CAMILLA“I am fucking joking… what kind of man do you think I am?” He chuckled as I let out the pent up breath in my lungs.“Do not scare me like that” I whispered furiously.“Leila is only pissed at me because we used to date before I left to marry Eleanor. She had asked us to further our relationship as it will benefit me and make me heir to her father’s entire domain but I refused” He explained.“Where is her father now?”“Last I heard, he was dead and she is not running the show”My eyes widened and I leaned forward.“She is now the head of the mafia? A woman? They are going to allow her do that?”“Leila is one thing and that is determined. She would no sooner put a bullet in anyone’s head that dares to oppose her so you have nothing to worry about and in the world where I come from, a woman can be anything if she is determined”I nodded at this information.I could almost see the world with new eyes and it marveled me how much I did not know about it.Nathan rose to his feet“Eno
CAMILLAYes, you are perfectly right.Downing the drink had been a terrible idea.My eyes watered and my breath escaped my lungs as the hot liquid burned through my lungs and set fire to my stomach.I doubled over, my legs weak while Nathan caught me in his arms.“Camilla, are you okay?” He asked, screaming into my face.My eyes remained closed as my body adjusted to the heat and welcomed it.“Camilla, open your eyes… what the fuck did you give her?” I heard his snap at the bartender.“She asked for the strongest drink” The man responded.“I will wrangle your fucking neck” Nathan threatened.My eyes fluttered open and pinned on his concerned features.“I am fine” I gasped, helping myself out of his arms.“You are not fine… I told you not to…”“Not now, Nathan” I put up a hand to stop him from being overbearing. “If I wanted someone to berate me concerning the bad health issues that comes with drinking alcohol, I will call my father right now for his lecture” I giggled at this.He frow
NATHANI woke up with a hangover.After dropping off Camilla, I had seen myself home and then proceeded to drown myself in whiskey so I did not think about how hurt she had been and how she had refused to look in my direction when I dropped her off.She was right and she was wrong.She wasn’t a liability… far from it.I wanted her out of the picture because I needed to do what needs to be done and I did not want to have to think about keeping her safe and also because I was afraid of everything in my life just being a total sham.That is exactly what it had been with Eleanor and for the extra year I lived with her, I wondered where I had gone wrong and how I could get what it was we shared back… it had been a mistake.I knew Camilla was different but it still was too big a risk to take.“Fucking hell” I groaned, turning around so I could reach for my phoneI was late and I felt like a truck rolled over my whole body.I jumped into the bathroom, deciding to use the cold shower so I cou
CAMILLA“We are going to a resort?” I asked.“We are”“When?” I asked again.“Tomorrow”“What? I don’t know if I…””It wasn’t a request, Camilla. You are my assistant and you are going to come with me to the resort except you want to be out of a job” Nathan glanced at me.I always considered him absolutely nerdy with the glasses perched atop his nose.“But…”“You are the one who told me drop my pride and focus on growing my business which is what I am about to do so why are you trying to give me a hard time”“I have no idea what to pack” I muttered.”The essentials only” He countered. “If you need anything else, I am sure they will have somewhere we could get them, princess”I did not like the idea of packing or traveling… it always upset my thought process.I sighed“You really do not want to go?” He asked.“It is not that I do not want to go but I do not like the idea of up and leaving” I explained.“You should stay behind then” He said.”Then who is going to arrange your schedule a
CAMILLA“I should have known Williams that the first thing you do immediately we reconnect is screw me the fuck over” I heard Nathan snap as soon as I stepped into the lodge.“You did not want my publicity” He raved. “What better way to get them to see your resort than having two competitors in the same space.”I walked in view, seeing him yell at Williams who was standing to the side like a child who had done something very bad except in this case, it was true.He noticed my presence immediately and turned, his eyes flashing.“Before you say anything; I had no idea about this”I watched his eyes roll in disbelief but I continued.“I spoke to my father yesterday and he mentioned a business trip but I had no idea it was the very same.”“You expect me to believe that?” He snorted. “You expect me to believe you are not in cahoots with them?“Yes, I expect you to believe it” My voice rose. “And I also expect that you should not try to back down now”“What?” His eyes narrowed. “You do not
NATHANI was either mad or plain stupid to continue kissing her, touching her like this.She is forbidden fruit and I should know seeing as I was in direct competition with her father who at the moment was in the vicinity but I wanted so badly to fuck her… to run my fingers along her bare back and feel the mounds of her body.I wanted to touch each folds of her skin and master the contours on her face.I pulled back from her, my chest heaving.“Camilla” I muttered.“I know what you are about to say” She stopped me, her cheeks and lips rosy.“Then you understand why we should not do this?” I asked“I understand that you are a coward, Mr Clark and you run away from anything that doesn’t fit into your schedule.”I groaned, releasing her completely and running my fingers through my hair.“You do not understand” I murmured.“I do understand and it is okay but I will have you know that we are two grown people and we do not have to make this more than it is” I watched her cheeks redden furth
CAMILLAWhat had I been expecting?A profession of love?I knew the sort of person Nathan was… a hard man and I had thought maybe I would be able to get through to him and why?Because I found him intriguing? Because I loved his view on life or is it because I wanted to do all I could to get out of my father’s shadow.No, that is wrong.Nathan Clark might have been my ticket out but I had come to understand and admire him as an individual.He was a fighter that much was obvious but he was also an asshole.I locked the adjoining door as soon as he left, leaning against it with the tears stinging the corner of my eyes.Another knock“Camilla” My father’s voice came through.“Give me a minute” I called out.I stared at myself in the mirror, running my fingers through my hair.When I opened the door, my father knew immediately that something was wrong.“Are you okay?” He asked“I am fine” I responded. “I was just sleeping” I added so he did not ask any more questions.“I know we should ta
“The deal is simple, I need a healthy woman who will bear my child and in exchange I shall take care of her, everyday and five years after she must have conceived my child.” Jason said simply, his blue eyes boring into her.She kept her eyes down, giving him access to her defining features.“Look at me, I need to know if you are pretty enough and I want to know your blood type and blood group. Do you know them off the top of your head?”“Errr…yes, I know them” She said still looking down.“I asked you to raise your head, I will not repeat myself again.”What kind of nuts had his secretary allowed into his office, did she not know that he did not have the time for such nonsense.The girl slowly raised her head to look at him, she was pretty alright, if you liked them chubby.Jason stood from where he sat behind his table and walked over to her, a hand snaking out to her chin.“Not bad” he stated, running his eyes over her features. She had full, very kissable lips and her eyes… what wer