“Sit,” he orders, pointing to the floor and I do.
The varnished wood feels cold against my bare ass and I shield part of my face with my hair. I don’t want anyone else to see my undoubtedly rosy cheeks. Raking his fingers through his hair, Kade opens the door.
“What?” he snaps, not opening the open wide enough for me to see.
Portia—I think—talks, but I can’t hear what she’s saying. Kade pulls in a long plastic bag and shuts the door. In the bag, I see a dress—a deep purple dress.
“Shit,” he swears. “I forgot.”
I want to ask him what he forgot, but I quickly realise I don’t really want to talk to him. What do I say? Thank you? Kade pulls the dress from the bag and I gasp at it. It’s beautiful… in that ‘if you like to be semi-naked’ kind of way. Kade twirls the dress, inspecting every inch of fabric before extending it on his index finger. “It’s Vince’s birthday. He’s throwing a party in the yard tonight. Try this on.”
My stomach rolls at the thought of Vince playing ‘birthday boy.’ All of the privileges he’ll demand. If Kade knows what’s good for me, he’ll keep me here with him. I take the dress from Kade and go to the bathroom. When I emerge, he’s back in his shirt with his jacket to match. You wouldn’t think a few minutes ago he was shirtless and rubbing me to orgasm. I flush at the thought. I glance down at my dress. Tiny silver chains hold the dress together, running across my torso and down my upper thigh, and there’s barely enough fabric to cover my nipples. Of course Vince chose something like this. I peer up at Kade, who’s staring at me, and I feel a vibrant blush spread over the surface of my skin.
“You look…” He blows air from his cheeks and sits back into his chair. “But you aren’t going out there in that tonight. No way in hell.”
I frown. This dress shows nothing, unlike the dress Kade had me wear at his birthday. I’m not sure if he remembers, but my nipples were on show for all to see.
“I’ll have someone bring you something else to wear later. For now, put your old dress back on and go to your room. I have work I need to do.”
I nod and notice I still haven’t said a word to him since he touched me. Like he wants, I change back into my dress from yesterday and head for the door. If I’m being honest, I can’t wait to get out of here. I can’t wait to be alone in my room and alone with my thoughts.
As my fingers brush the door handle, Kade’s unexpected hand snakes around my waist and moves towards my breast. He stops high on my waist, but allows his thumb to brush over the curve. Heat warms in the core of my being.
“You were perfect today,” he murmurs in my ear and I shut my eyes briefly, willing my stupid heart to stop fluttering.
“Thank you, Master Kade.”
I open the door as he releases me and step outside. I move quickly, much quicker than I want to, but I need to get away. We could’ve been caught… it wasn’t supposed to be like this… in the camp, I was smart and I kept my head down, but out here, I throw caution to the wind. And it’s because of him. I know it is. Our souls collide and separate, working against each other like a chemical reaction. He pushes so I pull. He demands so I dissent. He wants and sometimes, I cave. It’s not like me, but with him, it’s all I can be. On the same note, there isn’t much in this new world that truly terrifies me… except him. He’s the scariest thing I’ve ever seen. Though, it’s not the fact he’s a Fortunate that does it… it’s in the feelings he’s able to pull from my body. It’s in the way he makes my heart race and my body hum like I’m standing naked in the middle of a field, staring into the funnel of a large tornado that’s about to touch the ground. It’s in the way he fucks my mind and gets my body to work with him that scares me the most.
And what’s worse is…
…I let him.
∞ Kade ∞
He watched her walk off, moving urgently down his hall. He didn’t want to, but he imagined her silky pussy in his hand as she poured herself all over his fingers. She felt amazing, but it wasn’t enough. Now he wanted to know what she tasted like between those sweet thighs and what she’d feel like when he slipped his cock into her for the first time. Kade shut the door at the throb of his balls. He’d noticed Nine didn’t say a word to him after he made her orgasm. She was confused, he could see it on her face, and he prayed she didn’t overanalyse what happened between them. Though, he did say all of that shit to her: ‘One day, I’m going to take you, Nine. Right here on my bed. I’ll be sweet to you and give you the love you deserve and then, I’m going to fuck you hard, to show you exactly how crazy you make me.’ What the fuck was I thinking?