CHAPTER SEVEN

LUCIAN’s POV.

I had a meeting the next morning so I had to go to work earlier. Dominick was already there when I arrived. He was seated on his desk but I could see he was trying to avoid my gaze.

After I made that deal to him yesterday, he left before I came back from the study. I didn’t stop him or call him back. I wanted him to make the decision on his own. If he said he was straight, I have no reason turning him gay. But I was not going back on my words, I was going to make him crave me so bad that he would break. 90 days was more than enough to make someone fall for me. This was not something I usually did but I wanted Dominick like the very air that I breathed, I didn’t want to lose that air.

My eyes traveled over him. He wasn’t wearing a suit today. Just a pair of pants and a crisp white shirt which was neatly tucked into his pants. The two upper buttons were undone and I could see his chest. Was he trying to do this on purpose or what the fuck?

“Good morning sir” he greeted as he stood up from his chair.

“Bring me the pitch for today’s meeting” I told him, ignoring his greeting. Believe me when I said I wanted to pull him into my arms and kiss those lips of his until he finally realizes how much I have to offer him.

“Yes sir”

Dominick picked up a document from his table and walked over to mine, stretching out his hand towards me. I gently took the document from him but my gaze remained on him.

“You smell so good” I whispered to him and he swallowed hard.

“Thank you sir”

“I bet you taste so good too!”

That was the icing on the cake because he immediately snatched out his hand from me. His gesture made me chuckle but I didn’t say a word. I only turned to the document. He stood there, waiting for his next assignment.

After going through the document, I handed it back to him but he still didn’t move. There was something in his eyes, something that spawned deeper than his eyes but I couldn't place it—not yet.

“Have you had breakfast?”

“Hmmm” he nodded.

“Okay—you can go back to your seat”

“Thank you sir”

As he turned away from me, my eyes caught sight of his back and my jaw tensed the more. I know I gave him ninety days but I was already impatient even from the very beginning. I wanted to badly hold him and this would baffle me to the very end because I have never been so desperate for someone like I was for him right now.

Dominick took another step further but he halted. I knew he had something to say and finally he had the courage to say it.

“Sir—

I raised my head to meet his gaze, a small scowl settled on my face.

“I mean Lucian—

“Tell me” I urged, “what is it?”

“About what you said yesterday—“ he began and this piqued my interest. I finally pulled my body off the couch and made my way towards him slowly like a predator.

“Are we about to discuss my sexuality here in the office?” I inquired, raising an eyebrow at him, “really?”

“You make me want you” he continued anyways, a much contrast to what I thought he was going to talk about, “but I am not gay, sir” he continued, “and I do not mind that you are gay. I am not just into men”

“Hmmm” I shrugged, okay”

“Okay?” An unsettling look settled on his face, “that’s what you are going to say?”

“What should I do?” I further asked him as I took a step close to him. My huge frame was towering over him. He smelt so nice, even my wolf couldn’t resist that scent.

“So the deal is off?”

“No” I answered nonchalantly, “I am not one to go back on my words so it still stands”

“Why would you—

“Let’s get ready for the meeting, Dominick” I cut him off, “ do not have time for this, this morning”

I had time for it like crazy. I wouldn’t mind sitting down and listening to him talk for hours and not get tired of it. Without another word, I turned back to my table. He was tense, it was evident on his face but that was not something I could help him with. I already set my gaze on him, it would be hard for me to unsee him or not want him anymore.

“I am not going to respond to your advances anymore” he called after me but I ignored him, picking up my phone and making my way out of the office.

The conference room was already half full when I walked in, Dominick behind me. Everyone stood up as soon as I entered but the only thing they really caught my attention was the way the two ladies at the other side of the room shifted their gaze to Dominick when he walked in. I didn’t need anyone to tell me what they were thinking. He has only been here for a few days and they were already ogling him—almost unbelievable.

“Seat beside me” I said out loud as all heads turned to me, even Dominick was a bit surprised.

“Sir

“You are my new secretary so you will sit beside me” I tilted my head to meet his gaze, “or aren’t you an intern aren’t you supposed to be observing?”

“Yes sir, I—

“Good, seat”

Dominick swallowed hard but he sat down anyways, I was sure he saw the smirk lingering at the edge of my lips but I didn’t care. I warned him but he didn’t take my threats seriously.

“We can start” I announced after a few minutes of silence and everyone turned to the projector. Dominick who was seated beside me looked a bit uncomfortable. He kept clamping and unclamping his hands underneath the tables. Something inside of me wanted to pull him closer and press a reassuring kiss on his lips before letting go.

But I kept my cool, watching and waiting for him to break.

The meeting began but I could swear to the moon goddess that my attention was on the man beside me. He was too innocent but there was this fierceness about him that intrigued me so much, I couldn't wrap my head around it no matter how much I tried.

“—so that’s what we hope to achieve with this new development”

I was finally pulled out of my thoughts, dragging my gaze back to the person in front of me,

“What do you think?” I asked out loud and all eyes turned to me, “Dominick”

“Sir?

“What do you think about the presentation?” My head turned to him, “should we go with it?”

“I don’t—I don’t know sir”

“Were you not listening?”

“I was”

“Yeah?” I leaned closer to him, “what do you think about the proposal?”

Dominick tried to lean away from me but I grabbed a hold of his hand under the table and he stiffened—his eyes darting across the room. I didn’t budge, I wanted to see what he was going to do in front of everyone here. I knew all eyes were on us but I didn’t care—I had a goal and I wanted to achieve it sooner.

“I didn’t—

“Relax, Dominick” I whispered, “no one is looking”

“What are you doing?” He whispered back, trying to pull his hand away from mine but I held it tighter, daring him with my eyes to do anything out of the ordinary.

The room was quiet, everyone was anticipating what was about to happen, even me.

“The pitch—“ he began but my finger slowly began to caress his thighs and the words hung in his throat, his eyes bulged open but the words refused to leave his mouth. This made the smirk on my face widen but I kept my cool—waiting for him to say something.

“Hmmm—continue” I urged him, “every one is waiting”

But the next thing he did baffled me. Instead of pulling away, he leaned forward, his face only an inch away from mine.

“You don’t make me think twice about my sexuality” he whispered before pulling his leg away from mine, “I will talk about what I think in front” With that he immediately stood up and made his way to the front.  

Feisty! I loved that! And I have a full blown hard on from the way he spoke with such intensity.

“I want him,” my wolf told me, his voice hoarse and full of need. Ace wanted to assert his dominance over this human just as much as I wanted to physically.

“I want him more than you want him, Ace” I answered Ace, as my gaze shifted to him again. He was talking but I could only see his lips move, Dominick was surely going to be the death of me.

But at that moment, my phone beeped with a message and the smile on my face disappeared as soon as I read the content of the message.

Without saying anything to anyone, I grabbed my phone and stormed out of the conference room.