Chained to You: Bounded (Dark Billionaires Book 1) by Alexia Praks

Author:Alexia Praks [Praks, Alexia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alexia Praks Media
Published: 2016-04-24T22:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER 11

Mia

“You can really eat, can’t you?” His deep timbre voice came my way. The tone hinted at humor, and I wondered if the billionaire found my fondness for food amusing.

Of course, I couldn’t deny the fact that I loved food. Andy called me the “eating goddess” because of how much I could really put in, despite my slim, willowy frame.

I licked my spoon clean, savoring the warm, soft brownie and the cold, creamy ice cream within my mouth. I licked my lips, a smile on my face. When I glanced up, I saw James watching me intensely, as if he found my reaction very fascinating. I, in turn, felt butterflies within my stomach.

I placed the spoon down onto the empty plate and said, “Thanks for dinner.”

James cocked his head to one side and smiled. It was a very handsome expression that snatched away my breath.

“You’re welcome,” he said smoothly. “Shall we?”

I watched as he stood, pulling on his jacket.

The moment is here, I thought with a mixture of dread and relief. I’d be able to talk to Andy. Suddenly, my stomach didn’t feel well as I wondered how my brother faired.

I waited while he made the payment. When I heard the price, my jaw dropped. I reminded myself Mr. James Maxwell was a billionaire, so that amount was nothing to him.

When he turned, he grinned. Rather than feeling elated at my present circumstances, I was pissed.

James grabbed me by the elbow and led me out of the restaurant. Outside, the cool night air brushed against my heated skin. But it didn’t last long, as James proceed to once again place his large hand about the nape of my neck. What was with him? I wasn’t going to run away, for God’s sake. He didn’t need to keep such close tabs on me. After all, I had a brother to save.

I glared up at him to express my annoyance. He was ignoring me, of course. To make conversation, I asked, “How did Andy come to owe you two million?”

He raised a brow and then smiled again. “Do you want to know the details?”

He sounded amused. His words implies I shouldn’t. Honestly, I had no idea how business, especially one as dark and as deep as this one, worked.

“How?” I persisted.

“Gambling,” he said bluntly.

I frowned. “But Andy doesn’t gamble. He doesn’t even know how.”

He laughed, which caused my body to tingle. I shivered a little in reaction.

He tightened his hold on me. “Are you cold?”

“No,” I replied. “Andy doesn’t gamble.”

James sighed and raised his face to the sky, his eyes closed. “No, he doesn’t. But his friends did.”

I felt sick. Andy’s friends. The friends he’d been talking about before he’d left Mystic Spring to come here?

“He’s just a kid,” I said.

“So are you.” He chuckled, his eyes on me. I saw something akin to admiration in those Prussian irises that never ceased to fascinate me.

He was right, of course. Even though I was twenty-two, I was still a kid in James Maxwell’s world.

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