As Cold as Ice (Dangerous Stranger's Book 1) Complete

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I took his dinner and walked up to his cabin. I knocked but no one answered. "Mr. Rodriguez "I said. "You in there I brought you dinner like you asked. Still no one answered.

I walked inside and saw him watching out of the window with a glass in hand containing Amber liquid. I know what it is I have seen my father with it many times after my mother died. And I know it does more harm than good.

"Sir" I said his head snapped and his cold and expressionless eyes met mine. "Yes" he said without any trace of emotion in his voice. "I brought your dinner" I said. "Keep it on table and you can find your paperwork on the dresser." He said.

I followed his instruction. I sat down to the desk by the bed with the papers and started to go through all. Mostly they are sheets indicating the goods all I need to cross check the calculations. But going through 100 files wasn't what on my marry journey lists. Looks like it would take at least three days to complete all of them.

He did this on purpose because he doesn't want me to leave this cabin. You can do this Katharine.

Three hours later I checked the clock. It was 1 A.M. and surprise, surprise my so called employer is sleeping peacefully while I am having a sprained neck. But then I cannot complain or else he will add this to that is why women are not suitable for office job or any other job. Why did I just miss that ship? Why do bandits have to ambush me at last minute?

I suddenly felt someone's hands on my neck. They were moving slowly easing the tension. "Relax little girl no one told you work so hard you do not need to prove yourself to anyone." The voice sent shivers through my body.

Goosebumps aroused along my neck. Fire spread through me wherever he touched. Familiar sparks spread all over me. Why he always have to be this close to me?

"You should get some sleep and do rest in the morning" he said. Like, I will fall for that. "I am alright sir no need to worry" I said.

"You are not, your back and neck are stiff and you are in pain from running around all day so sleep" he commands. I didn't say anything and keep doing the work. He takes the paper out of my hand and placed it on table.

Then he without warning picked me up and threw me on his bed. "Sleep" he said again holding me to him. And sooner due to exhaustion or due to the warmth he was offering I drifted into peaceful sleep.

Next morning I woke up tangled to him again. Why does he do that? I tried to get out of his hold and he pulled me close. "Mr. Rodriguez" I shake him. He entwined his hand with mine and slept again. Uggghhh... this man could he be more annoying?

"Mr. Rodriguez if you may wake up I have work to do" I said. He let go and I slowly got out of the bed. I looked at the dresses and then at my sack. I pick out the dress and got behind the screen.

I changed and took the discarded cloth shoved it inside the sack. I sat down on the table and begin doing the remaining paper work. It's my destiny for missing that freaking ship.

I looked at the pile and saw it was half done. It's time to take a break. I was about to get up and go to kitchen suddenly a voice stopped me. "Where you think you are going little girl?" "ummm... taking a stroll" I said.

"Are you done with your work?" he asked. "No I am not" I said casually. "Then don't take a stroll and complete your work" he said in a threatening tone. Really you are threatening me?

I continued to walk towards the door. "I told you to work Miss Davis" he said and I froze. How did he know my name I never told him anything about me.

Then I looked at him and in his hand contains an envelop addressed to me my father's last letter. "You shouldn't keep looking around people's stuff" I said. "And you shouldn't sneak into anyone's ship your point is?" he asked. Suddenly a sense of de-ja-vu hit me and I felt him close to me. "My point is you shouldn't read people's personal letter without permission" I snapped at him.

His hot breath was hitting my face. "you have a pretty mouth little girl which you shouldn't use for snapping at people it consider rude and noble ladies shouldn't do it" he said.

"Yes so as many thing noble ladies shouldn't do but I am not a noble lady you see. The Noble lady died when my mother died when my father stopped looking after me and married a noble hag and when the hag tried to sell me off to the highest bidder. So no Mr. Rodriguez I am not a noble lady sorry to disappoint you" I said as his hands dropped to his side and I picked the letter keeping it safely inside my sack with the money And walking out to take some much needed fresh air.

I found the kitchen and found James making breakfast for everyone. I joined him and helped with the serving. "you are on cleaning duty today go, go, go run fast and come back you have to help me with cooking too" James said handling me the bucket and mop.

I hate cleaning with passion. I took the mop and plunged it into bucket angrily. "I hate him who is he acting high and mighty?

Ordering me around?

He is not my father or brother or fiancé or husband.

Even if he was I would have not listened to him anyways.

Men are meant to rule who said that I will prove that women can do much better things and they are not to be tied down by men."

I said as I keep cleaning the floor with the mop. I wanted to kill him so bad. What he thinks he is? "He is the captain and the owner of the ship and can throw you down and leave you in the sea with dangerous creatures roaming around"

I stiffened at his voice. "It is rude to walk out on your employer without their permission" he said he voice is practically close to me, Fanning on my neck. The hair on the back of my neck stood up. "Well like I said before it is rude to look into people's belonging without their permission" I said.

He turned me around rather harshly. "Listen here little girl my ship, my rules. Until you are on board you are under my protection under my command that means you belong to me and all those belongings are mine so if you don't want to become the first girl ever who had went to prison I will suggest that you to stop giving commands and start listening to them." He said pointing his fingers at me.

"I will never take order from a man I never did and I never will" I stated. His pupils were getting dilated. He is getting angry. What next you will hit me? Show me that you are a man and I am a woman so I need to take orders from you? "You will and it is end of the discussion for us until you are here you will do as I say got it Miss Davis. You should know that you are lucky that you are even standing here.

You should feel delighted knowing that I think you are worth of my time that I didn't handed you to authorities as soon as I found you. That I didn't keep you shackled down in my ship." He said looking beyond angry. His tone was rather calm which can be said to be silence before the storm.

I am angry but I cannot do anything right now. I didn't want to be here. If it was not for those bandits I would have been enjoying the trip. My first overseas trip and I am stuck here with this man who do not even know how to treat a lady.

"You are not a lady Katharine you said him so yourself"

And I am going to show him exactly what I am.