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Her happy triumph of mastering something faded as he denied the chance to try it again.
She nodded and scooted off him, dodging his hands and going to get him a wet cloth to tidy up. “Excuse me.” She headed back to the bathroom and took a shower. He was gone when she came out.
It was still only five in the morning, so she put on a heavy robe while she went to look through her clothes and got a dress, underwear, and heels that would keep her focused during the day.
She got her calls done between six and six thirty and had her coffee and toast before Loki showed up.
Loki stretched. “Where’s Minoru?”
“He left early.” She said it without letting the emotional wobble enter her throat.
“Why? Something happen?”
She tried to think of a way to describe it, and instead, she just burst into tears. Loki sat crouched next to her while she bawled, and when she was hiccupping softly, he said, “I am guessing that things didn’t go well last night.”
Polly shrugged. “I thought it did, but he said it can’t happen again, so I am guessing I did something wrong.”
Loki frowned. “What happened? What did he say after that?”
“Nothing. I got him a cloth to clean up and went into the bathroom. When I came out, he was gone.”
“Clean... he...” Loki chuckled. “He nearly lost his self-control with you. He’s a bit of a control freak if you hadn’t noticed. He has to be, or he wouldn’t be the kijin. It takes a certain mindset to survive being the great ogre.”
“Survive?”
“All of us freaky alphas have to balance two beings in one body. When you are around, he slips back and forth pretty easily. That is unusual.”
“It is?”
“There is usually a strain on the body to move in between, but he can go back and forth with ease when you are around.”
She sniffled. “I had the meetings with the coast this morning. The new sales figures are solid. The pumpkin spice tea is selling well, though it hurts part of my soul.”
He laughed. “And work is safe?”
“Yes. We are at the office today.”
He patted her head. “Good beta. Back at it.”
She nodded. “Work is steady.”
He nodded and leaned forward to rub his cheek along hers, hiding her scent under his. It was time to get things back to normal.
Ten o’clock came and passed. No one arrived. She bit her nail and blinked rapidly. She checked her phone, and there was a message from Loki.Boardroom on eight.Polly got up and grabbed her purse, walking to the elevator and heading down to eight.
Loki was there with a woman who had silvery hair up in a graceful twist. She was very curvy and the same height as Polly, but she was broader in the shoulder and hip.
Polly stepped into the room and closed the door. “Um, hello?”
Loki smiled. “Minoru is running late, so he asked me to help Agnes set up in the conference room.”
Agnes was a young woman. Younger than her hair would indicate. “Hello, Agnes.”
The woman stepped forward and carefully gripped Polly’s hand. “Hello, Polly. I am the wedding planner that Minoru hired, but if you don’t feel comfortable with me, I can recommend someone else. Not every planner is a fit for every union.”
“Um, I will need to learn about what you have planned so that I can make an honest assessment.”
Agnes nodded. “First, I will walk you through what I planned for Minoru, and then you can add your own choices, and I will then create a plan that incorporates both personalities.”
