Chapter 25
As Jonas stepped out of the car, one leg still on the ground, he fch two slender arms wrap around his waist.
Natalie’s soft, trembling form pressed against his back, her delicate chest brushing against him. The chaotic warmth of her breath fanned over the back of his neck, carrying a slight, teasing heat that was impossible to ignore.
“Sir, it has to be you.” she murmured, her voice quivering with a faint sob, barely holding together.
Jonas let out a low chuckle, the sound rich with both amusement and something sharper, more calculating. She’s either set her sights on me with laser precision, or she’s completely clinging on for dear life, he thought.
Natalie had no idea what she’d said to make Jonas unhappy, but the tension in his silence was undeniable: She knew one thing for certain–if he left her behind now, it would mean he had completely washed his hands of her.
And in her eyes. Dominik didn’t exactly exude an air of rational negotiation.
The thought sent a chill through her, and she instinctively tightened her arms around Jonas’s waist, her desperation palpable. “Please,” she whispered.
Before she could say another word. Jonas’s calloused hand rested over hers, warm and deliberate
No matter how much strength she poured into holding on, it was laughably easy for him to pry her arms away. His hands moved with a practiced grace, peeling her off like a stubborn sticker.
As her body was pulled backward, her back hitting the phish seat behind her, despair came rushing in, a choking wave of suffocating dast. Her throat tightened, and her breath came in heavy, uneven gasps
Still unwilling to give up, Natalie reached out again, trying to grab has hand, but her efforts were met with nothing but air as Jonas deftly avoided. her graip
A flood of emotions surged through her–fear, helplessness, frustration–and they brimmed over in her eyes, turning them glassy with unshed
tears.
But just as the first tear threatened to fall, everything shifted. In a single swift motion, Jonas’s arm wrapped around her shoulders, pulling her sharply against him.
The movement was so sudden, so unexpected, that her face crashed
crashed unceremoniously into the firm, aut muscles of his chest.
For a moment. Natalie froze, her earlier devastation still etched on her face, now mingling with stunned disbelief.
Jonas glanced down at her, taking in her stricken expression with a faint smirk, Leaning down, he pressed a fleeting kiss to her forehead, a gesture that was both tender and maddeningly dismissive.
Then be lifted his gaze, his sharp blue eyes locking onto Dominik. “Dom,” he said with a casual draw a trace of amusement dancing in his tone. “This girl doesn’t come cheap”
Those who worked with Jonas lived for danger and adrenaline. Their lives followed no guarantees and they lived like there was no tomorrow. Their motto was simple–live in the moment.
Jonas had one rule he strictly enforced–have a conscience. As a result, none of them ever got involved with decent women, causing emotional or physical harm to innocents was off–limits.
So, when Dominik first saw Natalie in the car, he naturally assumed she was the type who knew how to have a good time. After all, in his eyes, no decent girl would dare step into Jonas’s vehicle–especially not when Jonas was one of the most feared figures in Nocriador.
Now, as Jonas casually brought up Natalie’s “worth, Dominik didn’t think too much about it. Instead, he perked up, grinning like a kid at Christmas. “How much” Dominik asked eagerly, his tone almost giddy.
Meanwhile, Myla leaned against the car window, her face blank but her eyes alive with a mischievous glint, relishing the unfolding drama. Dominik, the stingy miser, actually willing to shell out money? Must mean he’s really into Natalie,
Her gaze flicked briefly to Jonas, a speculative smirk tugging at the corners of her mouth. “But judging by how the boss is acting, he’s not exactly treating Natalie like just another passing fancy either. Ooh, this is about to get messy. These two dudes are bound to clash”
Natale, however, wasn’t paying attention to anyone else. All her focus was on Jonas. When he didn’t immediately reject Dominik, she tightened her arms around his waist nervously, biting her lip as her cheek brushed hesitantly against his chest
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Chapter 25
Jonas stilled. He could feel the warm, delicate pressure of her skin, her subtle movements brushing against him like the faintest of sparks. His breathing hunched slightly, a subtle shift he couldn’t entirely suppress, Damn it. Is she openly trying to seduce me now?”
He parted isis lips, his tongue brushing lazily over his left camme. There was a dangerous, roque–like glint in his gaze as he drawded, “Not much. My darling here’s only worth seventy million dollars.”
Dominik, who had been waiting impatiently for the answer, froze
He blinked, as if trying to process what he’d just heard. Finally, his hand shot up to his car, theatrically pretending to clear it out. “Seventy millions dollars! You’ve got to be kiddag me,” he exclaimed, his voice rising with disbelief.
Jonas’s lips curled into a smirk, but the icy sharpness in his gaze betrayed any sense of humor. “Still have the guts?” he asked, his tone lose and laced
with marnier.
wasn’t a question of interest. It was a challenge, Jonas wasn’t asking if Dominik wanted her. He was asking if Dominik dared.
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