Day 2

Mykayla

My head was pressed against the shower wall as I got ready for my second day at work. FUCKING HELL!! That was all that I could think right now. My brain was still trying to process the fact that the gorgeous fucking guy I saw two days ago is now my fucking boss. I am starting to believe that karma is out to get me because how in the fuck am I supposed to get anything done working this closely with him. Between his commanding presence and delicious scent my mind seems to always be in the gutter. He smells like the fucking ocean with a hint of evergreen tree mixed in. I have no idea if it is the soap or body wash, he uses or a cologne that I have not heard of but damn he smells fantastic. It makes me want to lick him which is highly inappropriate. Let’s not forget the fact that I swear I have seen him before. I have no idea when or where, but I know I have been around him before. I shook off that thought and got my shit together finishing my shower. I step out of the shower and perform my normal morning routine. I look at myself in the mirror hoping that I can get through this day without doing some exceptionally stupid. You know like grab him by his hair and slam my lips onto his or you know maybe climb into his damn lap or worse. The last thing I fucking need to do is make a fool of myself. 

“Do not answer the door if anyone knocks.” I told them.

“We know Mykayla. We will be fine.” Danique replied.

"I am not thrilled with this idea, but I trust the two of you. Call me if anything is wrong." I told them.

"We know what to do. Everything will be fine I promise." Braeynia replied.

Halie was not able to come today. She was acting weird when I got home last night. Danique said she received a call and that she began to act weird after that. She practically ran out of the apartment when I got home so I had not been able to ask what was wrong. I knew they would be fine, but I was still worried. We were in a new town, and we knew a grand total of two people. For a 12-year-old and 14-year-old these two were incredibly mature, but they were still kids. I did stop and talk to our landlord, Joe. He said he would check on them so I made sure to let them know so they would open the door for him. He has taken us under his wing. He told me that we reminded him of his daughters which I thought was sweet. I locked the door behind me as I left. I glanced back towards our apartment one last time as I climbed into my car and headed off to work. That weird sensation of being watched washed over me, but as usual no one was there. Again, I was the first one to arrive. I glanced over at Devon’s office, but I knew he was not in there. I was surprised to find out that I had been given a new parking spot, but I did not question it. It also did not escape me that it was right besides Devon’s. I am pretty damn sure I know who is responsible but again I did not question it. I appreciated the closer spot. Dating had not even crossed my mind since our parents had died. For the love of God get your shit together Mykayla, that is the only way this will work. I am far too young for him. I had just turned 20 two months ago, and I knew after one of our many discussions that he was 24. Not that four years was a huge age gap, but he is my boss. Besides it being a huge HR shit show I know there is no way he looks at me that way. I was pouring him a cup of coffee when I heard the elevator ding announcing that Devon had arrived. I heard his office door open as I grabbed the cup of coffee and made my way there.

“Good morning, Devon.” I chirped.

“Good morning, Mykayla. Thank you for the coffee.” he replied.

I began to tell him what we had on the calendar for today. It was not much. Most of his important meetings began the next week. Starting next week, we were going to be busy for a while. This next month was booked with meeting after meeting. I sat as he started to tell me what was expected of me and what to expect with a few of the people I would be meeting next week. We then began to tackle the pile once again. His phone went off letting us know that it was time for lunch. I placed the arm full of papers I had on my desk before heading toward the lunch area. I once again ate lunch in my office. I was not trying to be antisocial, but the closest cafeteria was three floors down and I had not met many from the other floors yet. As I ate, I processed all of this. My past came flooding in and that was when I realized I had only had one other boyfriend. That relationship lasted six months. We stayed friends, but when everything happened to my parents, I shoved my love life onto the back burner. I sometimes wish I could date, but the girls are my priority right now. Right now, I am too cautious to bring a man into my life and around the girls. I would not want them to get close to someone for him too up and leave with no warning. Let’s be real most men don’t want a woman with baggage. I made sure to put my lunch bag with the rest of my stuff so I would not forget once I was done with lunch. I sat back down returning to my work which consisted of all this built-up paperwork. Devon had told me that most of this had backed up when his last PA had retired. He said that the woman had been his father’s PA when he had run the business. I had been organizing the papers for a while when I got the feeling that someone was standing in the doorway. For the love of God please don’t be Devon. I don’t think I can handle being around him right now. I had finally gotten my emotions under control. I knew he was back in his office since I had seen him pass my office when he returned from lunch. When I glance up, I am met with a pair of bright grey eyes with flecks of hazel sprinkled within them. What in the fuck do they put in the water around here? I don’t think I have seen this much fucking eye candy in one fucking place? I probably looked like a deer caught in the head lights since all I could do was stand there and stare at this new guy. He reminded me of Uncle Dimitrios.

