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“Um.” Alena stuck her head out of the bathroom. “Could you close your eyes, please?”
I couldn’t stop my own grin from going across my face as I closed my eyes for her. Her beauty was burned into my retinas, but I had a feeling it was too soon to tell her that. I could hear her moving through the room, the sound of clothing being picked up and put on. I was tempted to peek, but I couldn’t do that to her. She trusted me and I wasn’t going to waste that trust.
“Do you remember who was here last night?” I fumbled slightly, looking for my coffee, finding it and taking a sip.
There was a pause in the shuffling sound. “I remember everything.” The shy reply made me grin even more. “Xavier, Simon, and Elias are the alphas who helped me through the heat and you, Julian, brought the emergency suppressant. Thank you for that.” Her voice was closer now. I didn’t jump when her soft fingers brushed my cheek, I just turned my head into her hand.
“It was my pleasure. I can’t have you in pain, now can I?” My lips brushed her palm and I swear she took in a sharp breath.
“I got you a cronut, I hope you like them.” I changed the subject so as not to scare her off. Her hand left my face and I could hear her finish dressing.
“I’ve actually never had one before.” There was a sound of a zipper. “Okay, you can open your eyes, Julian.”
Hearing my name on her lips was like a blessing as I looked at her. She wore a cute business suit with a skirt that reached her knees. Her calves were shapely and the temptation to run my hand up her leg was almost too much to bear. She’d put her hair back up into a bun. I don’t think the others realized how long her hair was last night.
“You’re in for a treat.” I held up the bag. “You can eat on the way to work.” I wasn’t going to broach the idea of her leaving the hotel for now. I’d learned from the front desk with some light flirting that she’d paid for two more weeks. I had that long to convince her to come move in with us. As did the others.
Xavier would probably just try to throw her over his shoulder and carry her to the house.
We had to get her out of this place. It was going to be a protection nightmare. In a less desirable part of town, they designed the motel for extended stays, but it was definitely not secure enough for our omega.
Damn it. I was already thinking of her as ours. Who was I kidding? The alphas were already thinking the same thing. Hell, Simon had already ordered tons of new bedding and other soft materials for her to use when she nested. I was sure Xavier was already assigning a security detail, although I guessed it would probably be one of us watching her until she agreed to move in with us.
“Oh!” She glanced at the clock on the table next to her bed. “I’m going to be late!”
“No, I let Sora know you were running errands with me. You’ll be just fine.” I winked. “It pays to be the boss sometimes.”
She giggled, and it was music to my ears. Another first I got to experience alone. The guys would be so jealous. Ha.
I stood, throwing out my now cold coffee in the basket bin and held out my arm to her. “Shall we?”
I watched a war go on in her eyes before a stubborn streak appeared and she placed her hand in the crook of my arm. I grinned down at her in delight. “We’ll stop for more coffee on the way.”
CHAPTER4
Alena
When we got outside of the hotel, I was surprised to see a car waiting with a driver at the backseat door. The man wore a uniform with a hat, just like the drivers you see on television sometimes. He opened the back door for us, and patiently waited for us to climb inside. The door closed softly behind us, and he retreated to the driver's side.
“You have a driver?” I couldn’t contain my question and glanced at Julian. I knew they were rich. Heck, they were probably the richest men on the coast, but I hadn’t thought about how much that meant.
Julian laughed softly as he buckled in and I followed suit. My feet were killing me. Running yesterday in the new heels had not been my smartest move, but I’d survive. I hid my wince as my raw foot rubbed against the shoe’s material.
“It’s easier to have a driver with how much traveling we actually each do.” Julian placed his hand next to mine. Not quite touching, but if I moved just a little, our fingers would touch. “Charles, if you could please go through the drive thru for more coffee.”
Charles, the driver, nodded in the rear view mirror and started the car.
I sank into the cushioned seats of the car and marveled at how soft they were. I didn’t even know what kind of car this was, but I wanted one. My family may have been Society, but we weren’t this well off.
Stop it, Alena. Don’t think about them or that life. It’s the past.
I turned to talk to Julian and found him watching me with a soft expression. A blush formed in my cheeks. I was thankful for my makeup covering up most of it.
“So, you’re the director of HR?” I cleared my throat.
He nodded. “Yes. I’m more of a people person than the others, so it was a natural selection for me. Elias is the CEO, Simon the CFO, and Xavier is the chief tech. We built this company from the ground up. We started in a one room office ten years ago and now we’re here.” He moved his hand to cover mine. “You’re going to be busy. We each had our own secretary and you’ll be taking over for all of them. My current secretary, Rayna, will train you for a few weeks so you won’t just be thrown into the deep end with no life preserver.”
“The other secretaries, you’re not firing them, are you? Just because of me?” I took my hand from his. They couldn’t be that heartless.
