Chapter 5
The driver drop Ella and Ruby in the grils store, Ruby chose sexy dress for her and she had asked to to try a yellow bodycorn dress and she was looking so sexy and pretty in it.“ Wow! You look so good on this dress” Ruby said but Ella was looking shy and uncomfortable ok the dress, Ruby noticed.“ Losing yourself, you are looking so beautiful, we should leave now” Ruby said and they both left but Ella was still looking shy on the dress.An hour later, the driver dropped them back to the company and they both went down from the car, Ruby took her back inside the company and the staff stare at her, she took her to Nathan’s office, Jerry saw her and he was surprised to see that she was beautiful girl, Nathan raised his head and he saw her, she was beautiful, he admired her and can’t take his eyes off her, Ella was shy and she shook her head down her feed.“ Wow, you so beautiful” Nathan said and Ruby smiles.“ You did a nice job Ruby” Jerry said and Ruby smiled.“ Yes, she did a nice a job” Nathan said.“ I will introduce you the remaining of the staff” he said and he took her outside his office and he introduced her to the staff as his new secretary and they welcomed her,Ruby took her to a corner.“ Remember! You are in the human world and never try to practice your magic and be careful if you don’t understand things over here you can always call on me” Ruby said.“ Where is your house?” She asked.“ I will show you after work” Ruby said and Ella left.Ella entered Nathan’s office and Nathan continue to stare at her and he drop the files, he was holding and he went close to her.“ You are looking beautiful” Nathan said.“ Thank you” she replied.“ I am sure, your boyfriend will be blushing when he sees you” he said.“ I don’t have any” she said and Nathan stare at her.“ Your girlfriend must be proud of you because you are a good person and you have a good hear she said and Nathan smiles.“I don’t have one” he said.“Why?” She asked.“ Women are evil, they are never satisfied with a man, they are not loyal” he said and Ella stare at him.“ Don’t say that, I am sure you will meet with a good heart woman some day” Ella said and they both stare at each other.“ We should get to work now” Nathan said and they started working together.It’s already in the evening, after work Ella had asked for permission from Nathan that she want to go with Ruby so she can know where she live and Nathan had grand her the permission and she thank him.Ruby brought Ella to her small house, Ella entered and Ella had use her magic to turn on the light.“ Didn’t I tell you not to practice magic?” Ruby asked.“ You did but we are just the two of here and we are both witches” she said.“ You are right. Tell me, you brought back Nathan to life?” Ruby asked.“ Yes, I did but I lied to him” she said.“ I knew it when I saw you, I knew it was magic that brought him back to life” she said.“ Jerry is my boyfriend” Ruby said and Ella smiled.“ You are so lucky no one will look for you even as you came to the human world you can marry who ever you want but I can’t because I am a princess and my parents will have me married to a king or a prince” she said.“ I just need you to free yourself and I promise you will be fine, you will like it here and you will never honk of going back” Ruby said.“ That is impossible. No matter what I am still the princess unless the council refuse to erased the banish” Ella said.“ I need to get going now”’Ella said and she left.Ella got back home late in the night and she went to her room, she looked at herself again the mirror and she smiled and she thought about what Ruby said and now she wants to losing herself and she used her magic and called on her mother and her mother appeared to her in the mirror, her mother was surprised to see her in the dress, she was wearing.“ What are you wearing Ella?” Her mother asked.“ I didn’t raised you to wear rags” her mother said.“ I know mum but they are not rags but I have to adjust to their own culture till the council will accept me back to the witch world” she said.“ I don’t want you to be to close to them because the human are not good” her mum said and Nathan entered the room and Ella was scared, Nathan went closer to her and he liked at the mirror.“ I heard you speaking to someone” he said.“ No, I was speaking to myself” she said.“ Are you sure about that?” He asked.“ Yes. What are you doing here in my room without knocking” she said.“ I am sorry, I just wanted to check on you if you are fine” he said.“ Humm…. Thank you.” She said and Nathan stare at her.“ Good night” he said and he walked out from her room and Ella liked at the mirror and saw that her mother already left.“The people here are nice but I don’t belong them, I belong to my own world” she said to herself.“ I will take to Ruby’s advice, I will along myself and forget about my own world for now and face the human world” she said to herself and she smiled.Nathan went to his room and he can’t take Ella off his mind.Ella If Wolfi Anonymous were a real organization, I’d be standing at the front of the room staring out over in the mirro waiting for her Wolfi to appear in the mirror , “Hi, Ella.”Although maybe Wolfi is too strong a word. I like to consider myself more of an observer. A witch,, really, of life. Or more specifically, of other people’s lives. Just because they have no idea I’m watching them is beside the point. I lean back in my witch wold wold as a princess while my fingers pluck at the torn leather of the arm rest. I should probably upgrade to something less tattered, but this one has the perfect imprint of my ass and it’s comfortable. It’s a pain breaking in a new one.My gaze drifts to the giant computer monitor on my desk. One of many that fill my small inner sanctum I keep cut off from the outside world. On the screen are four video feeds separated into quadrants. Each square displays different angles of two different locations. And four different people I might have developed
My jaw clenches so hard, it’s a wonder my teeth don’t break. A better man would care that his much younger step-sister had just been used to pay a debt, but that’s not what pisses me off. It’s the fact that Ruby lost more of my money to the Hampson. Whatever pittance my worthless step-Da has left is also my money. Just as soon as I take care of him. He has no idea how many of his men have turned their backs on him. Lost respect for him. Their loyalties have switched to someone who has what it takes to gain control of Dublin. Who doesn’t give a fuck about truces. That someone is me.I’ve bided my time. Made more and more money, garnered high-powered business associates, and earned the respect—or perhaps, fear—of those who will soon belong to the most powerful organization in the city. The Hampson have ruled for too long. It’s time fresh blood reigns. I don’t intend on that being Ruby, Jack Hampson, or any of his sons either.“Do you think he’ll marry her?”“Ruby?” I huff out a breath.
