The Mentor

Anne Caldwell lost everything-her job, her reputation, her carefully constructed life. Exposed for stalking coworkers, she's desperate and alone. Then Victoria Sterling calls with an offer: Learn to seduce properly. With sophistication. With artistry.Victoria is elegant, wealthy, and knows everything about desire between women. She's spent thirty years perfecting the psychology of seduction. Now she wants to teach Anne the difference between clumsy pursuit and masterful manipulation.But Victoria has her own motivations. She doesn't create students-she creates scenarios. Beautiful, cruel games where women seduce each other while Victoria watches, documents, and orchestrates from the shadows. Anne isn't a student. She's entertainment. A living sculpture in Victoria's private collection.As Anne learns to seduce with precision, Victoria sets her sights on Diana Foster-the woman Anne destroyed before. This time, Anne will do it right. Under Victoria's direction. With cameras capturing every moment.Then Amanda Pascal enters the game. The woman who dismantled Anne so efficiently is now part of Victoria's collection too. Two skilled predators. One vulnerable target. And Victoria watching it all unfold.Anne thought she was learning power. Instead, she's discovering she's just another piece on Victoria's chessboard. But maybe being someone's masterpiece is its own kind of power.Dark, seductive, and psychologically complex, THE MENTOR explores obsession, manipulation, and the dangerous appeal of being truly seen-even by someone who's using you.Book 3 of The Negligee Series can be read as a standalone psychological thriller.