Fated to Them (book 1+2) novel Chapter 24

Read Fated to Them by Jessica Hall Chapter 24 – “So you think we won’t call you in, d**n might just find something for you to do now, since you love our company so much” Says Cyrus. I deadpan,

“I will switch my phone off” I tell him.

“And I will rock up to your house” He retorts. I fold my arms across my chest so much for my good mood, good day.

“I am joking Addie”

“Ha ha, very funny” I tell him.

“Or maybe I am not, we’ll have to see” He says walking into his office.

Eli smiles a devious look in his eye before walking to his office.

I sit at my desk rummaging through the mountain load of files. I needed to get these done so they don’t use it as an excuse to keep me back. I was meeting Sam at 8 o’clock.

My job consists of mostly filing, taking calls and messages, also had to book a few appointments so to be a smartass, I booked them all for 9 am Monday, back–to-back till lunch time, they were going to be pissed but because it’s Friday by the time they get messages about the meeting it will be too late to cancel them. I snicker to myself at my plan of not having to deal with them on Monday for half the day.

They actually made me work back, the one time they didn’t tell me to leave early, is the day I am meeting Sam, they literally made me wait till d**d on 7pm before dismissing me. I cursed their names all the way to my car, racing home to shower and get changed.

“You’re home, Sam has called three times this arvo to see if you’re still coming and said he couldn’t get you on your mobile” My mother says as I race upstairs.

I grab my clothes heading for the bathroom.

“What did you tell him?” I call out.

“That of course you were meeting him” That’s my Momma she knows me well.

I reckon I could have broken the record for the fastest shower and make-up job in history.

“Have fun” My mother says smacking my a*s as I try to slip my shoes on.

Rushing to my car I hop in before heading back towards my workplace as Morgan’s Cafe/ Diner was directly opposite it. I park out the front and see Sam Waiting already in the window. A silly grin on my face as I step out of the car. He notices me, walking out to meet me.

I lock my car only to turn around and Sam kisses me, grabbing my a**e and pulling me against him.

“I missed you” He says against my lips.

“Missed you too” I tell him wondering what came over him, he usually isn’t so handsy and most definitely not so affectionate.

I stepped back looking at him, he had on his black leather jacket and jeans with a black tight-fitting shirt underneath revealing his muscular chest and I could just make out the line of his abs.

“You look good, I can’t believe your back. I thought for sure you were going to ditch me here” I tell him.

“Yeah, I have been thinking a lot. I missed home, have decided I am staying home from now on” He says, grabbing my hand in his large one. He leads me inside and we sit at the booth near the back.

The waitress came over taking our orders.

“So what has been happening with you?” He asks.

“Nothing, really still working across the street at a different level now. I work for the owners directly, but other than that not much, my sister did another runner” I tell him.

“Again, I thought she was doing good at this one” He states, and I nod.

“She lasted an entire month before she skipped out. Haven’t seen or heard from her nearly four months now”

“She will come back, she always does” He says, grabbing my hand. Sam was probably the only person I actually tell anything to, not even Bella knows about my sister.

“What about you?” I ask as our food comes out. I take a bite of my burger before looking up at him.

“Nothing, really. F*****g freezing over there, rains all the time. Was driving me nuts,”

“So, what brought you back”

“Mum, dad died while I was over there, I just can’t bring myself to leave her here alone” he says, and I nod in understanding.

“How are you though?”

“Fine, I never got along with Dad, you know that I just worry for mum. They have been together since they were teens” He says with a sigh.

We ate in comfortable silence, one thing I liked about Sam was we didn’t feel the need to fill the silence, it was never awkward. When we finish we order another coffee each.

“My house or yours”

“You really have to ask?” He chuckles

“Just checking” He says his hazel eyes sparkling under the dim lights as he smiles. Sam suddenly grips my chin, pulling me forward before kissing me, his tongue slipping into my mouth, he breaks the k**s when the waitress clears her throat before placing our coffee’s down. She leaves and I turn to look at him. My eyebrows furrow.

“You okay, you’re acting strange” I tell him.

“Yep fine, what I can’t k**s you now?” He asks. I shake my head.

“No, it’s not that I don’t care, you’re just being I don’t know more affectionately” I tell him trying to wonk out what his goal is.

“Yeah, I have been meaning to talk” He doesn’t finish instead looking up when we are approached. I drop my head. This cannot be happening right now.

Eli sits next to me sliding along the booth seat. Sam looked from Eli to me who was trying to hide my face as I looked embarrassingly out the window.

“Hi, can I help you?” Sam asks, a little perplexed.

“Adeline!” Sam exclaims, making me look at him as he looks between me and Eli. I press my lips in a line when Eli places his hand on my t***h.

“Hi, I am Eli. Addie’s boss” Eli says politely, yet the look on his face and the trembling of his hand on my leg, he looked like he wanted to k**l him.

“Okay, Adeline, what’s going on?” Sam asks.

“I am so sorry about this, we will just go” I tell Sam, about to hop up when Eli’s grip on my legs tightens.

“Sit down, Addie,” Eli says and the venom in his words made me do as I was told; I looked up and noticed Cyrus standing next to Sam, his jaw tight. Like what was their problem to humiliate me like this, and to confront Sam over our non-relationship.

“Okay I don’t know what’s going on here, but Addeline call me when you figure it out,” Sam says, hopping up and stepping past Cyrus awkwardly, Sam glancing warily at him before sending me one last glance and rushing out the door.

“I can’t believe you just did that, what the f**k is wrong with you” I yell a little to loud.

“Tone we are in a public setting” Cyrus says.

“F**k this move Eli” I yell at him.

“Sit down Addeline now”

“No, you just humiliated me, all because you have it stuck in your head that I am in some sort of weird f*****g relationship with you, you had no right to do that. Now move or I will scream and cause a f*****g scene” I warn them. Eli’s grip tightens on my wrist before he lets go, letting me out of the booth. I drop cash on the table before walking out. Eli and Cyrus hot on my heels. I head straight for my car noticing Sam’s is gone now. Clicking the button my car unlocks and I go to hop in when Eli snatches my keys from my hand relocking it. He grabs my arm pulling me away from my car.

“Give me my f*****g keys and let go” I tell him, but he just pulls me along while I struggle against his impossibly tight grip.

“Adeline” Cyrus snaps. When I realised, they were trying to take me to their car across the street. Eli turns to yell at me but instead I slap him. The sound resonated loudly as my hand came in contact with his face.

He stops frozen glaring at me, a growl escaping his lips. Wait, he can growl? The noise sounded menacing like a predator stalking its prey. He grips my arms before tossing me over his shoulder and unlocking his car. I see the waitress look out the window nervously at me. He dumps me in the back seat climbing in with me.

Cyrus climbs in the front seat starting the car.

“What are you doing?” I scream.

“What I should have done from the f*****g start” He growls, and I freeze paralysed by intense fear. His eyes bleeding black and his teeth elongating right before my eyes. As he holds my hands to my stomach. A growl escapes his lips and I scream before he rips my head to the side, his teeth sinking into my neck, pain radiating down my shoulder and neck.

My screams d*e out as my vision becomes tunnelled, darkness creeping over me before I pass out. The last thing I remember is the face of a monster.