Chapter 12


    Read Fated to Them by Jessica Hall Chapter 12 – I yawn, waking up when I feel a hand touch my


    shoulder. Sitting up I look around to find myself in a leather seat. I try to remember thest thing that


    happened, but everything felt fuzzy, I remember fainting, but I don’t remember getting on the ne. I


    felt sluggish as I looked around the cabin of the ne. Eli standing in front of me looking down at


    me.“We are here, time to get up” He says, turning and walking off. My head was pounding, and I could


    feel a migraineing on as I pressed my fingers to my temple.


    “Did I sleep the entire way?” | ask, trying to remember anything at all, Soya was a few hours by ne,


    surely I didn’t sleep that long.


    “Yes, you fainted and remained asleep” Cyrus says, walking past me before leaning down and undoing


    the belt that was fastened across my waist. I stood clutching my head that was pounding to its own


    beat.


    “I have the worst headache” | mutter to myself as I follow them off the ne and onto the tarmac where


    a car was waiting. A man was putting luggage in the trunk of the ck SUV. Eli opens the back door


    and I feel Cyrus’s hand go to my lower back before he pushes me toward the open door. I climb in,


    moving across the seat. Eli climbs in beside me while Cyrus gets in the driver’s seat. I put my belt on


    and Eli leans between the two seats grabbing something from the front before handing me a bottle of


    water and some Advil.


    “Thank you” I tell him, taking them from him and popping three of the little blue pills in my mouth before


    s********g a mouthful of water. I rest my head back on the headrest looking out the window as Cyrus


    starts driving.


    Something felt off, like I was missing something. I just couldn’t put my finger on what it was. The car


    ride was silent when I noticed we started heading out of the city instead of toward it. I sat up leaning


    forward on my seat.


    “I thought you had a meeting in the city?” | ask, leaning forward and talking to Cyrus. His eyes flick to


    me in the rearview mirror before going back to the road.


    “We do but we have a house just outside the city which is where we will be staying overnight” He says.


    I nod sitting back to find Eli watching me, his body turned slightly toward me. His stare made me


    nervous and self-conscious.


    “Can I ask you something?” He says, making me bite my bottom lip wondering what the h**l he could


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    possibly want to know. I nod and Cyrus clears his throat in the front.


    “How did your father d*e?” He says abruptly, making my head whip to the window. I s*****w, my mouth


    suddenly feeling dry..


    “I’m not sure, they never told us what really happened” I tell him honestly.


    “They?” Cyrus asks, looking in the rear-view mirror at me.


    “The people my father worked for, they just told us it was a f***k ident” | answer wondering why they


    wanted to know such a thing, and to ask out of nowhere. The feeling in my stomach unsettled me, I


    didn’t like talking about my father’s d***h, far too many questions went unanswered.


    “What about your sister?” Eli asks, making me look back at him.


    “Why do you care?” I ask before pressing my lips in line and biting done on my tongue, realising how


    rude that sounded.


    “I don’t, I was just making conversation” Eli says, his eyes narrowing as he red back at me from how


    rude I sounded. I look to the front only to notice Cyrus watching me before his eyes dart back to the


    road. I gulped suddenly wanting to get away from them and out of this car, the vibe in the car bing


    unsettling and tense. Fiddling with the zip on my bag nervously. The car remained silent and awkward


    for the rest of the drive. We pulled into a long driveway that was lined by trees on either side.


    A huge two-story stone houseing into view, Cyrus pulls up at the front near the door on the


    horseshoe driveway stopping the car. Eli gets out mming the car door and stalking off toward the


    house and not looking back. Cyrus though remained seated staring at me in the mirror, I shrink under


    his intense gaze.


    “It would be in your best interest not to provoke Eli, Addie. It won’t end well for you” He says, making


    me wonder what he meant. His words sent a chill up my spine, yet I thought it was odd that he used a


    nickname for me when they usually call me by my name, it felt odd, more personal and familiar. He


    gets out and I sit there pondering over what he said when my door suddenly opens.


    Cyrus grabs my hand, pulling me from the car. Sparks rush up my arm at his touch making me look at


    my palm when he lets go. He has a serious static problem, I think to myself. Every time he touches me


    the same thing happens.


    Walking inside I was blown away by the sheer size of the ce, the foyer alone was nearly as big as


    our entire home. Two staircases running up to thending above, overlooking the floor below. To the


    right was a huge living room with a firece and some lounges. The left side had a huge dining room


    and another huge arched doorway leading somewhere else, and straight ahead going underneath the


    stairs lead to another part of the house. Wooden exposed beams running across the roof and the te


    floors making the ce seem homely despite its overbearing size. I watched Eli stalk up the stairs and I


    could see he was still angered by me snapping at him in the car. The man has serious anger issues, he


    is my boss and I am not obligated to tell them about my personal life nor are they supposed to pry into


    it.


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