All Chapters of Bound By The CEO's Contract : Chapter 41 - Chapter 42

(NATALIE POV)Evening settled few hours later.The sky was a fading lilac.Alexander’s car cruised past the security barricade while I sat beside him in silence, my palms resting stiffly on my lap.I didn’t look at him. I hadn’t really looked at him since he picked me up actually.And it actually wasn't because I was angry….no, it had gone past that. It was something heavier now. Something colder.I had spent the last few hours back at my house, lying in bed, rolling from side to side, the bedsheet squeezed up around my limbs, because I couldn’t think straight. Every time I closed my eyes, I kept hearing Damien’s voice again and again.Flashes of the scene back at the restaurant kept slapping my face….the unexpected whisper from Damien back there:“Baby... I’m sorry.”And moments after this, it had all ended up being an act.That moment was all still replaying in a loop, folding over itself like a cruel joke.I had gone to that restaurant intending to break the contract. I was su