I wondered whether I should wait for their conversation to end before knocking again but I heard the sound of a faint "come in" and I hesitantly opened the door and entered. Inside along with Mr. Penson stood an extremely handsome young man with blonde hair and sparkling green eyes. He wore a crisp full sleeved dark violet dress shirt with black dress pants and really expensive looking shiny shoes. He was simply gorgeous. The minute he saw me he did what had been annoying me since morning, he sniffed the air. Him too?! What, was there a cold epidemic going on in this office? I bowed to him and Mr. Penson. "This is Miss Winters, my new PA. She only just joined work today", Mr. Penson told the mystery man who was still busily assesing me from head to toe. Even though he looked no older than 25 years, the air around him screamed authority, even more so than Mr. Penson. It was intimidating. "Miss Winters, this is Master Cole Knightly-" he continued. Master? I questioned inwardly. "-Vice president of the ROYALE Industries, second in command only to the CEO." My eyes went wide as I struggled to think of something to say. "G-good morning Sir, its a pleasure to meet you", I said quickly bowing again, this was becoming a pain. He nodded, "Good morning", he replied, as he stared at me thoughtfully. "Never look your superiors in the eye for too long!" I gulped uncomfortably and looked away. I wonder why this company treated its higher ups like royalty. "What is your full name?" Master Cole asked me suddenly. "Uh, its Suzzanah Winters, sir" "Suzzanah...Winters...", he repeated to himself softly before turning briskly back to Mr. Penson. "He will be arriving shortly. I want all the staff members to stand clear of his way, he is in a really foul mood. He mostly will not be leaving his office as usual but if he does decide to come down here, I'll ring you and you know what to do John", Master Cole told Mr. Penson. Mr. Penson nodded in understanding while I stood there looking from one man to the other wondering what they were talking about and whether I needed to know about it. As though he read my mind, Master Cole turned to me and said, "You were told all the rules and regulations that are to be followed here, yes?" "Y-yes sir" "Make sure you don't forget them no matter what and always follow them, for your own good." I gulped again and nodded. Why did I feel like that was more of a warning than an instruction. "And concerning the CEO, remember, unless he personally- -asks for you or requests your services, do not go anywhere near him or his quarters. Do not make eye contact with him, do not speak unless spoken to or asked to speak and as far as possible, at all times, try and stay clear of him- -understand?" Master cole asked finally and I responded the same way as I had to Mr. Talon. With a grimace-like tight lipped smile and a stiff nod followed by another,"yes sir" Why was everyone here so terrified of the CEO? It was as if he was a mafia leader or terrorist. Whatever the case, I would do as I was told and keep my distance. Once satisfied that I had absorbed all that he had told me, Master Cole turned and smiled at Mr. Penson, who smiled back, and turned to leave but the minute he reached the door Mr. Talon opened it and nearly fell into the room panting heavily. "He's-he oh! Dear dear, Hah", he panted,"Oh Sire!" "Talon, whatever you want to say, say it clearly", Master Cole said. "Im hah s-so sorry sir, but he- the, the Alpha-" Alpha? The minute that word left Mr. Talon's mouth Master Cole's expression turned stern and he glared at him warningly. "-uh I mean he, the CEO, he's here! He's coming this way looking for you!!!" "He's early", Master Cole whispered tensely almost as if to himself. He immediately looked at Mr. Penson who nodded at him reassuringly and in the blink of an eye, Master Cole was gone, already racing down the corridor. My jaw was still on the floor when Mr. Penson's voice caught my attention, "Talon, go and tell everyone or this floor to set aside whatever they are doing and gather in the main hallway immediately" Mr. Talon, who was still panting heavily, nodded and ran out the door, still managing to bow as he left. I felt sorry for him. I'll remember to offer him a cool glass of water later. "Miss Winters!" "Yes Sir", I all but screeched, having been startled by his voice. "I know this is all probably new to you but do as I tell you. Follow me and when we get to the hallway try and blend into the crowd. Keep your head down at all times and don't speak to anyone till he leaves. Come."