The contract

Too close

I stood in front of Ryker's house, well I say house it was huge; a huge colonial mansion is what I would have called it, but I guess I had to call it home for a week, seven days with that control freak, how was I ever going to survive...

We slowly trudged up the stone steps to the double doors, when the doors flung open and I stumbled and was about to crash down all six steps when a strong muscular arm caught me and dragged me forward, I looked up to who the arm belonged to and Ryker stood there glaring at me with disgust.

"You have been here two seconds and you almost killed yourself already!'

I smirked at him.

"Aw careful, people may think you've got a heart "

Leila was shocked by my rude remark, she was not the only one, I did not know where it had come from but to see the look of pure horror on his face, it was totally worth it, he turned and walked into the house.

"Inside before you cause yourself an injury!"

Wow rude much! Who did he think he was ordering me around like a cheap prostitute, okay yes, he had bought me, but I did not deserve his rude remark, I guess he probably thought the same of me? We followed him into the lounge, it was very impressive, everything was so cream with a hint of black, as black as his heart I thought.

"Sit"

I was getting really annoyed at his demeanour towards me but this time I bit my tongue and did as I was told, he left the room to go speak with his driver I assumed.

"Oh, wow Cal, look at this place "

I rolled my eyes.

"Come on Cal aren't you even a little bit excited?" 

"No Leila I'm not, this is weird, and he is rude!" 

"Well babe from where I was standing you were the one who was been rude "

I hated that she was right and I could not exactly argue so I did what any self-respectable twenty-three-year-old would do, I folded my arms across my chest and stuck my tongue out at her.

Mr brooding walked into the room and I couldn't help notice his bulging muscles trying to pop out of his black vest, his grey tracksuit bottoms leaving nothing to the imagination, he caught me off guard and winked at me, suddenly I felt like a silly school girl, I squirmed and could feel the heat rising to my cheeks, he noticed too and seemed to be enjoying the fact he could make me squirm.

"You look a bit hot, are you feeling okay?" he raised his eyebrows at me.

my hands rushed to my cheeks, I could feel them burning underneath my palms.

" I, yes, I mean no, I mean I'm fine "

I couldn't even string a sentence together, how was I going to last a week in his presence.

"Leila you can go to your room and unpack your things Phoenix will show you the way".

"Who's Phoenix?"

"Curious little cat aren't you Caliana "

I did not know why but the way he said my name made me go weak at the knees. I just shrugged my shoulders at him, not daring to look into his eyes.

"He is my brother Caliana, you will meet him later "I just nodded.

Maybe he had him here for moral support like I had Laila for moral support, I did not know, and I was not about to ask.

Laila stood and my stomach dropped, I really did not want to be alone with him, not because I was scared because I was not anymore, more because I did not trust myself alone with him.