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Julian shook his head. “No. No, of course not. They’ll just be moved to different areas that need help. That’s all. They aren’t losing their jobs. Most likely they’ll be less stressed. The alphas aren’t always the easiest to deal with or work for. But I know you’ll be able to handle them. We’re actually pretty easy to work for, other than the growling from the guys. Well, Xavier mostly.” He held out his hand again to me.
I eyed it, speculating, but took it hesitantly. He twined our fingers together. He winked at me. I looked out the window as we moved through traffic. The stop for coffee was quick, and the driver handed it back to us. He’d ordered one for himself as well when Julian told him to. By the time we got to work, I was wired with caffeine. The cronut had been really tasty, and I thanked Julian for it.
Julian helped me out of the car when we stopped in front of the building. I followed him in.
“I’ll be giving you access to our personal elevator.” I followed Julian through the hallway to the private elevator. It was much bigger than the other ones. Julian had to swipe his badge to get it to work.
As we rode it up to the top floor, it was quiet. I felt comfortable with Julian.
“Um. Julian?” We were just passing the fortieth floor.
“Yes, baby girl?” He turned to me with a soft gaze.
I swallowed. “Could you close your eyes and bend forward?”
He did so immediately. “Alright.”
I let out my breath and pressed my lips to his gently. It was only fair he got a kiss when his friends got to do so much more last night.
He kissed me back without pause, his tongue sweeping into my mouth. I clutched his shirt as he deepened the kiss.
When his lips left mine, a moan of protest bubbled out of me. He pressed a soft kiss to my forehead before straightening.
“What was that for?”
I blinked before releasing his shirt. “I thought it was only fair.”
The elevator stopped, and the door opened. I smoothed my suit down without looking at him because I knew my face was red.
“If only I could hold the elevator here.” Julian sighed before stepping out with me following. “That was the best kiss I’ve had in a long time. I need a cold shower.”
I paused before looking up at him, and his eyes were filled with joy and amusement. I giggled at his joke. It didn’t last long as we stepped into the open floor.
There was a desk in the middle of the large hallway that felt like a gate. I assumed that would be where I would be working.
“Looks like the guys already started moving things around. Good.” Julian nodded his head. “That’s going to be your desk.”
We stopped in front of it, and I took it in. The desk was big, but sleek looking. It had hidden drawers that I couldn’t wait to play around with. There was a phone, a headset, and a computer as well as a printer and scanner.
“Ah. Rayna!” Julian called out. “Come meet Alena.”
I glanced up as a woman came around the corner. She was beautiful with long hair, down to her waist. Her brown eyes were professional but warm as she approached.
“Hello. I’m Rayna.” She held out her hand to me and we shook. “It’s nice to meet you. Finally, someone who can make this big lout actually care about something besides work.” Her tone was teasing as she looked at Julian. “I’ve been working for years for him and the other three and they’ve never seemed interested in anything except the next deal.”
“We’re not that bad, Rayna.” Julian chuckled and placed his hand on the middle of my back.
Rayna just looked at him before turning her attention back to me. “So the others moved their desks already. I’ll be sharing yours for the next few weeks, I just need to get an extra chair for myself. I was on my way to do that. I’ll see you in a bit.” She walked over to the elevator that we hadn’t ridden up on. I assumed that was the public ones.
I watched her walk away before turning back to Julian. “I like her. Are you sure you don’t want to keep her as your secretary?”
He laughed. “Positive. It’s time that she does something new. She’s like our little sister. I want to see her doing something she loves instead of just working for me for the rest of her life.”
That was really sweet. I followed him through the rest of the floor. When we passed a conference room that was glass on all sides, I could see the three alphas in a discussion, pointing at laptops. Xavier looked bored, while Simon and Elias looked furious.
“Uh oh.” Julian mumbled. “The deal must not be going well. We’re trying to buy up some real estate in Dubai, but the owner is being prickly.”
“Dubai?” That was a strange place to purchase land, wasn’t it?
