Smurfette X Hefty Novels & Stories

“Okay, what’s going on? You’ve been staring at the same page for ten minutes straight. Spill it.” I set the papers down and swallowed hard. “I’m okay. Really.” I hesitated, then asked, “Have you found anything else on Alpha Zedd yet?” She shook her head. “It’s difficult, Delilah. Really difficult. He’s not just a billionaire. He’s an Alpha. Money like that lets you control exactly what the public sees and bury everything else. I’ve hit wall after wall.” I nodded, disappointment settling heavy in my chest. “But…” Maggie continued, lowering her voice, “I did hear some things about Karyk. I’m not sure you’re going to like it.”

“Sir, the opening bid is strictly fixed at ten-” “I know exactly what the opening bid is, lady,” Anthony Scarfo barks, erupting into a loud, mocking laugh that echoes off the gilded ceiling. He gestures carelessly toward the screen. “But that rusty piece of garbage metal isn't worth a dime of that. But hey, since it’s a charity event, I’ll be generous and offer you a hundred bucks for the scrap.”

His scent—cedar, smoke, him—filled my lungs and steadied me. "I'm sorry," I whispered. "I didn't know. I didn't know I—" "Shh," he said. "You don't have to apologize. You didn't do anything wrong." I looked up at him. His silver eyes were soft, tender. Nothing like the cold playboy everyone saw. "I'm a Mute Omega," I said. My voice was raw, barely a whisper. "That means I'm—" "Dangerous," he said. "Yeah. I heard."

“You understand that you're unqualified.” “That doesn't sound like a compliment.” “It wasn't.” I opened my mouth to argue, then closed it again, because there wasn't a good comeback for a man who'd just insulted me and offered me a job in the same breath. This man was annoying. Extremely annoying. And, unfortunately, ridiculously attractive, which felt like it should be illegal in combination. "You start Monday," he said, before I could recover. "Monday?" "Yes." "But I don't know anything about the job."