“Is his majesty Devon back from shoving food in his face?” the guy asked.

That woke me up and I could feel my face heating up. What the fuck is wrong with me? I looked at him once again and he had a fucking smirk on his face. I knew Uncle Dimitrios did not have family here, but that smirk was the same that Uncle Dimitrios had.

“Yes, he is in his office, but do you have an appointment?” I asked.

“I don’t have an appointment, and I guess I should have introduced myself. I am Kaleb and his best friend.” Kaleb said.

“Kaleb get your ass in here. Please ignore him. He is my best friend, but he is also a large pain in my ass. Stop pestering my PA.” Devon yelled from his office.

I had not realized that Devon’s office door was open or that he could hear our conversation. Kaleb smiles at me as he walks into Devon’s office. I can admit that he has a beautiful smile, but it doesn’t make the butterflies flutter in my stomach like Devon’s smile. The door to the office closes as I huff out a sigh. Seriously, I am not sure I can deal with all these sexy as fuck men walking around this damn place. Even walking into the building these last two days I have seen more drop-dead gorgeous men here than anywhere else. I am positive that they are from one of the local packs, but I will not be asking Devon about that. The only reason I know about the supernatural is because my parents were friends with the alpha of the pack we lived within when we lived in New Mexico. I shook my head and returned to the task at hand. I had just straightened my desk and locked my office door when he walked out of his office. I smiled at him as I headed towards the elevator. I felt someone walking up behind me. I knew it was Devon. I felt like I knew him but also knew there was no conceivable way we could have met before now. I remember my parents taking me to a forest once when we were younger, but I don’t remember which state in the Pacific Northwest the forest was in. I guess it could have been one around here. I remember a playground and some kids picking on me. I also remember a boy coming to my rescue, but I cannot see him clearly in that memory.

“Thank you for walking me to my car, but you don’t have to.” I told him.

“I know, I don’t have to, but I want to.” Devon replied.

I smiled at him as I unlocked my car. He opened the door for me. I jumped when he grabbed my hand. He lifted it up to his lips. He placed a light kiss on the back of it causing more of those sparks to rush up my arm. I could barely fucking breath as he slowly let my hand drop back down to my side.

“See you tomorrow, Mykayla.” He drawled.

“Y-yes, see you tomorrow.” I stuttered.

I climbed into my car as he shut the door. My head onto the steering wheel as I took a deep breath. I pulled out of my spot and headed for the gate. I could see Devon standing there watching me as I pulled out and onto the street. My brain was still trying to process what the fuck just happened. That was when it fucking hit me. I was falling for my boss. SHIT!

Devon

Today proved to be just as fucking hard as yesterday. Once again Mykayla was already there when I arrived. I could smell coffee brewing. I was not thrilled with this turn of events. I had just set my briefcase and key down on my desk when she came walking in with a steaming hot cup of coffee. I swallowed the growl that damn near slipped out when I saw her standing in front of me in that damn deep purple dress. It was completely appropriate for the office, but it showed off just enough of every dip and curve of her perfect figure and ended just above her knees. My hands twitched wanting to touch those legs of hers. Her skin looked smooth as silk. Domnik was drooling in our shared head space.

“Good morning, Devon.” she said.

“Good morning, Mykayla. Thank you for the coffee.” I replied.

Damn, this was good fucking coffee. I refused to get coffee here because it was trash and tasted like fucking jet fuel, but clearly, she knew how to make coffee which I was thankful for. 

She sat down as we began to talk about what these next few weeks entailed. They were going to be busy, and I knew a few of the people we would be meeting with were assholes that would try and hit on her. Domnik was already growling in our shared head space as we talked. The morning flew by and before I knew the alarm I had set on my phone screamed at us. I had to meet dad for lunch while I am sure Mykayla ate lunch in her office once again. I would have to ask her about this. Domnik was not happy with me as I stepped into the elevator. He was bitching about wanting to have lunch with Mykayla.

