Contracted To The Beast novel Chapter 77

Chapter 77

Chapter 77

Leo pulled over in the driveway of the condo and came down to open the doors.

“Thank you,” I said as I got out of the car.

“I’ll be on standby, ma’am,” he said calmly.

I watched him walk back to the car and felt a strange mixture of gratitude and guilt. No one had ever rearranged their entir life just to keep me alive before.

“You don’t have to. I won’t be stepping out again tonight.” The least I can do is to make his job easier since he’s as adamant as Maddox.

“Okay, ma’am,” he replied.

“Good night.” I waved him goodbye, hoping he would leave.

I walked into the condo, Natalie in tow.

“Nia,” I heard an excited voice say.

I turned to see Liam. “Hi.”

“Hi,” he said with a dazzling smile. “I’m so glad you’re okay.”

“Thank-

He interrupted me by pulling me into a bear hug. Damn. This man smelled good.

“Your friend?” he asked after finally letting me go.

“Yes. This is Natalie. She’s my best friend.”

Liam turned toward her and, for the first time since I’d known him, looked momentarily speechless.

“Wow,” he said before he could stop himself.

Natalie blinked. “Wow?”

He rubbed the back of his neck and laughed. “Sorry. I meant-hi. I’m Liam.”

The pink spreading across Natalie’s cheeks was immediate.

“Natalie,” she said, offering her hand.

Instead of shaking it quickly. Liam held it for a second too long.

“It’s really nice to meet you, Natalie.”

“The pleasure’s mine,” she replied softly.

He smiled. “I doubt that.”

Natalie laughed nervously, and I swear Liam looked even more pleased by it.

I looked between them.

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Oh.

Oh no.

“You look familiar,” Liam said thoughtfully.

Natalie’s eyes widened. “You watched my TED Talk?”

“You gave a TED Talk?” he asked, looking genuinely impressed.

“No,” she admitted, laughing.

“Good,” he said with a grin. “Because I was about to feel really underachieving.”

She laughed again.

God help us.

“I’ll leave you ladies to it,” he said, finally releasing her hand. “But, Natalie?”

“Yeah?”

“I’m serious. You look beautiful tonight.”

Natalie looked like she had forgotten how to breathe.

“You too,” she blurted out.

The silence that followed was deafening.

Liam burst out laughing. “That’s the nicest thing anyone’s said to me all week.”

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I physically had to grab Natalie’s arm and drag her toward the elevator before either of them proposed marriage.

The elevator doors closed.

Natalie stared straight ahead. “Oh my God,” she whispered.

I turned to look at her. “Oh my God,” I agreed. “You two just had a rom-com meet-cute.”

“That was the Reaper?” Natalie asked in shock as we got into my apartment, “Liam Torres. THE LIAM TORRES.”

I burst out laughing. It was easy to forget that Liam Torres wasn’t just Maddox’s annoying best friend. To the rest of the world, he was hockey royalty.

“Yes.” I answered, chuckling.

“I always knew he was fine, but seeing him in person should honestly be illegal,” she said, still in shock.

“He’s also a gentleman,” I said as we walked into my bedroom.

“Your house is very you,” Natalie said, smiling. “Are the other team members here?”

“Yeah, they are,” I replied as I took off my clothes. I needed to change into a more comfortable outfit. “You’re spending the night, right?”

“Yeah. I’ll have to at this point. I have work in the morning,” she replied.

“That’s true. I can have Leo take you home.” I offered.

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“No, it’s alright,” she said, waving her palm. “Since we got here, I had already concluded mentally that I was staying the night.”

“Oh, okay,” I said, handing her a change of clothes. We’re almost the same size, so it was fine.

I ordered takeout as she showered. I can’t remember the last time we had a sleepover like this. It’ll have to be in/college.

I sat on the couch in my sitting room and waited for her to finish. We were going to watch Love Island USA. We are both bold fans. Natalie was the one that put me on.

I haven’t started this season yet. I’ve been looking for a day to catch up. Today’s that day.

“All done,” she said as she took a seat beside me.

“Let’s begin,” I said, handing her food over to her.

“Ooh, Thai food. Fancy, fancy,” she said excitedly. She was also a big fan of variety foods, and I loved it.

I woke up quite a bit late the next day. We slept really late because of the show we were binging. We spent a good portion of the night glued to the TV.

I had to practically wake Natalie to get ready for work so she would be out on time;

I had Leo drop her off. She was very tired. She needs at least eight hours of sleep to function.

That’s the only way she won’t wake up looking like a zombie. I’ve remastered the act of functioning on the least amount of sleep possible.

I had to pick up that habit in college. We always had a whole lot of work to do, with so little time.

I’m so glad I got to see her. I’ve been looking forward to visiting her. I’ve finally given her the things I got for her from Greece.

I packed up the rest for my girls in the office. It’ll have been so long since I last went to work.

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