His Personal Secretary

“Take a seat,” he commanded, as he gestured with his eyes to the seat located opposite side of his work desk where he was seated. I walked on shaky legs before I hesitantly took the seat as Ace had indicated. Ace was silent again, and I held my breath as I waited patiently for him to say what he had to say. For some reason, I knew that it wasn’t good news.

“I won’t beat around the bush,” he said as his eyes narrowed slightly at me. He felt like a wolf ready to prance on its prey. That prey, unfortunately, was me.

The fact that he paused for effect only made me more curious about what he had to say to me. After a few seconds of silence, he continued.

“I want you to be my personal secretary,” he stated emotionlessly.

My mouth hung open as my eyes widened in shock. Did I hear him correctly just now? I heard his words, but I couldn’t understand them. Did he just ask me to be his secretary? I didn’t know how to respond, and I couldn’t wipe the look of pure shock from my face either.

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