Chapter 20: Chapter Nineteen

Walking towards my desk, I could smell the scent of Boston’s sickly sweet perfume before I saw her. I let out a sigh, closing the book in my hands.

Her hip was propped against my desk, arms crossed under her breasts. She looked over at me, her full red lips pressed together.

She’d be pretty if she wasn’t after my mate.

“I’d like to ask Marcus on a date.”

There was no greeting with her, not that I’d expected one. Straight to the point and most of the time that was something I could appreciate. Now I just wanted her gone.

Sitting the book on my desk, I crossed my arms over my chest. My fingers moving to the keyboard, “That’s something you’ll have to take up with Marcus.”

“You know he won’t take another more fitting mate, unless you approve it.” She said, turning to look at me more fully as she rested her hands on my desk. She wanted to intimidate me, it was clear in the way her eyes met mine. How she stood, her back ramrod straight, her face unreadable.

Not that I’d spent a lot of time studying her face, I tended to avoid women like Boston.

I looked at her hands as she flexed her fingers. Her nails, long and red like talons. My gaze moving over her arms, the rippling beneath her skin let me know exactly what she thought of me.

Of having to come and ask me if she could date Marcus.

She had to have known how he felt about her, he’d made it no secret when he’d dated other flock members. The few who were unmated, or even from other flocks.

My mate wanted someone that would love our flock just as we did. That would view them as family.

Boston didn’t look out for anyone’s best interest but her own. Blinking slowly, I tilted my head to the side. “If Marcus wants to date you I won’t stop him.”

A smile spread over her face and I know she thought that she had won. Little did she know that we’d already found a more suitable choice.. I couldn’t share that with her, Boston was spiteful and the rumor mill for office gossip was run by her.

“Good,” She said, brushing her shiny black hair over her shoulder as she batted her silver eyes at me. “I’ll remember this.”

“As will I.”

She looked at me, her cold eyes slitting. I pressed my lips together, waiting for her to say something else.

“If that is all.” I said, looking away from her towards the computer screen. She tapped her fingernails on my desk, the sound making me grit my teeth.

“For now, I’ll be seeing Marcus in a bit.” She turned away, heading towards the elevator. “Don’t wait up for him after work today.”

My throat tightened, there was no way that Marcus would want to be with someone like her. That didn’t stop the anxiety that pulsed through me. Making it hard to breath.

I turned to my chair and fell into it, dragging my hands through my hair before resting my elbows on my knees.

Today was shaping up to be a long day, my phone buzzed and I rolled closer to my desk. Reaching up I pulled the phone down and swiped the screen open.

Marcus: What’s wrong?

My fingers moved over the screen as I typed out my reply, a single word.

‘Boston’

Marcus: Don’t let her bother you.

Nodding to myself I sat the phone down as I closed my eyes and leaned back. I don’t know why I let my insecurities get the best of me. I’d been with Marcus for so long, I knew his body better than my own. How his mind worked, the things that he enjoyed. The things that made him sad.

I could tell what he was thinking just from the way he pressed his lips together and lifted an eyebrow, his fingers steepled under his chin. Or the way he’d say ‘I love you’ without words. Him fixing my tie, his lips twisted into that soft half smile that made my knees weak and my heart beat flutter.

My dark dragon was taciturn, but it was there if you were searching for it.

Shaking my head I pushed myself out of my chair, the blueberry muffin I’d snagged from the break room hadn’t been enough. My stomach rumbled at the thought of food as my phone chimed again.

I looked at the screen, the number was one that I hadn’t seen in a long time. Sure I’d seen the demon since our time together, been in his bed as a trading of information. I knew that he wouldn’t hurt me. At least no more than I could take, I shivered at the thought of our last time together.

The stinging bite of his magic flowing over my skin as he did things to my body that left me craving his touch almost as badly as I craved Marcus.

Picking up my phone I swiped my thumb across the screen, holding it against my ear as I held my breath.

“Hello, Louis.” He purred, goosebumps moved over my skin as I felt fingernails trace over my skin. His magics had gotten stronger since the last time I’d talked to him.

“Sin, to what do I owe this pleasure?”

He chuckled and I shook, my cock half hard in anticipation of what his touch could bring.

“The pleasure is all mine.” He said in that same, commanding purr. “Vega has requested a meeting with Vega. Would you like to trade?”

My body shook as the nails dug deeper and I let out a moan.

“I’ll take that as a yes.”

I nodded my head before realizing that he couldn’t see me.

“Yes,” the word was a breathy moan.

“Good, Saturday?” He asked and I agreed, the line went silent as he hung up the phone and I realized there would be no getting any lunch for some time. I couldn’t let anyone see me like this, my cock tenting my slacks as my breath came in short pants.