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But one thing was clear to Kylie--whoever held Cade’s heart? She didn’t knohat she had And if she did, she wasn’t being very careful with it Soirl’s lifetime

And someone as plain and du hireenrooh the interior walls were protected by layers and layers of padding and drywall, it still thuers on his knee, holding his bourbon in his other hand, and watched another pair of strangers in schoolgirl costu as they did He didn’t know if they were Daphne’s fans or part of her entourage; they all seemed to dress weird

For the tenth time in the last hour, he wondered why the hell he was here

Cade was backstage in Daphne’s private lounge area Except it wasn’t so private It was filled with people in varying shades of drinking and getting high, press people, and Daphne’s crew In short, what he assu to be private at all

He didn’t knohat to ether and talk about things, and she’d offered for him to meet her after her first concert on the new tour She’d promised him alone tireed

Except now, looking around, he wasn’t exactly sure what he’d agreed to Another song wailed through the walls, and his drink shook from the vibrations of the speakers The posters on the walls of the crowded room were various pro at the camera In each one, she looked healthy and beautiful, and it eous as she was in the photos That it wasn’t just photoshop

If happy, healthy Daphne was blowing him off, he could live with that, really He’d just tuck his heart back into its hiding place and go about his life as he always had

He still felt out of place, though Here he was in a suit and tie, and everyone else seemed to be in jeans or various states of undress In the corner, there was a girl in a dress made entirely of what looked like leather buckles, and she was doing lines off of a e had drugs? She needed to stay away froet better

Soet better She swore that she did, but then she surrounded herself with people who used, people who partied, people ere the worst kinds of influences to someone illpower

And -freeof his drink, disgusted by the thought Of course Daph wanted to get better She’d said so, and she’d said she wanted hi an importantbackstage, waiting for a pop star and hoping she’d tell hiht ive their strange relationship another go

And because the thought of a negative answer made him a little queasy, Cade downed the rest of his bourbon and went to get another

As he waited at the bar, toht yellow polka-dotted pyramid of cases, and the other had an arrumbled the one with the costumes "You cheated"

"How did I cheat?" said the one with the bright yellow stack of cases She turned and Cade adht black pair of capris and wedge heels that made her shapely calves stand out Her ass was full and lush Maybe a bit more than was considered typically beautiful by today’s standards, but he liked it After seeing Daphne’s wraith-thinness, he had a new appreciation for a healthy figure, even a thick one If Daphne looked like this woman did, he’d be unable to keep his hands off of her

The woman turned to face hiirl that had flirted with him at the coffee shop earlier Kylie His cock immediately stirred and he shifted in his seat at the bar, unco another woman didn’t mean he wasn’t interested in Daph It justform And really, Daphne had looked like that once upon a time, all lush curves and pale skin

"Cheater," the one with the clothes said "You knew she’d fuck up her costumes"