugged and decided she would let him play this out. Maybe he just needed to let off some steam, he was a man after all.Andre left the room, headed out to the main stage, and waited until the woman finished her set. As the woman came backstage, Andre motioned to her and a whisper to her ear, was softly delivered."Miss, the club's owner would l