Don is an experienced and esteemed Operator. His two Workers know how to satisfy his every need. But when a new Worker turns up at his door, he abandons the rulebook and finds himself caught in a web of deceit and blackmail, haunted by memories from the past. What is his dark secret and what does it mean for his future in Belgrame? In a dystopian future, the city of Belgrame is governed by a set of laws called LeXuS. Under a strict totalitarian regime, sex has become a privilege which can be bought, sold or earned. Having the right to sex indicates social success, and due to strict control, sexual crimes have become a distant memory. However, all is not well in Belgrame. A group of renegades are leading a rebellion to overthrow the LeXuS regime and grant sexual freedom to all. Welcome to Belgrame, a world which you will discover through the eyes of its inhabitants. Each character brings a new story, which can be read independently of the others. This is the story of Don, matriculation number 189. Virginie Bégaudeau was born in France in 1989. She adores historical love sagas and was 15 when she published her first novel Mademoiselle Elisabeth . She also wrote a novel in the erotic genre, called June , before starting the LeXuS series for LUST.