Chapter 11 Protecting Her, Or?
Rafael’s POV
I couldn’t sleep well last night; my body was alerted that Natalie was half naked a door away.
I put my hands under my head while I was leaning on my back on the sofa, staring at the white ceiling. Memories of Natalie as a kid flashed through my head. I smiled. She was an adorable little girl. That little girl grew through the years that I spent abroad.
A sarcastic smile appeared on my lips. I accused myself, “You can’t accept that the little girl who was infatuated with you has grown up to be a sexy woman, and you don’t interest her! Rather, she likes other men but you.”
Suddenly, I heard the footsteps of someone walking on tiptoe. I knew it was her from her perfume. I closed my eyes pretending to be asleep. When I heard her steps move away, I opened my eyes. She was wrapping her body in a towel that barely covered her.
I followed her to the balcony. She was swimming. Why do I keep feeling the need to hold her tightly and be inside her?
I tried to cover my feelings by teasing her. I was making excuses to get into the pool with her. I was determined to make her willing.
I needed to make her agree to our deal.
As the monster inside me needed to make her obey. Her actions and how she stared at me like an obedient girl made me wonder if she had submitted to a man before?
Had she ever been someone’s slave?
I couldn’t help but wonder. I need to know that so badly.
I was about to have her here and there, inside that pool, but the look of fear in her eyes made me stop. But that was not easy; it required every ounce of determination in my being.
But I let go of her.
Everything turned against me once I heard a male sound saying, “Hello!”
I grabbed her between my arms right away, pressing her on my chest. Trying to cover her naked body from my personal assistant’s curious eyes.
And surely she doesn’t want anyone to see her like that.
She was shivering between my arms like a wet kitten, tightened her grip on my arms when that bastard asked “Did I come at the wrong time?”
I hissed, “Go away, Jack!”
He asked boldly, “Who is the chick? Wouldn’t you introduce us?”
I closed my eyes angrily, and growled, “Get lost!!”
This is what happens when you hire your best friend as your personal assistant. I knew what he was thinking. And that made me more angry.
My back was towards Jack, so he couldn’t see Natalie, who was diving into my chest, almost hiding herself to dissolve inside me. Our bare skins touch intimately.
She whispered in a bleeding tone, “Please, let him go!”
She made me feel guilty, despicable and angry at myself. What the hell was I thinking of?
“Jack, get lost, or I’ll smash your fucking teeth.” I roared.
“Hey, man! Why all this for a prostitute? I’ll be waiting in the hall” he said, and left.
I gritted my teeth, stopping myself from exploding.
I pushed her off my chest a little bit, so I could look into her eyes. She was grabbing me so tight that her head almost pierced my ribs.
I raised her chin, I stared into her teary eyes, I mumbled, “I’ll be back! Please don’t scare. I’ll just go get something to cover you with”
“No, don’t, please. You can just give me the towel”This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.
I looked at the towel; I wasn’t convinced. I didn’t like the idea of Jack seeing her in the towel. But I did though; I gave her the towel.
I was shocked when she came out of the pool totally naked, then she wrapped the towel!
“I guess you already saw everything!” She spat with red eyes.
“Not everything!” I said, trying to lighten her mood.
She didn’t smile as I expected. She said in a serious tone, “How can I get inside?”
She felt ashamed and angry, especially since Jack called her a whore.
I preceded her.
“Jack, go to my study room”, I ordered him.
“I’m not interested in your whore man! Just make her leave and sign these documents, please.” He said nonchalantly.
“Just fuck off, you idiot” I growled and was about to smash his dirty mouth when Natalie surprised me. She skipped me and walked in.
The shock was written in Jack’s pale face. He glanced wide-eyed at her and stammered, “Natalie??”
He stared back at me, his eyes full of questions.
She stood for a second in her place, staring defiantly into Jack’s eyes, then said, “Hi, Jack” And went inside.
Jack put both his hands over his head as if a universal disaster had happened.
I snapped, “What?”
Jack exclaimed, “Seriously, are you kidding me?”
I didn’t answer. It was the first time in my life that I didn’t know what to say!
I left him and followed Natalie. A lump formed in my throat. I was thinking I’d find her crying, but instead, she was wearing the bath apron and combing her hair.
“Can you bring me my underwear, please” she said coldly.
The cold anger in her voice was very obvious.
I blinked. This was an odd thing I never did. I went to get them from the laundry room though. I hid them under my shirt, so Jack wouldn’t see.
I took a quick shower. When I got out of the bathroom, she was wearing her dress and lifting her hair in a bun over her head. Her face was clean from any makeup.
Yet she was stunning. She was beautiful, her skin radiant, and her neck…
“Will you keep staring at me for a long time?” She said, in annoyance.
I was wrapping a towel around my waist. She averted her eyes away and walked to the door and said, “I will be in the hall”
My gaze fixed on the space in front of me where she was standing.