His Property novel Chapter 3

"Natalia wait!" Ryder rushed outside after me. I rolled down my window and tilted my head.

"Wear this." He wrapped a choker with a chain around my neck. I frowned.

"What for?"

"It looks good on you."

I gathered myself as I walked into my boss's office. There I was met with Jay, my boss. He was short and fat but had control over every female in this establishment.

"Where the fuck have you been?!" He stood up. I backed towards the door.

"I overslept," I whispered.

"OVERSLEPT? I DON'T FUCKING PAY YOU DOUBLE YOUR FUCKING PAYCHECK JUST TO OVERSLEEP!" He slapped me. I balled my fist trying to ignore the feelings that said 'hit him back' 'make him bleed' Why? Well because my paycheck was on the line.

"I'm sorry." I whispered. He shooed me and I walked out of the office.

Just as I had put on my apron I looked up to see Ryder.

"You forgot your pho-" He began but stopped. His eyes glinted with something unreadable.

"Who did this to you?" He asked. I looked around as eyes turned towards us. It was 1 pm and the diner was full.

"Natalia? Is everything ok?" Sebrina asked. I nodded and she tilted her head.

"W h o ' s t h e h o t t i e ??" She mouthed pointing to Ryder.

"A f r i e n d ." I mouthed back.

"W h y d i d h e h a v ey o u rp h o n e h o e?"

"L o n g s t o r y."

"Who are you talking to?" He looked back to see my best friend cheesing like an idiot.

"Hi." She whispered. Ryder ignored her though and turned his attention back to me.

"I WON'T ask you again." He grabbed the chain of the choker pulling me closer. I found it alluring but there were other people in here with us.

"You're making a scene." I whisper-yelled. He frowned.

"Does it look like I give a damn?" He whispered before putting his mouth by my ear.

"If you think this is a scene, I wonder what you'll think when I bend you over one of these tables and fuck you senseless."

"My boss did it ok? Sheesh." I rolled my eyes. He grabbed my arm took me right back into my boss's office as he took off his tux coat and rolled up his sleeves.

"Did you hit her?" He asked Jay barging into his office.

"And if I did?" He looked back down at his phone.

Ryder took long strides towards the desk before grabbing my boss's collar dragging him up toward him.

"She is a woman. No man should ever put his hands on a fucking woman." Ryder growled his knuckles white with a refrain.

"She was late!" Jay argued.