Page 84 of Beautifully Ruined

“Ugh. Don’t worry, I’ve been so busy myself. But we’re young and pretty so we can’t just work all the time, Vi.”

I giggle at her drama. “However will we fix this?”

Now she laughs. “It’s too late in the week to buy us a shirtless buff dude to stare at, so why don’t we just meet up tomorrow for coffee, shopping, and maybe some wine at the end of it?”

“That sounds like perfection.” I miss that kind of mindless fun.

We make plans and hang up.

But I don’t want to be alone right now. I almost call Lia and suggest pizza and wine and silly teen romantic dramas. I don’t, though, because though we love that, I want more.

I want Cade.

IneedCade.

I text him, but there’s no response.

When he fails to text me back, I make a few calls.

He doesn’t pick those up, either, and guilt bites me hard. He’s been working so hard for me, trying to find Gianna, that he needs some time off. But all I’ve done is push.

Not tonight.

I start to smile. I know he’s got cameras in here, but I don’t think he’s watching or he’d have gotten back to me.

We need some play time. And not middle of the night play time, either.

I decide to fan the flames between us.

Checking the location on the tracker app, I see he’s at a restaurant.

So, he’s still at dinner with Enzo.

Perfect.

I strip off and pull on thigh high stockings and pretty heels, and then I button up a spring overcoat I have. It’s very light and done up it’s like a dress.

This time, I order an Uber and slide in carefully. After all, I’m naked under the coat.

Everything about this plan makes both my heart and my clit throb.

I feel sexy and dirty and naughty, all at once.

My plan is simple.

Walk into the restaurant and steal Cade away for dessert.

There’s nothing like some hot semipublic foreplay to keep our relationship fresh and exciting…

Chapter Fifteen

CADE

The ownerof the Dungeon is cagey.

Earlier in the week, when I thought I was meeting him, something was off when I walked into the restaurant. He’s the kind of uber rich mogul who stays under the radar and loves his privacy.

If I didn’t have insider information and I wasn’t a hacker, I’d have exposed my lies on the spot.