“Is my guest settled?”“Yes, sir. She was just starting to come around.”“I take it she didn’t come quietly?” Which should be obvious considering the condition he brought her in, but I want to know what to expect when she wakes. Fear or rage? I’d prefer the latter rather than dealing with tears.Cray coughs and Diana glances away before meeting my eyes again. “I believe her exact words were ‘you can tell Mr. Hampson to go fuck himself’.”The silence hangs for a beat and then I throw my head back and laugh. My two men share a glance. I’m not one for laughing. They probably didn’t think I even knew how. It does sound a bit rusty. But at least my question has been answered. I should expect one pissed off woman when she finally awakens. And based on the banging and yelling that reaches me, that would be now.“That will be all.” I dismiss the two men who leave the room with a brief nod and walk out the front door.Taking my time, I wander out of the kitchen and through the rest of the hous
To my surprise, he doesn’t have a rebuttal. Instead, his expression clears and he dishes out his own helping. The rest of the meal is eaten in silence. Which is fine by me. I’m not sure I could speak civilly anyway. For the moment, I’ll play nice—or as nice as I can make myself play—and when he gets bored, I’ll go home.Despite my head start and my hunger, Nathan is finished before I am. He sets his silverware on his plate and pushes it away from him. He rests his clasped hands on the edge of the table. “Did the clothes in the closet fit?”I’d inspected the entirety of the bedroom and bathroom I’d been given after he had left earlier. A ridiculous amount of women’s clothes—none to my taste—were hung in the closet. If they were there for me, then my captor doesn’t know shit about me. I didn’t touch a single article.“Don’t know. Didn’t try them on,” I mumble through a mouth full of food.Nathan’s jaw clenches and he inhales deeply through his nose like he’s trying to breathe in patienc
“Oh, yes.” I wave my hand around in a flippant gesture. “I’ve managed to take two naps and walked at least three miles back and forth across the floor of this well-appointed prison cell, thank you, very much.”His lips flatten. “Perhaps, instead of a prison cell, you might think of this as your…home away from home. A vacation, if you will.”I laugh without humor. “If this were a vacation, I’d be sitting on the beach in the Maldives, under a large umbrella, drinking a stiff cocktail brought to me by a stunningly gorgeous Italian named Raffaele.”Nathan cocks his head. “I don’t really picture you as a beach go-er. I see you more on a yacht, cruising around the Mediterranean, lying on the deck completely naked, soaking up the sun, while I bring you a large glass of red wine and rub lotion on your back. And front.”The picture he paints appears unwillingly in my head. I can almost feel the sun heating my skin—I’ll ignore the fact that I burn like a lobster—and a dark shadow forming over m
She shifts in her chair. “That sounds like a neat trick to have.”“It does, doesn’t it? So, why don’t you tell me what you’re really hiding.”Imogen sits quietly for minutes. I can almost see her mind spinning. The stories she’s making up. I patiently wait for what she’s going to say next. “Fine. I’m a hacker.”I blink. Of all the things she could have confessed, that certainly wasn’t in the top five. Probably not even the top ten. I also believe her. It makes sense, really. “A hacker.”“What? You think I’m lying?”“Actually, no, I don’t. I’m just a little surprised. Something that doesn’t happen often. Are you any good?”Ella straightens and tips her chin up a bit. “One of the best, as a matter of fact.”A smile splits my face. “Now that doesn’t surprise me.”Just then, her stomach growls. Of course, our lunch has long grown cold. I pick the box up I’d set in front of her and place it back in the bag. “It would appear you’ll have to sample McCarthy’s fish and chips another time. They
I glance up again at the huskiness in his tone. His jaw is clenched and his body has gone completely rigid. For a second, I’m worried I’ve made him angry again. “Is this okay?”“Is what okay?” Another vibration stutters through my chest.“Me touching you.”Nathan huffs out a ragged laugh. “Ella, leannán, you haven’t touched nearly enough of me yet.”Ignoring the ‘lover’ endearment, but encouraged by his words, I complete my pass around him until we’re face-to-face again. I palm the back of his neck and rise up on tiptoes to press my mouth to his. My breasts push into his chest, making my nipples hard. Beneath my fingers, his hair is soft. Beneath my lips, his are dry. I flick my tongue out to wet them. Making me work for my pleasure, he doesn’t open for me. Not to be deterred, I continue the kiss, putting my all into it, until, finally, Nathan’s lips part, and he lets me in.We kiss long and hard until I draw away. Without breaking eye contact, I unbutton his pants, drag the zipper do
“Who are you?” I eyeball him warily.He steps farther into the room, but when I move back he stop and holds up his hands. “Sorry. I’m not going to hurt you. I’m Deen, Nathan’s cousin. I stopped by to see if he was here.”“He left a couple hours ago.” I relax slightly at his identity, but still remain watchful. Despite the less hardened look of him, it doesn’t mean he’s not as dangerous.“Figures. You don’t, by chance, happen to know where he is, do you?”“A business meeting is all I know.” Does this guy really think Nathan would tell me?Deen studies me long enough to make me uncomfortable. Then a new tension radiates off him and his features harden to finally bring out his resemblance to his cousin. “You must be Ella. “Excuse me?” I’m almost offended by his obvious irritation.“I can’t believe him.” He shakes his head and it’s apparent he’s not talking to me. Finally he turns his gaze my way again. “Please tell me you’re here by choice.”My heart skips a beat at his wary optimism, a