Contracted To The Beast novel Chapter 62

Chapter 62

Chapter 62

What the hell have I done?

I pushed past Maddox and bolted straight to the bathroom. I slammed the door shut behind me.

“Nia. Nia.” I heard Maddox bang his fist on the door. “Open up.”

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I dropped to my knees, clutching a towel tight against my body. My back pressed against the door. Maddox kept pounding) on the wood.

“Nia, please open the door.”

“Please.”

I couldn’t bring myself to look at him. Not after I let him touch me again. I felt like I had let myself down.

No. I had really let myself down. And Zara. Especially Zara. I still couldn’t bring myself to tell her who her dad was, yet here I was grinding on his face. I felt so stupid.

“Go away,” I begged. I rested my head on my lap. “Please go. I can’t see you right now.”

The knocking stopped immediately.

“I’ll see you later then,” he said. “Pack your luggage. We’ll be leaving first thing tomorrow morning.”

I heard his footsteps move away from the door. I let out a deep breath. I could see trails of wetness on my thighs.

Disgusting.

Simply disgusting. I could not believe I let him touch me again. I dropped the towel and stepped into the shower. I turned on the hot water and let it spray hard against my back.

I grabbed the body scrub and rubbed my skin violently. Maybe with this intensity I could scrub off the memory of him from my skin.

I came out of the shower with my skin raw. Yet it still tingled from the touches he had etched into my soul and how good it felt when he trailed kisses from my lips down between my thighs.

Maddox was nowhere to be found when I stepped out. I felt glad because I was not mentally prepared to face him.

When was the last time I even had sex?

It had been quite a while. I met a guy in my second year of college, and I regretted the day I met him. We dated for just six months, yet it was hell. He was obsessive and showed abusive tendencies. He stalked me for months after we broke up. Eventually he was put in rehab, and I never saw him again.

I had really terrible taste in men.

My phone rang, catching my attention. It was Mom.

“Hi, Mom.”

“Don’t even say hi to me,” she spat.

“What’s wrong?” I asked, confused.

“What’s wrong? Really?” I could hear her shuffling around in the background. “You haven’t been reaching out ever since you

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went on that trip with that boy.”

“But Mom? I’ve been checking up on you and Zara,” I said.

“You call a few calls and a couple of texts checking up?” she said angrily.

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“I have been calling the babysitter to speak with Zara. You’re the one who has been unavailable,” I tried to explain. “Mom, please. I’m not trying to have issues w—”

“So I’m the one trying to have issues?” she laughed sarcastically. “You’re spending too much time around that boy, and it’s begun to affect your thinking.”

“When are you coming back home?” she asked coldly, not even bothering to wait for my reply.

“Tomorrow,” I replied.

“Good.” She dropped the call.

“Why is all this happening?” I said out loud to no one in particular.

Apart from my team and colleagues, the only other supportive person had been Natalie. She had been checking on me and even hyping me up on the days I felt down.

I hadn’t heard from Beck all weekend. It was very rare for him to disappear like this. I hadn’t reached out to him yet. I would when I got back. I didn’t know what his reaction would be when he found out I had traveled out of the country with Maddox.

I was low-key and not ready for that conversation. I had been a lot more cautious around him since his confession. He would find out soon enough though. It was only a matter of time before Maddox’s team circulated the pictures.

Although Maddox had instructed them not to release any photos until we were back. I wasn’t mentally ready to deal with stalkers of any sort.

I exhaled and got dressed in my pajamas. I pulled out my multiple suitcases and started arranging my clothes and shopping bags. I ended up with three suitcases and my carry-on.

I laid out my outfit for tomorrow and headed to bed. Tomorrow was going to be a very long day. I could already feel it.

I woke up earlier than usual the next morning and sank into the Jacuzzi with a relieved sigh.

The warm water eased the lingering ache in my muscles as the morning breeze danced across my skin. I closed my eyes and tipped my head back against the edge.

Despite everything that had happened on this trip, I was going to miss this place.

Especially this Jacuzzi.

I had spent an embarrassing amount of time in it.

Eventually, I dragged myself out and started getting ready.

I slipped into a pair of black barrel jeans, a wrap top, and my favorite mules. I pulled my hair into my signature high ponytail, leaving my bangs to frame my face the way I liked.

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After finishing my skincare routine, I swiped on Fenty gloss and pushed my oversized Chanel sunglasses onto my head.

No makeup today.

I had spent most of this trip being poked, powdered, and glammed up. I simply did not have the energy for it anymore.

By the time I came downstairs, Maddox had returned.

I nearly did a double take.

He looked terrible.

His shirt was wrinkled. Dark shadows sat beneath his eyes. His jaw carried the faint shadow of stubble that suggested he had skipped shaving.

It was unsettling.

Maddox was many things.

Arrogant.

Controlling.

Insufferable.

But never unkempt.

I wondered if he had gotten into a fight. Or spent the night entertaining one of his many admirers.

The questions burned at the tip of my tongue.

I swallowed them down.

Not my business.

I stepped outside instead and settled into one of the stools at the open-air bar overlooking the pool.

The Aegean Sea stretched endlessly in the distance. The whitewashed walls of the villa glowed beneath the morning sun.

I committed every detail to memory.

Soon, this trip will be over.

Security moved around the property, loading our luggage into the waiting car.

“Here you go, ma’am, the waiter said, placing a margarita in front of me.

I frowned. “I didn’t order anything.”

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