Out of the Darkness (Untwisted #2) Read Online Free PDF

the image of my father screaming bloody murder and my mother in a full dramatic faint on the floor, gosh, just thinking about it made me cringe.
    ‘Good. In that case, can we swap full names now? I’m Nathaniel Jackson, but I prefer Nathan,’ he said holding out a hand out to me.
    My heart practically stopped in my chest at his words and I couldn’t help the widening of my eyes. Nathaniel Jackson? Had I heard him correctly? ‘As in NJA? Nathaniel Jackson Architecture?’ I asked in a shocked whisper, causing him to break his apparent ‘no eye contact’ rule and meet my gaze with a narrowed glance that conveyed obvious concern.
    ‘Clearly you are familiar with my company,’ he stated in an icy tone as he dropped his extended hand firmly back on his thigh. Oops, perhaps he hadn’t liked my reaction.
    Blinking in surprise at this unexpected turn of events I almost laughed out loud from nerves. ‘Y-yes, I’m an interior designer for Markis Interiors, we do out most of the interiors of the buildings that NJA design and build.’ My tone was questioning, would someone as important as the CEO actually know the names of his lowly contractors?
    To his credit, Nathan looked as shocked as I had been. ‘Markis? Of course, they’re our main contractor. What a small world.’ Pausing, he tilted his head considering me with narrowed eyes. ‘Will this be an issue?’ The tone of his words was almost threatening but I tried to ignore them, after all I was hardly going to blab in the office about him being a sexual dominant was I? That would merely bring up questions as to how I knew about his sex life and imply that I knew him intimately … a topic I certainly wasn’t planning on discussing in the next team meeting.
    ‘I don’t see why it should be, it’s not like we’ve ever met through work before,’ I decided with a shrug that I hoped looked casual. In fact, thinking about it, I didn’t think that Nathan had ever graced the Markis offices with a personal visit, normally the lead designers were simply summoned to his offices when a contract was won. I would certainly remember meeting a man as stunning as Nathan; that was for sure. Suddenly it hit me how crazy this all was … I was sat in a bar making plans to be a sexual submissive for the boss of the company that kept me in work!
    ‘Agreed,’ he said, clearly not feeling the nerves I was. ‘Your full name, then?’ he prompted again, apparently not liking the imbalance of personal details we had shared till now.
    ‘Stella Marsden,’ I mumbled softly. It was done now: he knew who I was and where I worked and there was no taking it back. Then again, I knew who he was too, and that was clearly someone who was much more important and well known than me.
    God, he was the owner and managing director of the most famed architectural consultants in London, for goodness sake. Even though he was still young, just 31, he was renowned for slashing prices by providing a full design and build service, effectively cutting out the builder costs and so dropping the overall price of jobs. NJA literally accounted for eighty per cent of the business my office dealt with. And I was planning on sleeping with him. Rolling my eyes I shook my head at how crazy this was. How did I always manage to get myself into trouble like this?
    Marginally adjusting what appeared to be an already perfect tie Nathan finished his drink and then changed the topic entirely. ‘Would you consent to having some tests done? ’ he asked bluntly without any further explanation.
    Tests? Obviously seeing my frown, Nathan expanded on his point. ‘I would like to ensure there is no risk of sexually transmitted diseases being passed between us; taking some simple STD tests is standard for me with a new partner. Also, if we do decide to proceed and you were to agree to use a form of contraception like the pill we could forego condoms if you were happy to.’
    Right, of course. I’d been so nervous meeting him