Chapter 8

Isabella's POV

I stood there In front of him, looking away from him, silence took over the whole room as no one uttered a word.

I eventually said something after contemplating for a while.

Can you please give me some more time to think about it?

I don't want to do something or make a decision I'm not sure of.

He was just starting at me, and then, it took him a couple of seconds before he answered

All right then, if that's what you want.

When will I get an answer then?

I don't have too much time to bother about this for long.

I hate people wasting my time so don't make it take too long before you make up your mind.

Okay sir, thank you I said but I was still standing there.

I was afraid to leave when he hadn't told me to.

Yeah! That's all, you may go now.

I hesitated a bit.

I said go, leave, now.

I took to my heels and rushed out of the study.

Immediately I came out of the room, I sighed deeply, I didn't even know I held my breath the whole time I was in the room with him.

I took deep breaths, calmed down then made my way back to the kitchen, in search of Lisa and Christabel.

As soon as I entered the kitchen, I had 3 pairs of eyes look at me. Christabel, Anna and Lisa had been waiting eagerly for me.

Christabel immediately rushed to my side, she asked me how it went in there.

Looking at all their faces, they were all genuinely concerned about me and they wanted to know if everything was fine with me.

Well, I was so scared when I was in there with Nate.

He had this domineering aura around him and that weakened me to the bones.

He asked me for my answer and out of confusion and frustration I mumbled some words to him I think he took pity on me because he stared at me for a while and then told me he didn't want me to go.

He says he would like for me to remain here and work for him.

Then I told him I had not thought about it, so I begged him to give me some more time to think things through.

He allowed me to but he said I shouldn't make him wait for long before he told me to leave the study room.

Lisa smiled and came to my side,

I'm so glad you're okay girl, we all were so worried about you, plus you took a while in there but thank God you are fine.

Oh wow! I was there for a long time.

I didn't even know that.

You must be tired too, Anna said as was trying to get me a seat.

Are you hungry?

Would you like to eat something?

As soon as she asked, I remembered we were baking a cake before I left to see Nate so I asked Lisa.

Oh my, I forgot we were baking here before I left, Lisa how's the cake?

Is it ready yet?

Oh girl, it is not ready yet but it should be in the next few minutes.

All right then, I'll wait until it's ready so I can have some.

In no time, the oven timer went off creating awareness that the cake was ready.

Lisa turned off the timer and opened the oven so she could get the cake out.

The cake was really tasty and filling.

I took a few slices then I told the ladies I'd retire to my room for a while so I could rest a bit and think about everything I needed to do.

I left the ladies in the kitchen and made my way back to the room I was put in.

I remembered the hand I saw previously and that bothered me a bit.

I stepped into the room, had a quick shower and changed into a fresh cloth.

I laid back on the rickety bed and began to remember everything that had happened to me in the last couple of days. From Mike's hands to the hands of Nate I started to replay every incident in my head.

I don't know what this place holds for me and the uncertainty of it kills me but so far it's been good having to see plenty of new faces. Having those ladies like big sisters.

They have made me feel welcome here like I'm a part of them.

But then again, my mind drifted off to that mysterious hand I saw and it's causing me some sort of worry in my spirit.

I feel like something is not right somewhere.

I don't know these people at all.

Can I even trust them?

What if they turn out to be worse than Nate and they make my life here a living hell?

Then I remembered, Nate, the way he looked at me, it may seem as though he had something to say to me which he hadn't yet.

His eyes were doing too much scanning through my body.

If I hadn't lied to myself too, I would say I felt my stomach drop when I saw him behind his study table. His eyes were blue, his face was round and he had a properly trimmed and groomed beard.

I noticed his height last night when he brought me to his place. I'm sure he is 6ft 5 tall.

I felt like I wanted him to run his hands all through my body.

I haven't felt anything like this before, not even for Mike when we were still in our honeymoon stage

Nate was doing something to me without even touching me or coming close to me.

All my body parts are so aware of his presence making me want to do what I wouldn't normally do.

I shook my head, and snapped out of this nonsense Isabella I said out loud.

I adjusted myself properly on the bed, then wondered what would happen eventually before I drifted off to sleep.

Oh no, he is here I screamed out loud.