Chapter Nine: A Discovery

RIVER'S POV

The threat of Victor attacking hung heavily on us all, it had been a week since that night, and things seem still, quiet even. I still got to go to work. There was someone there at all times, just in case. I got the feeling that Malachi enjoyed watching me work. He smiled at me the entire time.

"He is super hot." Jamie, my co-worker, said, gesturing to Malachi.

"Yes, he is." I confirmed, "his name is Malachi."

"Oh, you know him? So you two aren't just eye fucking for no reason?" She teased with a bit of an annoyed undertone.

"He's my boyfriend," I said; she seemed a bit jealous as her face for a split second turned red.

"So, you think it's cute that he sits here so much while you work?"

"He did that before we started dating. You've been gone two months. This is what he did before. He does his work here." I kind of lied; some of it was true. I mean, he did have an empire to run, so he did his work there for a few hours in between Brice and Lilly being there. It had be