Todos os capítulos de Feisty Plump Mate For The Arrogant Alpha: Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 20

AaronI had barely reached the hallway leading to my bedroom when Evelyn stepped out of the sitting room."Finally," she said, leaning back against the doorframe with her arms crossed.I glanced at her, not slowing my stride. "Finally what?""You're home.""Good to see that you noticed."She rolled her eyes, falling into step beside me for a few paces. "How was your day?""Fine."She stopped, watching me with a sharp, calculating look. I knew that expression all too well."That wasn't why you were waiting up for me," I said, pausing in the dimly lit corridor."No.""Then what is it?""Bree."I stopped completely, my jaw tightening. "She should be in her room. Where she ought to be."Evelyn shifted her weight, her tone dropping into something far more serious. "That's not what I meant."She stared at me, clearly waiting for me to say something. When I offered nothing but silence, she sighed, running a hand over her dark hair."I've been wondering why you hired someone with absolutely n

Bree.Daniel was just being friendly.He was young, new, clearly still riding the high of having a job, and when he spotted me standing near the pillar waiting for prints, he introduced himself with a joke about the lobby's air conditioning that shouldn't have worked and somehow did. I laughed. It was a harmless three-second break in an otherwise exhausting day.Then Aaron Blackwood showed up, and the lobby temperature dropped about ten degrees.He didn't just walk over. He arrived, the way weather arrives. I watched poor Daniel's face lose all its color under one pointed question, and felt a completely unearned stab of guilt just for standing next to him."What's funny?" Aaron asked, as if laughing were a fireable offense he was personally investigating."Nothing, sir," Daniel said, already halfway to apologizing for existing.I stood there wondering if I should say something in his defense, then remembered that defending anyone in front of Aaron usually just got you a longer interrog

BreeI was still angry with Aaron. Very angry. But I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of seeing it. I'd already spent enough time arguing with that man for one day, and besides, I was tired, hungry, and ready to go home.Unfortunately, apparently going home wasn't an option.I followed him toward the elevator in silence. The walk there was painfully awkward, neither of us saying a word, me keeping my eyes fixed straight ahead, pretending the man beside me wasn't the most distracting person I'd ever seen.The doors opened, I stepped inside, Aaron followed, and the doors closed on total silence.I stared at the numbers above the door, determined not to look at him. That lasted about five seconds before I glanced sideways.Big mistake.He stood there with his hands in his pockets, looking completely calm, like he hadn't spent the last few hours driving me crazy. Why did he have to look like that? His dark hair was slightly messy from the long day, his sleeves rolled up, and there

AaronI barely made it back to my room before my wolf started pacing again.*Tell her.*I loosened the collar of my shirt and dropped onto the edge of the bed. "She saw enough."*She needs to know the truth.*"I know."There was no point arguing with him anymore. Tonight had proved I couldn't keep pretending everything was under control. Bree had seen my eyes change. She'd looked at me like she was trying to decide whether I was something to fear, and for the first time since meeting her, I'd seen genuine uncertainty in those gray eyes. I didn't like it. I didn't like knowing I'd frightened her.But what bothered me even more was the way I'd reacted when Maxwell took her outside. The moment I saw them together, my wolf had gone restless. I'd wanted her away from him immediately, and I hadn't cared how obvious I was being.I had no right to feel that way. Bree was my assistant. Nothing more. At least, that was what I kept telling myself.*Mate.*I closed my eyes. "Stop."*She is ours.*

Bree. The reality of not being wanted by the man who was supposed to be my mate stung, but I was still glad he had been honest with me.I felt tears gathering and blinked them away. "So, I guess there is nothing more for us to discuss, is there?"Instead of answering me, Aaron opened a drawer, pulled out a document, and placed it on the desk."What is that?""A contract. Open it."I picked it up. The first page was straightforward enough, but as I read further, my confusion turned into disbelief. I looked at him. "You want me to be your mistress?""Yes."I gave a short, breathless laugh. "You're serious.""Completely."I looked back at the contract. One year. Twenty million dollars. My eyes widened. "Twenty million?""Yes.""For one year?""Yes.""You're offering me twenty million dollars to be your mistress?""I am offering you twenty million dollars to stay with me for one year.""Because your wolf needs me.""Yes."I looked down at the contract again, and the more I read, the worse