Harlem Dae Issue 1 | Page 9

Victor & Zara

Victor Partridge is in his mid-thirties , lives in London and runs his own successful architectural company . He ’ s had his head down for years building up his business and becoming a very wealthy man , though that ’ s not to say he hasn ’ t had a time for a lady in his life , and for a long time that lucky woman was Helen .
But their relationship came to what Victor thought was a natural end , ( there ’ s more to be revealed about that ) and he continued to enjoy his fabulous bespoke apartment overlooking Tower Bridge and the fruits of his hard work . Having an uncomplicated , routineorientated life also means Victor remembers to take the medication he needs to keep his heart rhythm steady and strong — without that , he teeters on the edge .
And the brink of what Victor can cope with , the border of everything he thinks he understands about sex and control , arrives one winter ’ s day when he enters a coffee shop , meets a pretty girl with a sure-thing smile and then steps into her lair .
Zara Watson turns Victor ’ s world upside down when she sets him a challenge an inquisitive , intelligent man