In a world of lies, betrayal and too many secrets, Lydia must navigate her way through without revealing her undercover identity. But what happens when she gets in too deep and her life is put on the line?
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Kade gently places his hand over my mouth and smirks. The joyful twinkle in his eye makes more giggles escape from my lips. With his free hand, Kade places his isolated finger against his lip and says, "Shh, you're being too loud."
I grab his arm and pull it away from my mouth. "You're the one being loud, mate."
"No, you are," he insists.
"I –" Kade's hand is placed against my lips at the sound of approaching footsteps.
Adrenaline shoots through my body as we nervously wait. The footsteps grow louder. My breathing comes out shorter and my heart feels like it's about to lunge out of my throat. I squeeze onto Kade's arm and look towards the door.
"Trust me," whispers Kade.
He nudges be towards the other side of the door. I hold my breath in anticipation as I wait. Kade pulls his phone out of his pocket and presses it against his ear. As the doorhandle begins to jiggle, Kade swings the door open and pretends to talk on the phone.
"No, that's not good enough. Tell him to get in the office and correct the mistakes. What? No, this is ridiculous. I should fire you for this glaring error," he grumbles into the phone.
The man on the other side must have gotten the idea. The door closes and Kade slips his phone back into his pocket. He closes the space between us and places his hands on my waist.
"See, problem solved." He grins proudly.
Kade wraps his arm further around my waist, thus tugging me against his chest. He slowly brushes his nose against mine, then presses kisses me. My heart flutters from the gentle peck.
"For now," I murmur. "We should leave before someone else returns."
"Sure," he agrees. "I also want to take you out somewhere tomorrow."
"Really? I do need some holiday photos for my parents," I explain.
My parents weren't completely sold on the idea of me traveling alone. But here I am, and well, they'd probably kill me if they knew what I was really doing. But hey, sometimes you need to branch out and do your own thing.
"Great, I have some fun ideas in mind." His eyes light up with excitement.
"Simple, okay? My parents have to believe it's something I would do." And could afford on a small budget.
"You could always tell them part of the truth," he replies.
"And what part? That I'm faking famous?" I chuckle. They wouldn't believe me.
Kade shrugs his shoulders and smiles. "You bewitched a wealthy man's heart and he decided to do something nice for her."
"It's not that simple," I grumble. They'd probably think I've been kidnapped or something.
