Chained to You: Contracted (Dark Billionaires Book 2) by Alexia Praks

Author:Alexia Praks [Praks, Alexia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alexia Praks Media
Published: 2016-05-06T23:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER 10

Mia

When the elevator door dinged open, I slowly stepped in. James wasn’t far behind and stood close to me when it shut again. He pushed the button and the lift ascended.

My whole body was still tense from the meeting with Andy as my mind wandered off about the whole situation. Ever since our parents had passed away, neither of our lives had ever turned out the way we expected. This whole story of him leaving our small town of Mystic Spring in New Hampshire to come all the way to the West Coast, first to Los Angeles and then to Las Vegas, to find fortune and freedom, to live the American dream, was nothing but that—a dream. Reality, it seemed, was a bitch, killing a young’s man dream of having a better future, both for himself and his sister.

I suddenly felt the warmth of a body against me, and strong, powerful arms wrapped around my slender shoulders. Those inviting, dependable arms lured me into a comfortable embrace. I couldn’t resist and leaned against that hard, muscular wall of warmth and looked up. Beautiful Prussian-blue eyes watched me intensely.

“You look tired,” James said. Was there a hint of worry within his voice? Or was it just my imagination?

I nodded. “Yes,” I said, tightening my arms about his.

After the meeting with my brother, I suddenly felt very exhausted—emotionally, mentally, and physically.

Ever since that day a couple months back when I had received that phone call from Andy telling me he had screwed up, I was worried. Of course, he’d never really told me what he’d done, and that had only made me all the more anxious because Andy had always been a good boy. He’d never done anything stupid or reckless before.

When I’d received that particular email from James a couple days after that, the billionaire who was now holding me in his arms, I felt as though my world had shattered right before my eyes. Andy was the only person in the world whom I loved and cherished with all my heart after the death of our parents. I couldn’t lose him. I couldn’t let him get into trouble like that.

I had been worried sick about the problem, trying to figure out a way to help Andy. I couldn’t sleep at night, and I couldn’t work properly. Then a few days later, I’d decided the only way to get that debt sorted out was to grab the bull by the horns and ride with it. Thus, I’d requested two weeks annual leave from the restaurant and spent some of my savings to fly over to Los Angeles to negotiate with the billionaire.

Yes, I hadn’t been able to settle until I’d made that ultimate decision. After all, what could be the worst possible outcome other than Andy and I get put into jail?

The elevator door dinged open again, and James led me out into the corridor. Here, I gazed around me in marvel at the expensive décor and furnishing, very much like the floor where Matt resided.

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