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“Yeah,” I replied. I wasn’t ready to tell him about my short conversation with Cade. If he knew about it he would try to stop me from going and I couldn’t let that happen. I wanted to know, to find out why I’d experienced the changes, and for once the answer was within my grasp.
As soon as training was over, I jogged upstairs. I tried hard to concentrate on my homework but it took me forever because I kept watching the time, wishing it would go faster.
After I finally finished, I showered and changed. I wore dark blue jeans and a white baby-doll shirt. There was no way I was dressing up for my visit to Cade’s house, so instead of a pair of high heels, I settled for flat, black ballet pumps.
I decided against wearing makeup because I didn’t want Cade to get the wrong idea, so I only put a little lip-gloss on.
Gary was already seated at the kitchen table when I entered. At the sight of me, he raised an eyebrow.
“Where are you going tonight?” he asked as I sat down across from him.
“I’m going out to meet a friend,” I answered vaguely. Gary wasn’t stupid; he knew I was trying to avoid telling him, and I knew him well enough to see he wasn’t happy about it.
When Gary had become my guardian, he’d been very protective of me and he still was, even though he wasn’t my guardian anymore.
“I’ll be fine,” I assured him as I got a plate of food.
He didn’t say anything further on the subject as I sat down and ate my dinner.
“I’ll see you later,” I said to him as I left the kitchen once I’d finished eating. My last check of the time told me I still had half an hour, so I headed to the garage. I got into my car and programmed Cade’s address into the GPS.
My answers weren’t far away. It would only take twenty minutes, according to the GPS, to get to Cade’s place.
CHAPTER FIVE
Scarlett
I felt a little apprehensive as I followed the GPS instructions to Cade’s house. It didn’t take long before I pulled up in front of big black gates that were connected with a ten-foot wall around the property. It kind of looked like a fortress.
Actually, it suited his personality from the little I’d seen; he was hard, powerful and used to getting his own way.
I looked to find some sort of intercom system, but there was none. Then I noticed a video camera on the wall. I watched it angle lower to fix on me and then the gates began to open.
Geez, and I thought I had a thing about security. I had nothing on this guy. I drove slowly down the driveway, taking in the sight in front of me. Although it was dark, the lights along the driveway lit up the way and then my eyes fixed on the mansion in front of me.
His house was massive, but it wasn’t unexpected. Porsches weren’t cheap. There were a few lights along the driveway and the front area of the house was well lit with a few outside lights.
I parked in front. With my eyes still fixed on the house, I slid out of my car and closed the door. The front door opened and Cade filled the doorway.
“You came,” he said like he’d expected me not to show.
“You sound surprised,” I said dryly as I walked to the front door and stood before him. He was taller than me but I didn’t let that intimidate me as I raised my eyes to hold his gaze. An awareness of him shivered through me again and I felt a flutter in my stomach. I hated the fact that I was physically attracted to him. Why couldn’t he be a hunchback with warts?
“I didn’t think you were going to show,” he said with a shrug as he stood aside for me to enter. I eyed him up and down before I stepped past him and into his house.
Where my house was decorated with furniture with sleek lines and a more modern look to it, Cade’s house was the opposite. It had older, more antique-looking furniture and with the Persian carpets it was way too busy for my liking. I believed less was more.
“This way,” he commanded as he walked through a doorway to the right. I glared at his back as I followed behind him reluctantly. I hated being given orders and it seemed to happen often when he was around.
“I’m not going to stay long,” I told him as I followed him into a formal lounge. “I just want the answers you promised to give me.”
“Are you always this impatient?” he asked with a frown as he turned to face me with his feet apart and his arms crossed over his broad chest.
“Yes,” I answered without hesitation, walking past him to take a seat on the sofa. I didn’t believe in beating around the bush. I crossed my legs and tilted my head to look up at Cade, who’d turned to face me.
“Spill,” I commanded him and I could see it irritated him. He was used to giving commands, not following them.
“I’m waiting for someone to arrive,” he informed me coldly.
