Chapter 32: Simon
Jared and I walked to my office and started filtering through the applications. Total applications were one hundred seventy-three. It was too bad that we couldn’t offer jobs to all those wolves. The applications that had special skills that would help in the job were taken first. Only seventeen. That leaves thirty-nine positions.
“How do you want to go through these remaining applications?” Jared asked as he scrolled quickly through the applications that were left.
“We have to look at them all. Those that have more experience, or any experience mining should be given a position. Then those that have some sort of work history. And if there are any positions left, we can go from there.”
“Sounds like a plan. Let me get a projector up and we can look over them all together.” He started to fiddle with the wires coming from his computer and hooked them up to a projector that was hidden in one of the cabinets.
The door opened quickly, and Nana came quickly to my desk.
“Nana, I’ve told you before that you need to knock when the office door is closed.” I said to her as I continued to look over the paperwork in front of me. “I think we should up the positions to sixty-five.” I said to Jared. He nodded.
“I’m not knocking on shit.” Nana said as she sat down in the chair across from me. “I’m here for our date.”
I sighed. She was a stubborn old woman. “Nana, I’m sorry but I’m going to have to postpone again. I’m in the middle of something important I need to finish today. I promise tomorrow we will go together.”
“Something more important than me?” Nana stood quickly.
“Unfortunately, it is more important than a shopping date. This is the future of our company and the future of our pack.” I said as I stared at her angry face.
“You ungrateful little heathen.” She said as she shoved the papers on my desk onto the floor. The older she got the more outrageous her outbursts started to be. As if she reverted back to being a child or a teenager.
“Nana, please understand. I would love to go shopping with you now. But I have to focus on this before I can take time off.” I stood and walked around the desk.
“No, you don’t understand!” She yelled, shoved my shoulder, and walked out. I heard her as she stormed off down the hall all the way to the main entrance area. She would cool off and be back to normal later. I would be sure to take her to every store tomorrow she wanted.
“That’s a little concerning.” Jared said as he started typing on his computer. The light on the projector flipped on and the computer screen was now against the wall.
“She’s getting worse as she gets older. I’m not sure how much longer she is going to last in her own cottage with a nurse. The nurse seems like she cannot keep tabs on her.” I rubbed my temples. “Where is she now? She should be monitoring her all hours of the day. If not, then why the hell am I paying her?”
“Let me know if I can do anything, Si. Not only is she your grandmother, but she was also like a grandmother to me as well.” Jared was an orphan and was adopted by the Dark Forest Falls pack when he was seven by my father. He grew up in our home, we did everything together. Like a brother but not as annoying. He was stoic from the start, he saw a lot of loss at such a young age. He was just as crushed when my parents ended up dead at our front door, but he didn’t show it. He would never admit it, but he didn’t show emotion to support me in this time of grief. I couldn’t thank him enough for that. And that is why he was my Beta.
“Thanks, man.”
We spent the next few hours going through the applications. We pulled ones that we thought would be a good fit. Then emailed those that we passed on that we couldn’t hire them right now but would keep their application if more positions opened.
A loud bang came from the main entrance. My heart skipped a beat in my chest. What was this feeling? I could hear someone yell, “Where is he? I would like to speak to the Alpha.” I got up and went to the main hall, what I saw made me stop dead in my tracks. I inhaled sharply and smelled lavender, vanilla, and honey. Remus, my wolf stirred in my head, he tried to get out. To be released. “Mate!” He yelled in my head. I only stared as this goddess approached me.