Is Mr. Murphy McHottie still a charmer? Tell me what you think.
ALINA Alongside the anger that swirled inside of me was something else. Something darker, more potent, and definitely more powerful. I clenched my thighs together, forcing myself to breathe in and out before I did something as reckless as lunge at him - in anger or heat, I wasn't even sure which."Look, Theon, I know what we had was..."He cut me off before I even finished giving him the apology I was now certain would help us move past this."That's not what this is about. There was something in the drink you just swallowed.""Excuse me?" I sounded just as confused as I felt.He leaned in closer, lips grazing along my ear as he spoke. "You've been drugged."I almost laughed at the audacity of that accusation, and maybe I would have if his closeness wasn't doing strange things to my body. My nipples were pebbled beneath the thin fabric of my dress, my southgates flooding with anticipation at the promise of pleasure it could still very much remember.My palms splayed open on his che
THEONThe scotch hit the back of my throat hard and left me feeling less agitated than I had when I first finished speaking with Alina on the phone. The woman was stuck somewhere under my skin and it was impossible to get her out. The fact that the reverse seemed to be happening with her was making me want to punch a hole through the wall, or give her more of those orgasms but this time strong enough to leave an imprint of me on her skin.“Earth to Theon,” Byron’s amused voice cut through the fog that’s settled over my mind.My eyes focused on him and I smiled. “Something wrong?”“Aside the fact that you’re a million miles away from here? Not really.” He clapped a hand on my shoulder. “What has got you so preoccupied?”“Nothing. Just… this isn’t really my scene.”"Mm." Byron hummed. I didn't respond.I looked around at the black design of the lounge we were sitting in. There were swirls of gold everywhere in the club, the blast of party music hitting the walls as the neon disco rotated
ALINA“That man is so annoying,” I grumbled as I put my phone down with a frown.“What has he done now?” Tatiana asked as she walked in, startling me. I hadn’t heard the door close as she came in.Was I that lost in thought?“Are you going to give me a response any time soon?” she prompted.I snapped out of my musing and shook my head. “He’s being all condescending. Sounds like he’s nothing more than my employer, giving me orders already too. It’s all so… ugh!”“Well…” Tatiana said, then left the comment hanging just like that.“Well what?” I turned to her with a frown.“It’s rather obvious why he will be so annoying as you say.” The annoying part she said doing air quotes.“What the hell is that supposed to mean?” my words were starting to sound as annoyed as I felt, and if Tati wasn’t careful, she’d be wearing the cup of coffee in my hands before she left this space.“You know exactly what I mean, Lina. We both met that man last night and he wasn’t even a little bit annoying. How cou
THEONMy head was swimming with thoughts that moved between anger and just plain frustration. I wanted to smack something against the wall, or some sense into a certain someone who was hell bent on acting like last night never happened.“Mr. Murphy.” Aaron, my executive assistant called as he walked into the room.I turned my blank stare away from the open screen of my computer to focus on him instead. He looked like there was something above his paygrade going wrong in this instant.“What’s wrong?” My voice was flat. Despite my best efforts to sound interested in the affairs of today, a certain dark-haired woman was taking up far too much space in my head than I was comfortable with.“Your brother is here to see you. He insists that we let him in, and that he doesn’t need an appointment because he is family.” I let out a heavy sigh. It wasn’t exactly unlike Byron to show up unannounced to the company demanding to see me. “Let him in.”Aaron inclined his head in a nod and turned on h
ALINA“You asked to see me, Dr,” I said as I walked into the office of the chief of surgery, Dr. Nolan.The older man raised his head to look at me, turning away from the open screen before him. “Nurse Stone. Please, have a seat.”He gestured to the vacant seat on the other side of his desk and I lowered myself into it. I folded my arms on my lap, gaze still locked on his as I waited for him to speak. He cleared his throat before he finally spoke. “It was brought to my attention that your service was requested in the home of the Murphys.”“Yes, Dr. Mr Murphy specifically asked that I take on the role of private care nurse for his sick grandfather, but I don’t think I should be the one to handle a task as peculiar as that.”“And why not?” “Because the man just had open heart surgery and…”His words cut through the office, silencing my excuse before I even finished voicing it. “Are you in any way insinuating that you don’t have enough medical knowledge or expertise to take on the dutie
ALINAMy heart was in my throat, and every single one of the nurses in the emergency unit currently had their eyes trained on me. I forced a huge gulp of air down my nose and spoke up.“M… me?” My words stuttered even though I’d been intending to sound in control.The look on Theon’s face didn’t waver even slightly; his eyes still burned with anger and at this point I wasn’t sure if it was directed at me or the other nurses gathered around.“Did I stutter?” His voice was harsh, cutting through the air like a flash of lightning.“No, The…” I paused, realizing my mistake. “Mr. Murphy, I apologize but I will have to decline that offer.”Tatiana grabbed hold of my arm and shook me slightly. “What the hell are you doing?”I ignored her, pulling my arm out of her grasp.“Mr. Murphy, Alina just started here and is not yet verified to take on jobs outside the hospital where she cannot be supervised.” Jess took a step forward, drawing Theon’s attention away from me and back to herself. “You can