Fated to Them (book 1+2)

Chapter 13

Read Fated to Them by Jessica Hall Chapter 13 – My stomach churning at the realisation, I still had to

survive being here with them for the night. Cyrus pointed to the stairs and I walked toward them before

letting him lead the way. He showed me where the bathroom was and to a bedroom with a huge king

size bed that sat d**d centre of the room. Everything looked brand new and untouched, the house

despite its beauty looked more like a show home then something people lived in, not a speck of dust

and I actually felt bad for their cleaning person, having to dust this place with its exposed wooden

beams and the chandeliers. Also, just the furnishings which were mostly oak would require a fair

amount of furniture polish.

“Our bedroom is the one at the end of the hall if you need us” Cyrus tells me before spinning around

and I see Eli move past the bedroom door heading back downstairs.

Cyrus pops his head out the door watching him go.

“Where are you going?” He calls after him.

“To the f*****g meeting” Eli says to him. My stomach plummeted at the anger in his voice.

“Well wait, we will come, it’s a little early still” Cyrus calls down to him. I hear the door slam, making me

flinch.

“Stay here, I will go talk to him” Cyrus tells me before walking out of the room. I stood there

gobsmacked that he was so angry over our little tiff in the car, it wasn’t like I was deliberately being a

b***h, my sister was just a touchy subject for me. I felt protective of her and didn’t want them judging

her on her poor life choices.

The house was d**d quiet, I remained in the room like he said but besides that I was also too scared to

touch anything in case I broke it, knowing it would probably cost a fortune to be replaced. After a few

hours of sitting in the room waiting for him to return though, I realised they weren’t coming back. I

looked at the time on my phone knowing that the meeting started an hour ago. It kind of seemed

pointless that I was here now, wasn’t the entire reason I was forced to go, was to attend this meeting

with them? When it started to get dark my stomach rumbled, and I realised I hadn’t eaten all day.

Ignoring the noise, I rummage through my bag looking for my pajamas before sticking my head out.

The house was dark besides the bedroom I had been waiting in. I plug my phone into the charger after

I had nearly run the battery d**d, reading off the many apps on my phone. Walking down the hall

toward the stairs, I run my hands over the wall trying to feel for a light switch but come up empty, I feel

the door to the bathroom. Twisting the handle, I opened it and flicked on the lights before stepping

inside the room. The tiles felt cold underneath my b**e feet. I noticed some fresh towels rolled up in a

basket next to the sink and I sighed with relief because I had no idea where the linen closet was.

Stripping my clothes off, I turned on the shower having to twist the taps to adjust the heat repeatedly

before getting it right. They were touchy and fiddly. I was about to give up when suddenly the water

reached a bearable temperature and I stepped inside the shower. The exhaust fan is the only noise

besides the running water. The room filled up with steam and fogged the glass as I washed myself. I

didn’t notice someone sitting on the sink basin until i turned towards the door. I jump, a shriek leaving

my lips at the fright as my heart palpitates in my chest.

“Woah, geez Cyrus!” I squeal, turning away from his wandering eyes.

“Heard of knocking?” I ask, embarrassed but thankful that the glass was also fogged up so I know he

couldn’t have seen much.

“Now why would I knock in my own house?” He asks and I deadpan. He knew I was in here and yet

walked on in, not even worried that it might upset me that he was crossing a line. I wait for him to leave

but he doesn’t, just remains sitting on the sink basin. I could feel his eyes roaming over me making

goosebumps rise on my skin, that weird sensation rolling over me when you can feel eyes watching

you. Cutting the water off, I stay with my back to him.

“If you’re not going to get out, can you at least pass me a towel?” | ask, not even bothering to hide the

anger from my voice. He seriously crossed a line, this goes beyond a professional work-related

relationship, this was highly inappropriate. I hear the door screen open and hold my hand out when I

feel him wrap the towel around me, making me jump. His nose runs across my shoulder to the crook of Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

my neck before he pulls back.

“You smell divine, mouthwatering” He says, and I shake his words off gripping the towel, tightening the

towel around me before turning around to face him. Bending down, I pick up my shower gel.

“Coconut shower gel, here you can use it” I tell him, wanting him to move out of the way. He doesn’t

move but steps aside allowing me to pass him.

“Eli isn’t very happy with you”

“Really I hadn’t noticed?” I tell him, grabbing my clothes off the ground when I suddenly feel hands grip

my waist before being shoved onto the sink basin.

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