Page 41 of Chained to You (Dark Billionaires 6)

Mia

William arrived to pick up Savannah at eleven that morning for their return flight to Vegas.

After Savannah and I had hugged tightly, Savannah said, “You have to come to Vegas again soon.”

Beside me, Aria was excited. “We can ask Daddy. He did promise to take me there soon.” She turned to her father standing not too far away. “Isn’t that right, Daddy?”

James nodded. “Yes, sweetheart.”

Once William and Savannah departed, James, Aria, and I went to have lunch with Liam, Scott, and Eric at the main house. Of course, I had no idea this was happening until this morning after breakfast when James happened to just casually mention it. And to be honest, I wasn’t exactly prepared for it. Wasn’t it like my boyfriend taking me to meet his parents for the first time? Which freaked most girls out because they had to give a good first impression. But then again, what was there for me to prepare for? I had already met Liam last night, after all.

Aria seemed excited to see her grandfather again, as she couldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear during the drive.

It was about a half hour later when we arrived at the private estate. I wasn’t surprised that the magnificent three-story mansion was sitting on a few acres of land with a mature garden that was perfectly manicured. The place was indeed a paradise, and needless to say, it took my breath away.

Once the car stopped in the driveway and we got out, I stared wide-eyed at my surroundings. Wow! Just wow!

James chuckled when he saw my expression. “Is this something you want, Mia?”

I blushed. “Well, it is very private and beautiful,” I said. “But your house is beautiful, too.”

He pulled me into his arms and kissed my forehead. “We’ll see what we can do,” he said and then just kind of nonchalantly let me go and walked away, which left me confused as to what he meant.

We’ll see what we can do? About what?

We were just about to go into the house when the sound of a car came our way. I turned to see a sleek sports car coming to a stop beside James’s, and a moment later, Scott and Eric got out.

“Uncle Scott! Uncle Eric!” Aria shrieked in delight.

The little girl ran up into Scott’s wide-open arms.

The man lifted her and then kissed her on the cheek. “How’s my little sunshine today?”

Aria wrapped her arms around Scott’s muscular shoulders as she said, “I’m good. I can’t wait to see Grandpa again.”

“Hello, sweetheart,” Eric said, moving in to give Aria a kiss, too.

“Hello, Uncle Eric,” Aria said. “What’s wrong? Are you sick?”

Aria was right. I wondered if Eric was unwell because he looked more than a little pale.

Scott chuckled. “He’s fine, darling. Just a little hungover.”

Aria asked, “Hungover? What’s that?”

So Eric had been drinking, perhaps way too much.

“It’s a

dult stuff, Aria,” I said. “You don’t need to know about it yet.”

“Oh,” Aria said. “Okay.

A moment later, we all headed into the house where we were greeted by Liam in the foyer.

In broad daylight, the man looked even more intimidating and powerful. After delightfully greeting his granddaughter, he came over and gave me a tight hug and a kiss on the cheek as well, entirely ignoring his three sons, which I found rather amusing.

Still obviously ignoring his sons, he treated me and Aria like royal guests and led us into the living area. There, he started chatting away animatedly about his wonderful adventure in Japan.

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