Chapter 4

Natalie

The next morning, Justin was on her door, but Natalie was clear in her mind. She had decided that she will focus all her energy on working and completing her graduation. Her father was pestering her that she was deliberately not listning to hima and helping him save the business.

But there was another knock on her door, and she screamed, “Justin, if you won’t go away. I will cut your balls and feed them to the dogs.” But the knocking kept going on. And when she opened the door, she found herself face to face with her brother, William.

William was giving her a funny look. “I hope my balls are safe.” He mocked and Natalie groaned, motioning him to get in.

“So, who is Justin?” He spoke as soon as he was indoors.

“An asshole.”

“He might be an asshole, but looks like he fucked up your life.”

William took a seat on her couch, and Natalie gave him a death glare. “Remind me again, why you are here?” She spoke, crossing her hands, in no mood to deal with her brother.

“I was just passing by and thought of visiting my little sister.”

Natalie sat down beside him, and spoke, “You should have juts joined father’s company and then should have helped me to make my way in. That would have been great.”

She spoke. And William didn’t speak a word.

“So, how are you?” She spoke, trying to shoo away the awkwardness.

“I am good. The work is fine.”

“It’s nice you are able to do what you want.” Natalie had only one wish, to prove to her father that she was as capable as his son. Since the day William had told their father that he will not be joining the business, he had gone nuts. He was trying to build up so he could sell it to the highest bidder. He had even asked Natalie to date an investor’s son, who was interested in the business.

Natalie recalled it, and shuddered.

“Still thinking about the marriage proposal, I presume.” William spoke.

“Yeah. Kind of absurd, isn’t it? You are not interested yet Dad keeps luring you into joining the company, while I am working my ass off to prove I am worthy. I even have to marry a guy to help him out. Quite an advantage of being a man, huh?”

“I don’t understand why you worry about it too much. Or why do you have to join his company only. You are talented and you can join any company if you want.” Natalie looked at her brother with disappointment.

“This is a company he built up on his own. I am his daughter and you agreed that I am talented. I am even studying the bloody course, and yet, instead of letting me work there, he is trying to marry me off, so he can get some good price for the company. You know his is my Dad and yet he is ready to sell his daughter instead of giving her a chance.” Natalie wanted to cry something she rarely does and yet in 24 hours, it was the second time that she was on the brink of tears.

“That’s what I am saying. You are trying to prove your worth to a man, who doesn’t give two shits about it.”

“You are right. But I am as stubborn as a donkey’s tight ass. I will have it.”

Natalie didn’t know at that time, that she would get it in the most dramatic way.

Theodore

The next day the first thing that Theo did was to ring his private investigator the name of Natalie Greene. Within 3 hours, he had the file on his desk. He turned the cover and perused it carefully. A smile made its way on his face, as he learnt things about her. Her interests were quite interesting. But his smile dropped when he learnt who she actually was. Her father was Eric Greene, the owner of the wedding planning company “We Do”, which is so cliché. And the worst part was that William, Theo’s trainer, was her brother.

She was studying event management and wanted to join her father’s company, who wasn’t ready for it.

Theo shut the file angrily. He couldn’t ask his friend’s sister to be his submissive, could he?

But then his mind argued, "Why not? She is an adult, and last night you saw that she is a wild, free bird.”

He smirked. He was torn between forgetting her and offering her his ludicrous offer.

Theo didn’t work that day much and left his office at 3, without thinking what he was going. And after half an hour, he found himself at the college where he shouldn’t have been. He had found from her file where he could find her and there he was. He waited in the parking and thought what the hell is he doing. He is engaged, he can click his fingers and women will line over to be flogged by him, and yet here he is, waiting in the parking lot of a college for a girl he was going crazy for.

The entire last night, he kept imagining her bent on his desk, or tied to his bed. He hadn’t slept properly.

Now here he was. And soon he saw her coming out with another girl. Theo was nervous like a teenager. But he opened the car door and stepped out, butting up his suit jacket.

Her eyes fell on him for a second and then she looked away. It was like a kick to his gut. No woman had ever looked away from him just like that. How could she?

She was about to sit in her friend’s car when Theo found himself walking towards her and called, “Natalie?”

She turned to him with raised brows and assessed him from head to toe. It took her some time to look at his height and all the muscles. He smiled.

“And who are you?” Her voiice was clipped.

I just wanted to talk to you.” His cockiness was back.

“About what?” She asked while looking at her friend in suspicion.

“About something we both might benefit from.”

“Are you crazy?” She asked outright, but he was sure what he wanted to do.

“No. I just want to have a quite word in private. Here is the address where you can find me. Tonight.” He leaned into her, and his lips were too close when he whispered, “It’s a place where both of us feel safe.” He gave her a slip of paper and took a step back, his hands in his pocket. He deliberately pulled out the fob and unlocked his car. And as expected, her eyes travelled to his Jaguar. Now she knows he is not some cheap lad.

Theodore smiled to himself and got inside the car, without looking back at her. The first hand had been dealt and he had an upper hand.