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“It’s just me, Alena.” His voice and presence was a soothing balm. I heard him set down the things in his hands on the small desk right across from the bed. His hand wrapped around my ankle gently. “The others had to go into work for an emergency meeting and they didn’t want to overwhelm you.” He squeezed my ankle. “Will you come out of there? At least your head so we can talk?” Amusement laced his soothing tone.
I took a deep breath before removing the sheet from my head, my messy hair falling around my face, the bun long gone. “Hi.”
Julian’s smile took up his entire face. It was so warm that it made my toes curl. “Hi there.”
I cleared my throat. “Um, so, yesterday…”
“Yesterday happened.” He bent down, took one of the coffees and held it out to me. “I promise I won’t bite. Well, not yet anyway, and I know you’ll love it when I do.”
A snort fell from my lips at his attempt at a joke. Sitting up, I wrapped the sheet around my chest and took the offered coffee. “Thank you.” I looked down at it, feeling some security when my hair fell forward, creating a wall between us.
“You’re feeling alright?” Julian picked up his coffee and sipped it as I looked at him through the strands of hair.
“Yes.” Surprisingly, for the first time after a heat, I felt amazing. Just sore. I felt my face flood again. They’d eaten my pussy like it’d been their last meal. “I need to thank you guys.”
Julian choked on his coffee with a laugh. His green eyes were bright in the sunlight coming through the window. “You really don’t. I can guarantee you that this was our pleasure to take care of you in your hour of need. Plus, this was mostly their fault, right? They triggered your heat to come early?”
I sipped the coffee, humming in pleasure at the sweet concoction. “I think so.” My voice was soft as I looked down again. “It’s never been that intense before.”
“The guys will be happy to hear that.” There was a little sarcasm in his reply. “It’ll make them puff out their chests a little more after last night. Alphas.” He chuckled again. “Alena, I want you to know this doesn’t affect your employment with us. In fact, I’d wanted to talk to you yesterday before all of this happened.”
He set his coffee down and picked up the bag of pastries. “We want you to come work for us on the seventieth floor. I knew I wanted you on our floor when I first laid eyes on you.”
I clutched the cup to my chest as I pushed my hair back from my face. “What?”
Julian touched my ankle again, sending a soft shiver up my spine. “I knew you’d be special to us the second I saw you. We’ve been waiting a long time for you. I know this is fast and we’re willing to wait as long as it takes, but please say yes. It’ll come with a big raise because you’ll be doing a lot more work.”
He was so earnest, I didn’t know what to say to him.
“Even if you don’t agree right away to be ours, we want to help you.” His hand moved from my ankle again to rub the back of his neck. “I’ll be honest. Xavier looked into you. He’s kind of a god at hacking. He found out you were hiding from someone. Whatever it may be, and you don’t have to tell us right away, we want to protect you. Will you let us? Please?” The last was said rushed, as if he were afraid of what I’d thought.
My hands shook slightly. They knew I was from Society. That I was on the run. Yet they still wanted me to work for them? I couldn’t think of the other implications right then. I had to leave. I couldn’t stay here. If they found out about me, others could too.
Julian sat up straight. “Alena.” He leaned forward to cup my face. “Deep breath, baby girl. We’re not going to let anyone have you. You’re safe here, whether you take us or not.”
“But you don’t know me!” I put the coffee down on the nightstand and covered his hands with mine on my cheeks. “I’m broken.”
All the makeup had to be gone from my face, exposing my scars. Plus, they had to see at least some of the marks on my thighs, breasts, and stomach.
“Oh, baby girl.” Julian crawled onto the bed, pulling me into his arms as he laid back, putting my head on his chest. His calming nature helped to soothe my nerves. His lips touched my forehead, and I melted.
How long had it been that someone had touched me with anything but malice? Too long.
I looked up at him. I couldn’t really believe this. I’d always been told who I would be with, not given a choice. Now I had that choice.
“I’ll work for you.” I even surprised myself with my answer.
* * *
JULIAN
I couldn’t believe she’d agreed so readily. I was ecstatic. Taking a large bite of the donut I’d picked up on the way back to her hotel room, I glanced around. Alena was taking a shower, so I was waiting patiently for her. I’d already let Sora know that she’d be late because she was with me. The woman hadn’t even batted an eyelash. One of the many reasons I’d hired her.
I’d texted the guys to let them know she'd agreed to become our secretary. They were informing their secretaries of their moves before I brought Alena back to the office. Rayna would stay as my secretary for a few weeks so that she could train Alena and get her caught up. After that, I would transfer her to be Sora’s secretary. If anyone could deal with the prickly woman, it would be Rayna.
The shower turned off, and I gulped. I’d gotten to see her luscious body last night, but hadn’t gotten to really admire it without feeling like a creeper. She was all soft curves and a cute stomach. I wanted to hug her but resisted. She was already feeling overwhelmed. I was lucky she let me hold her briefly on the bed when she’d been upset.
Now, she was naked, and still in the bathroom. With only a thin wooden door separating us. I was jealous of the guys because they’d gotten to taste her. They’d all looked triumphant after she’d passed out with a smile on her face. The scent of her slick had been thick in the air, and all of us had to excuse ourselves at various moments of the night to take care of business.
