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“Do you have something to talk to me about?” Yuri asked.
“No.”
Yuri frowned. “Then you would like to talk to MJ?”
And just like that, Helios realized he had trapped himself. If he said no as well, then Yuri might think he had only come here to eavesdrop. Worse, Yuri might even hit upon the truth and realize Helios had come here because he didn’t like the idea of the two of them spending too much time together.
He hedged, “I do have something to discuss with her, but it is getting late so perhaps tomorrow—”
“She did not seem sleepy at all,” Yuri assured him. He knocked on the door. “She’s very happy to be here, in fact, so I’m sure she will not mind any instructions you may have for her.”
“How do you know she’s happy? Did she tell you?”
Yuri said in his usual gently chiding voice, “Her secret crush is here, President. Of course she will be happy.”
Smartass,Helios thought as he looked at the younger man’s retreating back. He should teach that boy some manners sometime, talking to him like—
“Helios?”
Fuck. He had forgotten Yuri had knocked on the door, and he had been so busy thinking thoughts of revenge that he hadn’t noticed the girl opening the door. Slowly, he turned to face her. This close, her eyes looked bigger, more trusting, and she was gazing at him with such wariness it made Helios grit his teeth.
She hadnotlooked at Yuri with the same wariness, so why was she wary with him?
“Call me President.” He snapped out the words before he could stop himself.
MJ flinched at the harsh tone and mumbled, “I’m sorry, President.” He was mad at her again. Why was it that she always made him mad? She couldn’t even think of anything she had done wrong.
She sounded scared of him now, which only made him more irritated. “I came here to warn you.”
MJ blinked.Warn her?
“Volunteers are here for one reason. To take care of the club’s needs. If the university had allowed us to hire outside help, we would have and there would be no need for volunteers at all. But we can’t and that’s why you are here. But I’m warning you – if I hear even one instance where you’re causing trouble or being a distraction to any of the club’s members, you’re out of here.”
His golden eyes lanced hers. “Are we clear on that?”
Extremely clear, MJ thought miserably. Just as it was extremely clear that for some reason, Helios Andreadis hated her.
And so all she said quietly was, “Yes, sir.”
Helios didn’t answer, and for one long moment they only gazed at each other. Tension vibrated from him, and if she had only been a little more experienced, a little less innocent, she would have known that one hint from her was all it would take for Helios’ tension to turn into passion. One hint, and he would have pushed MJ inside her room, taken her into his arms the way he ached to, and kissed her until she could no longer breathe.
But she was not.
All she knew was that the tension in Helios Andreadis meant he was furious. When he didn’t say anything else, she mumbled, “Good night, sir,” and slowly closed the door.
A second later, she heard Helios curse explicitly in English and in Greek.
Then came the sound of a fist smashing against the concrete wall.
He truly hated her, MJ thought numbly.But why?
