Page 269 of Chandelier Sin
“You chose that because of me saving the bee that day?”
“You risked getting stung to save it. I thought you were a man with a good soul.”
I quirked a brow. “Minutes later you threw my phone in the toilet.”
She grimaced. “Let’s forget that bit.”
“Already forgotten.”
“We can be together again,” she whispered.
I shot her a glance to make sure I’d heard her right; there’d be no more waiting for her, no more delaying holding her in my arms.
“The Ball has begun,” she said. “We have access to them.”
I lowered my voice. “All the submissives are here?”
Finally.
We’d waited too long for that news.
She sipped her champagne and gave a nod of approval. “We have a plan.”
“Who’s we?”
“Me, Rylee, and her friend.”
“I wanted to be in charge of all that.”
“I’ll allow your involvement.”
I shook my head, amused.
“We’re going to create the ultimate distraction.”
I turned to her, ready to hear the details. “Distraction?”
She rested her palm on my thigh.
Arousal shuddered through me. “You want me to kiss you, is that it?”
“No, Atticus. I want you to fuck me. In the ballroom.”
“You’re sure this is what you want?” I stood behind Eve in the private lounge.
She dabbed bright red lipstick on her mouth, adding the finishing touches to her makeup.
I held her gaze in the mirror. “We’ll draw the attention of the wrong people.”
“Exactly. Jewel will hear that Roper’s widow is with you.” She spun around to face me. “With her curiosity, we’ll have her full attention and then we can make our move.”
“Won’t she have someone else guarding the subs?”
“Shouldn’t be an issue. Rylee outranks the guards.”
My brows shot up. “Rylee?”
They were all courting disaster.
