Chapter 2 — Addicted to My Scent

Thea’s POV:

“Stop wasting time!”

I almost jumped. His voice was like a deep hole, and I was curious to find what was hidden inside. My hands were sweaty, and my knees trembled slightly. It felt like one wrong move would leave me swimming in my own sweat on the floor.

I tried to be calm and didn’t think negative thoughts, but what the hell? How could I not think about it? I offended the boss earlier. We were currently on the top floor walking towards his office. In my year of working here, I hadn’t ever stepped foot on the top floor of the building. How unlucky that I was here to be punished.

“We’ve arrived, Mr. President. I'll be on my way to deal with what we spoke about yesterday,” a man in white said. In front of me stood my handsome boss and what I guessed was his personal secretary. He was quite tall, but the boss was even taller. The personal secretary had a gentle voice and aura that I preferred to his rude boss.

“Call me after the investigation, Red. I want every single detail. Got it?”

Red replied yes and then bowed his head to show respect. I stared at him and noticed that he was actually cute with tantalizing eyes and thin lips.

“Goodbye miss,” he said as if we knew each other. I couldn’t avoid blushing when he smiled at me with his hypnotizing eyes. I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard someone groan.

“Get inside, young lady!” the boss exclaimed. His eyebrows furrowed and his Adam’s apple bobbed up and down. I straightened my back and slowly walked inside his office. My heart skipped a beat when he slammed the door.

“Now, where were we?” he asked sarcastically and headed to the sofa. My jaw almost dropped when I saw what his office looked like. It seemed ordinary from the outside, but it was huge.

Some well-known paintings hung on the walls, which were pure white, and the curtains were black. There were three doors. Maybe one was the bathroom, but I couldn’t guess what the other door was for. There was even a luxurious sofa in the center while the president's table was near the windows.

There was a double-door refrigerator in the very back of the room. Was this even considered an office? I would love to live here if there was a chance. This was like a five-star hotel.

Because of too much excitement, I ran towards a huge window to see what it looked like outside. I touched my hand to the glass and my eyes filled with pure awe. Watching the world’s beauty below, I felt warmth in my heart. I didn’t know why but I felt satisfied looking out at the world.

“Stay still…”

My body froze. My breath became limited when I felt a dark presence behind me.

“Don’t move, or else,” he whispered and paused for a while. A tingling sensation ran through my system when I felt him sniffing me from my hair down to my bare neck. It was weird and confusing.

“You’ll suffer the consequences…” he added with a smirk. One of his hands captured my fingers, while the other one held my waist tightly. I didn’t know what to do or feel. It seemed that he was out of his mind.

“Your scent…” he murmured. “Your scent is so damn good…”

I panicked when he touched my neck softly. A volt of electricity traveled down my spine as if he was teasing me. He slowly moved my messy hair away from my shoulders and buried his face in my neck, which made me stiffen.

“W-what do y-you want to d-do?” I asked, trying to stay composed, but I failed. I looked at the glass again and realized that I could see his reflection. He was taking his time smelling my scent while his eyes gazed at me coldly.

“I like your scent. It’s addicting,” he stated and crawled his fingers down to my lap. I could see the beautiful clouds, and I could even sense the wind outside the huge windows.

I was stunned when I felt him gently licking my neck. I was barely breathing because of the wild emotions inside my heart. What was happening?

He held me down with his arms. “Now that I’ve found you after hundreds of years of searching for this scent, I will never let you go again. Never again!” he whispered near my right ear and bit it before releasing me. “Sweetheart,” he added and hugged me tightly.