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109|A Wild Card
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When Natalie walked into the office Monday morning and caught the whispers and stares, she knew she'd made headlines in the work chat. But for the life of her, she couldn't understand why she was the subject of office gossip once again; after all, she hadn't been at work since last Wednesday.She didn't have time to figure out why everyone kept looking at her like she'd grown a second head overnight, though. She had far more pressing issues to deal with, starting with Emily.But as luck would have it, she had to wait a little while longer before she could put out her first fire of the day, because as usual, her friend was late.Emily didn't seem to have a care in the world when she finally strutted in, almost an hour late, looking like she'd walked straight out of Vogue magazine's fall edition in her long, black trench worn over a yellow turtleneck sweater and dark skinny jeans, a pair of glamorous Jimmy Choo stiletto boots on her feet."Do you know how long I've been waiting for you?
Save Him 111|A Very Bad Dream-Part 2
The whole morning, hard as Natalie tried to ignore her, Emily kept hounding her about the photo. She wanted all the details leading up to the moment at the heliport.But Natalie remained resolute and kept her mouth shut, and when lunchtime finally came around, she couldn't run out of the office fast enough to escape the whispers."So? Will you tell me now?" Emily asked after they'd grabbed their lunch and settled down at their usual table in the staff canteen."Okay, I'll tell you everything." She relented, not because she wanted to, but Emily was like a dog with a bone and wouldn't let go until she got all the details out of her.So for ten minutes, she held her friend spellbound with a stripped-down version of her weekend saga in the Blue Mountains."Oh my goodness, Mr Scissors is so romantic!" Emily gushed as she shoved a ton of spaghetti in her mouth and washed it down with her sparkling water. "And that whole thing at the heliport with all the guards and reporters sounds like a s
Save Him 112|Reasons Why I Should-Part 1
Natalie deliberated for two days and stayed away from every place she knew she'd run into Levi. She needed to make up her mind with a clear conscience, and her decision could not be influenced by her desires.When her deadline came around on Wednesday, she was still nowhere close to making a decision. But, with the contract held close to her chest, she took the elevator to the tenth floor.Angela nicely asked her to take a seat and wait. Levi was on a conference call with the game distributors.While she waited to strike her biggest deal yet, Natalie played Candy Crush on her phone for a few minutes just to still her nerves. But her anxiety, mounting the longer she waited, made it hard for her to focus on the game.Sighing loudly, she slipped her phone back in her blazer and stared at the watercolour painting behind Angela.She'd seen far better paintings at the museum back home, but she knew that this uninspired, moody landscape must have cost a bundle and some change.Everything at
Save Him 113|Reasons Why I Should-Part 2
Natalie sat back on the couch and held her head in her hands, her heart aching more than anything she'd ever felt.He still didn't get it.Maybe he never would.And maybe she was insane for wanting to be seen as more than just a damsel in distress. But his words, and knowing he saw her as nothing but a helpless victim who had to be rescued, left her deeply gutted."I'm not the girl you save, Levi," Natalie whispered. "I don't need you to keep rescuing me.""I'm sorry, but you don't get to tell me what I should and shouldn't do where my heart is concerned," Levi said. "Colleen's disappearance is tied to Dreams, and I can't risk the same thing happening to you—""Well, I'm not Colleen!" Natalie groaned in her hands. "You can't keep making me out to be this helpless victim, and you have to constantly swoop in and play the hero.""I'm not playing the hero!""Yes, you are," Natalie insisted. "The moment you decided I had to be rescued and saved and protected, you wrote yourself as the hero
Save Him 114|Retribution-Part 1
It had been hours since Natalie left him with the contract, but Levi was still troubled by their meeting. She'd looked completely gutted as they'd wrangled over their terms, and he would have given her anything she wanted, but she'd asked nothing for herself, and it bothered him deeply.He expelled another heavy sigh as he turned away from the window, picked up his Ironman figurine and listlessly twirled it in his hand. It was one of the few things that survived his carnage almost two months ago when he found out about Natalie's connection to Dreams."Are you going to tell me what's bothering you, or do I have to beat it out of you?" Mark looked up from his laptop briefly, a million questions shining in his dark eyes."Nothing!" Levi crashed back in his seat and gazed up at the ceiling. They were supposed to be going over the budget for the marketing promos, but if he had to look at one more spreadsheet and pie graph, he'd lose his mind. He wondered now how Natalie did it. She not onl
Save Him 115|Retribution-Part 2
Dr Paul Reiner stood in front of the window wall, surveying the traffic slowly piling up on Castle Bridge. The man had a view worth the envy of millions; Levi would give him that much, at least."I take it something is broken? But why did you wait for so long? You poor thing, I can't imagine the excruciating pain you must be in," he drawled nonchalantly, and the monster born from the photographs roared to life in Levi's heart. He stood dead still, his back on the door, willing his rage not to overcome him so soon."Or are you here for something else? Breast implants or some liposuction, perhaps? But if you want my expert opinion, I think we should start with a rhinoplasty. Your nose is too wide, not at all flattering—" Paul carried on as he turned from the window, but paused mid-sentence, clearly stunned to find Levi there."Who are you?" he asked, his eyes shifting restlessly around the room. "Who let you in? What do you want?"Levi pulled down his hood and took off his cap."Do you
Save Him 116|Karma
When the attack on a famous plastic surgeon in Rock Castle hit all the major news networks late Wednesday night, Natalie hit Tate's Bottle Store opposite her apartment building and bought not one but three bottles of cheap champagne.She opened one of them—something white and sparkly with a name she couldn't even pronounce— and drank it straight from the bottle when she got home while she danced around to Bellsaints's Karma in her living room.Happy didn't even come close to the state Natalie was in at that moment.She was super thrilled—no delighted—no, no, no, the right word was elated— that karma had not only finally paid Paul a visit but had also given him a good taste of his own medicine.Natalie would never wish the pain of brass knuckles on anyone, but Paul deserved every punch he'd gotten and then some. She was so happy, so grateful to his assailant for taking matters into his own hands when the wheels of justice seemed to be going nowhere fast. If she could meet him, she'd de
Save Him 117|Watch Me Win Your Heart
The trip to Green Point was even quicker, maybe because Natalie hadn't put much thought into her spur of the moment visit, and she'd acted on impulse. But it was too late to back out now. She just had to go in there and do the right thing."He's on the top floor," Zachary told her as she jumped out of the car and glanced at the thirty-story building."We could take you up if you want?" Carlos offered, but she shrugged them off with a small smile and a quick wave of her hand."I've got this, guys," she told them before she vanished inside the all-glass building, her voice oozing with confidence she didn't feel.On her way up to Levi's penthouse, Smart Natalie kept shouting at her to return home and stop complicating their relationship and contract terms.Stupid Natalie, though, seemed to be the sensible one today. She insisted it was only right that she stepped in and helped Levi out, especially since she was responsible for bringing Paul into his life.She paced outside his door for a
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