“Hey dad.” I told him.

“I am glad to see you made it. I was wondering if you would rather have lunch with your PA.” dad commented.

“Believe me I would love to, and Domnik is bitching about not having lunch with her, but I know this is important and we will have many opportunities to have lunch with her. Just to let you know I do not like the fact that we dug into Mykayla’s background. It feels fucking wrong.” I hissed.

“I know I hated doing it as well, but it had to be done. Honestly, there was nothing bad. The girl is impressive. Mykayla is smart, she graduated high school at the top of her class. The last two years of high school she had been taking both high school and college courses. She graduated from college last year and got this job. The two girls you saw with her are her younger sister, Braeynia, who is 12 and her younger cousin, Danique, who is 14. Mykayla and Braeynia’s parents were killed in a house fire when Mykayla was 17. Her grandmother took them in. Their uncle was also helping them. Danique’s father died when she was eight and her mother disappeared six months later leaving her with their grandmother. Her mother is heavily into drugs, and they have no idea where she is. Mykayla was able to obtain custody of her when she turned 18 and now, they are here.” dad explained.

All I could do was stare at dad. I did not know what to say. I was impressed and it made me fall even harder for my girl. She has been through so damn much and to come out on top like this is beyond amazing. She was both gorgeous and brilliant. She was going to be an amazing Luna for our pack.

“There was one thing that did stand out. When they were living in New Mexico they were living on land that was owned by the Sandstorm Pack. I am not sure if her parents were aware of this or not.” dad added.

“It is a possibility that she already knows about the supernatural world. Could you contact that alpha of that pack and see what he knows?” I asked.

“Unfortunately, I cannot. That pack was attacked by a rogue pack two weeks ago and most of the pack was slaughtered or taken by the rogues.” dad told me.

“Fuck, it would be nice to know if she already knew about wolves or not. Something about that attack sounds shady. I find it strange that the pack was attacked not long after they moved here.” I pointed out.

“I thought that as well. I did contact a couple of the guys I know on the council, and they are already looking into it. It appears that the council thinks something is shady about the timing as well. The strange thing is that they found the rogues and most of them had their memory wiped out or they were dead.” dad added.

Fuck, nothing about that made sense. I know strange shit had been happening since my dad took over the pack. Several pups from various packs had been kidnapped and never seen again. They had not been killed since the parents could still feel the bond with them. Oh, let’s not forget the weird group of people that for some reason only Kaleb, Nash, Asher, Brentley and I could see. Oh, and those fucking gigantic animal prints that have been spotted for generations now.

“Could this have anything to do with the abandoned pack land next to ours and how the council says that one of the original members is still alive therefor no one can buy it?” I asked.

“It’s possible. I have a feeling everything is going to come to a head very soon. Something is happening and I have a feeling that whatever it is has been building for hundreds of years now. I know that our pack was once part of a much larger and immensely powerful pack at one time. Why it split and what exactly happened is still unknown.” dad said.

I think dad is right. Whatever is happening started way before any of us. I am not sure that this has to do with Mykayla or Sylvyr Moon, but I believe we are going to play a very crucial part in whatever is happening. I told dad that I need to get back to the office. Mykayla is digging through the papers as I walk into my office. I smiled as she jumped when I tossed my keys onto my desk. I hung my jacket on the back of my chair as I jumped in to help her. Honestly, I think we will be done with this by tomorrow.

“Thank you for walking me to my car, but you don’t have to.” she said.

“I know, I don’t have to, but I want to.” I replied.

It took everything with me not to lean down and kiss her when she smiled at me as she climbed into her car. I smirked when I saw how flustered she was after I kissed the back of her hand. 

I shut her door and took a step back. I watched her until her car turned onto the road disappearing from view. I opened my door sliding into the seat. I still didn’t like the idea of her living in that damn apartment. I had two of my best warriors watching her. Right now, besides my parents the only others that knew of Mykayla were Kaleb, Nash, Asher and Brentley. Asher and Brentley had been taking turns keeping a watch of her building at night. The area was not that bad, but I would rather have her be on the packs land but baby steps I kept telling myself.

[Might not need baby steps much longer if she already knows about shifters and the supernatural. Domnik]

[That is true, but for now this is what it is. Me]

Something in my gut told me that something big was about to happen and it was not going to be good. I just hope I was wrong about this damn feeling.