Chapter 19 (Valentina's POV)As we approached Nathaniel's apartment started to be more and more nervous with every passing mile.We were silent the whole ride but not once did he let go of my hand which was comforting me at least a little. You probably wonder what I was worried about, but you see I never told anyone about my foster brother. Even Anabelle knew just because she was present when it happened. I never went to the cops to report him or tell my foster parents. As if they would even care. Damon was after all their only child. By blood I mean. They had him and after that, some medical problems occurred, which led to Miss. Johnson being unable to have any more kids. So they took in foster kids. But they were not the best parents, at least not to us. Damon could get away with anything. That's why I never told them about the attempted rape. Would they believe me or their golden son?And since that day I always felt kind of dirty. I thought people would judge me for what I did to
Chapter 20 (Nathaniel's POV)So many things made sense right now.What made the most sense though at the moment was the fact that I was livid. If given a chance I would gladly punch something or someone right now.I know I was not thinking rationally right now but just imagining Valentina in that position was sending fire through my blood.But looking at my girl I could see she was looking at me with caution. Damn it! Did my anger scare her? I took a deep breath and moved closer to her to envelop her in my arms. I needed that comfort as much as she needed it right now."Are you mad at me? Do you find me repulsive now that you know my story?"Wait. What? Is she serious right now?First, it took me a moment to even process her words."Valentina. Why on earth would I be mad at you? I am mad because you went through all this crap and you had absolutely no one except for Anabelle to look after you. I am pissed because you were both left to fend for yourself at such a young age, that is the
Chapter 22 (Valentina's POV)After my little break down it all went back to how it was before. No. Let me rephrase that. It was even better than it was before. Sure I was still sassy and a pain in Nathaniel's ass but he reassured me many times that he loved me just the way I was. With all my smart-ass comments and sassy attitude.So yes. We were as strong as we could be at the moment.Today was my first day of going back to my work office because I needed to put together all the articles for publishing and the boys had a week off so I guess I had a week off as well. But only by following them around, I still had my job that had to be taken care of as well.As I arrived at the office it was empty which was no surprise at all. All my coworkers were probably out chasing their stories. On the bright side, I had the whole office to myself and that meant I would be done with my work sooner than I thought. And because of that I pulled out my phone and sent a quick text to Nathaniel.Valentin
Chapter 22 (Nathaniel's POV)Hanging around with the boys was fun but from the moment Valentina sent me a text she would be done with her work sooner I was not fully into our conversation.I just waited for her text to arrive.Benjamin and Ath though realized soon what was happening and did not give me a break. They could be pretty annoying sometimes but they were good friends so I just bite my tongue when my assholish side wanted to come out around them.Valentina's text came a few hours later but something did not sit well with me.Princess: "Done with the job now and forever."Now the obvious part was that she either was fired or she resigned herself."Hey, boys. Valentina texted me so I'll be heading out now."They just chuckled and gave me a nod letting me know they have heard me.Idiots. They were my best friends but still, they were idiots. Maybe that's why we got along so well in the first place.All the way to Valentina's house I kept wondering what exactly happened.Sure, ju
Chapter 23 (Valentina's POV)All I could do was stare at my computer screen.There was an email opened from my now former boss.But in that email, there was not even one ice word when you put the whole thing together.Dear Valentina.We received your resignation letter and to be honest, we could draw things out as long as we wanted because you just left everything on your table and it is not our job to clean up your mess.But still, we are kind enough to let you off the hook. So we accept your resignation with a heavy heart. Believe me, one thing though, when I say you will regret doing this, I mean every single word.Do not forget you left everything behind, so all those papers you left on your desk do not belong to you anymore and we are allowed to use them however we want to.Kind regards Mr. Watson What the hell was he up to?! My head was pounding like someone was drilling directly into my brain.Only a few days have passed since I left the office for the last time but still, I
Chapter 24 (Nathaniel's POV)When I arrived at Valentina's house I had a relaxing day in mind, no funny business, maybe a movie, some snacks, and cuddling.But as it turns out I got the complete opposite.A steamy afternoon sounded pretty inviting now that I had Valentina naked on the bed and a tie in my hands.At first, she was looking confused but after a moment confusion was replaced with want. And I guess my eyes spoke the same thing.As if she read my intentions she stretched her hands above her head and held on tight to the bedpost. I crawled over her body until I was in the right position to tie her hands to the bedpost. Now the fun can begin. Looking at her like this I could only thank the stars for their kindness, because they sent her my way and now she was all mine.If you asked me if I was a commitment kind of man before I came to Europe, I would laugh in your face. But right now I found nothing funny about the idea of staying with Valentina forever.First I traced light
Chapter 25 (Valentina's POV)Today was my first day without Nathaniel in a long time.He flew back to Canada yesterday and he would not return until next week.In the meantime, I had to find a new job. There was no fire under my ass, yet, but if I didn't start looking soon, my savings would be empty in a few months and I just couldn't allow myself to get to that point.Anabelle was also helping me. She was going through the possibilities because she knew as well as I did, if I would be looking, a whole week would not be enough to send out all the resumes. And half of them would be unanswered at the end.So she was sorting through options while I tried to find the papers and articles I wanted to put next to my resume.Suddenly Anabelle shrieked and scared me to death in the process but before I could yell at her she was already rambling a mile an hour."You will not believe what I just found! National television is looking for a sports reporter and the job description would suit you be
Chapter 26 ( the article)Madox, Canadian miracle for Europe Written by Valentina Callahan My first thought when coach Irving told me about a Canadian player coming to play in the European league was that he must have hit his head pretty badly in the past. Who in their right mind would trade those two? Especially the better one for the worse option.Not that our hockey league is not great, it is just that we are a long way from catching up with those guys in Canada. They are practically born with sticks and pucks in their hands.But here we had some guy named Nathaniel Madox who was coming to live and train hockey in London. Like I said first it made no sense, but then I got to meet him, and let me tell you, I was left speechless and that is a hard thing to achieve when the person in question is me.But let's start with smaller facts that might be known to some people already.His parents died a few months ago in a car accident and since that day, he never sat behind the wheel of a c