Raveled by You - Enflamed Series (R-Rated)

Chapter 3

"Took you long enough,” Kaito said.

“Be careful, or I’ll hang up the phone,” I answered. There, that’ll show him. Though I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to show him. Maybe I just wanted to play his game too.

“Now, now, I’m only trying to get under your skin.”

The way he said it made me feel naked.

I swallowed. “How did you know where I work?”

He laughed, the bellowing sounds making me quiver. “You know, the internet and stuff like that. Doesn’t take long to find out everything about a person, as long as you have their name. Anything’s an open book nowadays. Did you like the flowers I sent you?”

“Yeah, they’re beautiful, thank you, but—”

“I’ll shower you in them. Literally. The prickling needles will prove to arouse you when I make love to you.”

My jaw dropped. I was lucky this conversation wasn’t on speaker mode. I cleared my throat. “Kaito, I can’t—”

“You know you want to,” he interrupted me again.

I didn’t know what to say to him. Part of me wanted to say no, hang up the phone and never talk to him again, but the other … it was tempting. I’d never felt this wanted before. Or at least, not in a very long time.

“What’s your favorite food?” He asked.

“Sushi, why?”

“What a fine taste you have, Miss. Wakarimashita. It’s done. Tonight at five, I’ll pick you up from work.”

“Wait!” I stammered, but he’d already hung up the phone.

I stared at the phone in my hand, my fingers trembling, struggling to hold on to it.

What in the world had I done? I hadn’t protested and he’d arranged a dinner date for us without my consent. My brain felt like it was on inactive mode, like I couldn’t, or didn’t want to say no. This man was so overpowering, in every way.

I shook my head in disbelief.

“Well?” Patricia asked, her hands clenched around her knees.

“He’s picking me up at five. Seriously, what did you make me do, Pat?” I muttered.

No, I can’t do this. I mustn’t. I started dialing Kaito’s number again, but Patricia stormed from her chair, raced over to me and snatched the phone out of my hand.

“Pat! Jezus!” I screamed as I jumped after her, but she held it high up in the air, too far for me to reach it.

“Oh for crying out loud, give it to me!” I shouted.

“No. You’ll go with that Kaito dude and you’re gonna have a fantastic night for once. God, Chloe, how long has it been since you last had sex? I can smell your horniness from a mile away. You were almost drooling when you saw him standing in front of the window, so I know you wanna fuck him.”

“Pat! I have Ethan. I can’t just cheat on him.”

“Yeah, well he ain’t doing you, now is he? It’s not cheating if he’s not loving you back. I reckon your pussy’s as dried up as a desert. Girl, if a man’s not loving you, there’s no use in holding on to him. Gotta let him go and follow the good stuff. You’re only twenty three. Live a little.”

I sighed and sat back down again, since there was no way I would get my phone back. What she said was true. It had been a long time since Ethan and I made love. Every time I made an effort, putting on hot lingerie or massaging him, he pushed me away, making me feel rejected and unwanted. After a while, I stopped trying.