Page 49 of Fated to Them

I nod, walking out and closing the door behind me.

I all but run from the room and them. Sitting at my desk, I try to ignore the throbbing between my legs, pressing my thighs together under the desk. What the fuck is wrong with me? Who gets turned on by such vile acts? I see an email pop up on my computer screen, and a smile curls on my lips. Sneaky, sneaky… Sam has to know they are keeping tabs on my phone, and I doubt they will check my email.

Opening the email, I read it.

Tried ringing your phone, and Eli answered. End pier at midnight. I have some things I need to tell you. Love, Sam.

Love, Sam? Wonder what’s got into him. He never writes stuff like that; he is acting weird. It makes me nervous but also excites me. I have always liked Sam, even though I never admitted it for the most part of our arrangement. Being with him is easy and comes naturally. Is he only just realizing that now or is something else going on with him?

I have so many questions. Like, how does he know what my mark means? Come to think of it, how well do I really know him? No, that is a ridiculous thought to have. Sam has been there for me for years; I know I can trust him even if he is hiding something. So, I reply.

No, meet at fields near my house. They know about the pier. See you at midnight x

I quickly delete the email before removing it from my recycling bin as well, just to be sure.

I get out of everything just in time to see Eli step out of Cyrus’s office. He looks over at me, and I feel my face heat at what happened in the room. He smirks before walking into his office. When lunchtime comes, I get up from my seat, intending to go see if Bella is having lunch soon.

Just as I walk toward the elevator, both of their office doors open.

“Where are you going?” asks Cyrus.

“To see Bella,” I answer, annoyed that I need permission to do anything. I am a grown-ass woman, yet I need to get their approval for everything, and they order me around like a child.

“Go, don’t be too long. And Cyrus goes with you,” Eli says.

“I was planning to, with or without your permission. Fuck, stop being so controlling. You interfere in my life enough as it is, and I don’t need a babysitter.” My voice rises higher than I intend. Eli growls, stepping out of his office completely and walking toward me, or should I say stalking? The vibes coming off him make a shiver run up my spine.

He stops in front of me, glaring down at me, and I realize his hands are trembling with anger. I watch his jaw clench and unclench.

“We just don’t want you to get hurt, Addie. Why do you feel the need to keep fighting us with everything?” he says, his words laced with his anger.

I don’t know where my sudden anger from earlier has come from, but now it has vanished with him standing this close.

“I’m sorry. Can I go or not?”

“Yes, but lose the attitude. But, as I said, Cyrus is going with you.”

“I don’t have an attitude, but you accusing me of having one will give me a goddamn attitude,” I snap back.

Geez, there it is again, that strange bubbling in my veins, when I realize it isn’t my anger but his? My brows furrow, and I look toward Cyrus; he is watching from where he is leaning in the doorway. I go back to my desk, flopping down in my seat.

“Are you going with Cyrus, or are you staying now?” Eli says, pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration before sighing loudly.

I say nothing, instead looking at my computer screen.

“You deal with her, Cyrus. She is driving me nuts,” he says before walking into his office and slamming the door.

Cyrus walks over, sitting on the edge of my desk between my legs.

“You two feed off each other’s emotions. You getting angry makes him get angry and vice versa.”

“Yeah, well, he doesn’t have to be so controlling. I just want my life back,” I tell him, folding my arms across my chest and glaring at him.

Cyrus raises an eyebrow at me. “That’s not going to happen. Until you realize that, Addie, things are just going to get harder for you. We only want what’s best for you.”

“Yeah, well, you have a funny way of showing it when you’re trying to make me leave my family.”

“Once the mate bond kicks in, you will understand.”