Kade's Dark Embrace

Chapter Twelve

Dressing up to fit into a vampire, fetish club was a bitch. Sydney spent the better part of the morning shopping for clothes that would say, 'I roll with kinky vampires,' She hoped she’d fit in. She knew better than anyone that people had a tendency to clam up around cops, and the supernatural crowd was even more tight lipped when it came to revealing secrets. They had their own code of honor and laws.

Xavier accompanied her on her shopping expedition to help her choose just the right outfit. She wasn’t above letting Kade pay for everything, after all he was the one who dragged her ass down here to New Orleans. Xavier promised not to reveal the details of her 'costume' to Kade. Oh yeah, baby, she wanted this one to shock him. They all needed a good laugh she supposed; a human girl dressing like some kind of sex-crazed dominatrix. She was planning on cracking the whip all right.

She finally managed to get the damn, thigh-high, fish net stockings attached. Garters were not as easy to put on as they looked. She had to admit, glancing at herself in the mirror, that she looked smokin’ hot. Sydney would prefer to look dangerous, but tonight she was playing a part: sexy, wanton; open to handcuffs, whips and paddles.

Sydney had chosen a black, tight, fishnet camisette with garters and a black, leather miniskirt. The fishnet cami was tightly woven and see-through, so it showed off her pert, rosy nipples underneath. She topped the outfit off with a sexy pair of Christian Louboutin, black, leather, over the knee boots that were adorned with silver zippers that ran all the way up from the back of her ankle to the back of her thigh. Xavier had given her slim, silver stakes that fitted into the boots nicely, no one could even feel them if they patted her down. She also concealed a small, silver knife and chain in her right boot that she could easily pull out if necessary.

Sydney conceded that she could not do much about her long, blond hair to make her fit in well. There was no way she was dying her hair black, or any other freaky color just for one night. She tried on a few wigs, but they were too hot, so she stopped by a local salon and had them tightly curl her long locks. Her hair looked amazing: perfectly spiraled, golden curls flowing over her shoulders.

She grabbed a small, gray bag off the bed and added the finishing touch. While in Jackson Square, she walked over to Masquerade and made a few purchases. She held the mask to her face and fastened the ribbon behind her hair. The incredibly beautiful mask was crafted of fine, swirling, black metal with diamond rhinestones. Worth every penny, it added an enigmatic flair to her sexy, fetish look.

She gazed one more time in the mirror before leaving the room, and wished she was home going to a Halloween party instead, but this was her life. There was no room for games or mistakes tonight. She would play the part and do everything she could to glean information about where Simone was and who else was helping her. She knew from experience that seedy bars were good places to get intel, as long as you had sources who were either afraid of you or trusted you, either worked. Unfortunately, in this town, she had neither.

Kade gaped at Sydney as she descended the staircase. Holy mother of God. What was she wearing? His cock jerked to attention and his eyes widened as he struggled to remain composed in front of his fellow vampires. In all his life, he had never wanted one woman so badly. He immediately noticed how her tight, hard peaks pressed against the fishnet weave. He could not believe she would freaking wear a see-through top to a vampire club. What was she thinking? Every supernatural in the place would want her. Let them try, he laughed to himself. She belonged to him and no other.

Sydney’s face flushed knowing she was half-naked in front of a group of free-loving vampires. “So, who wants a spanking?” she asked seductively. “Mistress Sydney is here to make your fantasy come true.”

Everyone started laughing, except for Kade. He strode across the room and possessively grabbed Sydney’s waist, pulled her into him, and kissed her senseless. It was a hard, dominating kiss that let everyone know she was his. His tongue forced its way into her mouth, and Sydney let him taste her. She kissed him back letting him know that she would not simply be taken. No, she would take as well. Her hands snaked up his back feeling the soft leather of his jacket. She breathed in his masculine scent, feeling controlled in his arms, seeking all of him.

Dominique coughed loudly from across the room. “Okay, you two, ya want to get a room and fuck, or go catch bad guys? Come on!” She was clearly irritated by their little show.

Sydney and Kade laughed while kissing and broke away, looking at the crowd waiting on them. “Uh...yeah, that would be ’go catch bad guys’.” She smiled over at Dominique appreciating her amazing, leather outfit. Dominique wore a dark purple bustier with matching leather, pencil skirt and calf high, patent-leather lace-front boots. “Hey, Dom, nice leather. And those boots...We need to go shoe shopping together someday, seriously.”

Dominique smiled back at the compliment, “Okay, girl, so we actually do have something in common. I’ll take a rain check. It may be nice to have another woman around all this testosterone.”

Kade interrupted their little bonding talk, knowing they needed to get going. “Okay, Luca will be clearing the site first before we go in.” He looked to Sydney. “Sydney, you will enter with the second group. I will approach Miguel and introduce you as my director of Philadelphia security. Luca and Sydney, stay close in the club. You are supposed to be working together. The rest of you work the club and try to find out anything about Simone’s whereabouts, or accomplices. The witch who is helping her may also frequent the club. Stay on your toes, and try to fit in. It cannot look like we are there investigating, or people won’t talk. Luca, please run down the security situation.”

Tearing his eyes off Sydney and her unbelievable attire, Luca looked at the others in the room. “We’ve got two limos. Xavier, Dominique, and I will take the first limo. We’ll go in and case things out before we give you the all clear. We need to make sure Simone is not in the club. If she is, Kade will enter. You,” he said pointing to Sydney, “will stay in the car. Under no circumstances are you to enter the club if Simone is in there. I am serious, Sydney. What happened with the vampire in Philly is child’s play compared to what Simone could do to you.” Sydney rolled her eyes.

“Once the go ahead is given, we can all enter the club. Spread out. Like Kade said, we are not there to investigate, so it can’t look that way: play, feed, gather information. Kade will give the signal when it is time to go. Kade and Sydney will leave first.”

Kade put a hand around Sydney’s waist and pulled her to his side. “Okay, everyone, let’s roll. Sydney love, stay close to Luca or me. Remember, while you carry my scent at the moment, other vampires will most definitely try to lure you.” Sydney shot him a defiant look. Kade may be the boss of his vampires, but he was not the boss of her. She would play nice so long as she was on the case, but no man, not even a sexy as hell vampire, was going to run her life.

Sydney was going to do this her way even if it meant letting Kade think she was following his rules. It wasn’t as if she was going anywhere without him. They all were going to be in the club. Whatever, if she argued, they’d never get there. She looked up at him innocently and sweetly said, “Yes dear, I would never plan to break your precious rules.” Annoyed, she pulled away from his possessive grip and strode through the door. “Let’s go.”