Page 147 of Red Marked

“Please fuck off, Brian,” Flint deadpans.

Brian lets go. “I’m trying to be nice, I⁠—”

“Well, don’t be. You’re smothering poor Pearl. She only just got here. Do you remember the conversation we had the other day?” He lifts his brows, looking pissed.

Brian pales. “Yes…fine. I just wanted to say hi. Maybe help with your bag.”

“I will show Pearl to her apartment. She’s exhausted after traveling here. Thanks, Brian. I will help with her bag. We’re all good.”

I’m not tired at all.

“Pearl has her induction tomorrow, where she will be shown around,” Flint goes on. “Then she has four days of training.”

“Then you’ll join our team,” Brian says to me, grinning.

“I will. I’m really happy to be here.”

“We’re thrilled to have you.” He glances at Flint and takes a step back. “I’ll see you around, Pearl.”

“It was nice meeting you.”

“Thank you, Brian,” Flint says. “You should go and read your company policy manual. Particularly the section about relationships between team members.”

“My what?”

“You heard me. Goodbye,” Flint says, glaring at Brian, who flinches.

We head down the hallway.

“See you later, Pearl,” Brian calls after us.

I wave, smiling.

Flint rolls his eyes. “That male.”

“He’s sweet.”

We turn down another hallway.

“He isn’t sweet. He wants to fuck you.”

I giggle. “I’m sure you’re exaggerating.”

“His exact words after meeting you for the first time were that he wanted to marry you.”

I laugh, and Flint smiles.

“Since he doesn’t even know you,” he says, “I’m pretty sure he was referring to putting his dick in you.”

“Flint, not every male wants to have sex with me.”

We go upstairs.

“Yes, they do, Pearl.” He nods a few times. “Company policy states that members of the same team are⁠—”

“I will read through my contract, as well as the company policy booklet, and I’ll be sure to listen very carefully during my induction tomorrow. You can relax…really.”

“Good.”