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“Already on it.” Billy’s smile is triumphant.
“Brick.” I take step forward towards him.
“Don’t come any closer,” he rasps, gripping the chair so hard his knuckles go white. There’s a crack as the plastic breaks. I freeze, trying to comprehend what’s happening. He just broke the chair with his enormous strength.
“This isn’t just Moon Co,” he says.
“What do you mean?”
“I can’t be with you. I have to choose my pack. I have to.”
“Hang on,” I say. “I don't know anything about the security breach. I swear. Occupy Wall Street was a long time ago, and the only reason I was talking to Aiden Adalwulf was because–”
“I don't want to hear it!” Brick roars. His eyes glow completely yellow. “Somebody get her out of here now.”
My heart thunders with distress. Tears fill my eyes. I had always pictured my last moments at Moon Co, doubting I’d last, and I'd sworn I wouldn't cry the way that first assistant had. I'd sworn I would never care. Yet here I was not just caring, dying.
“Brick.” I hate the pleading tone in my voice, but I can't mask it. I can't hide what he's come to mean to me. I'm not just losing my job, I'm losing everything.
“I'll escort her out.” Billy stands from the table, his posture so menacing I flinch.
“Not you,” Brick snaps. He flicks his finger like he wants to left-swipe me right out the door. “Nickel.”
Nickel walks silently over to my side and extends his arm toward the door in a charitable gesture of showing me the door.
I stand on shaky legs. Stand and stare at Brick whose blazing eyes show only his wolf.
“Brick?” I try one more time. This time there are tears in my voice. I don't even care how much I’m humiliating myself. I want him to know I didn’t do this. I would never hurt him or Moon Co.
“Let's go, Madi,” Nickel says in his crisp English accent. He takes my elbow and leads me out the door. The first tears fall the moment we cross the threshold.
“Pack your desk,” Nickel clips.
“I don't want anything,” I mumble, only stopping to pick up my coat before heading straight for the elevator.
The tears continue to slide down my face in the elevator ride down to the first floor. I somehow manage to hold the sobs in and keep silent, but I can't breathe.
“Give me your employee badge.” Nickel holds out his hand.
I fumble in my purse and pull it out to hand to him.
“I didn't do it,” I croak when we reach the bottom.
“I don't care,” Nickel answers.
The elevator doors open, and he walks me all the way to the front door where he tells the doorman that I'm not allowed back in.
I stumble out on the sidewalk. Sleet hurls from the sky like further punishment.
Like God is saying, This is what happens when you let your guard down, Madi. When you trust a rich man.
This is what you get.
* * *
Brick
Rage storms through me with flashes of red and white. I’m surprised I didn’t already shift, but then, my wolf wouldn’t attack Madi. Not when he believes she’s his mate. I wanted to throw the conference room table through the windows when I found out, but my wolf wouldn't let me do that either. He wouldn't even let me hand her over to Billy, knowing how much he hates her.
