Chapter 20
Tessa’s POV
As soon as I step inside the dim office – Seth and Anthony waste no
time on pulling the doors closed behind me – fully trapping me in the
lions den without a second thought.
I first take note of the large floor length curtains being drawn shut on
all of the window with nothing more than a sliver of sunlight spilling
through from the tops of the windows.
My eyes scan the mess of the place, seeing books and work accessories scattering across the floor before my eyes find the
toppled work desk which had evidently been flipped.
Unsure of where to start, I take a small step forward before tensing at the deep male voice coming from the sofa chair in the far corner. “I’m
over here.” He states, as I turn my body to find his shadowy silhouette leaning back on the chair – arms placed on either side of
him.
“A–Are y–you o–ok?” I become a stuttering mess, having not been
given enough insight yet in to whether or not he was calm or still
pissed off.
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“Come here.” He demands next, his tone clipped as I clasp my hands
together to prevent them from shaking before making my way across
the room towards him.
I take care in stepping over any small items with it quickly becoming
a small obstacle course in order to reach him.
I find comfort in the short distraction of ‘dodge the mess‘ before I am
finally brought crashing back to reality when realising I was now only
a short distance from him.
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To my surprise, this corner of the room was the only corner that had gone untouched, seeing both chairs upright beside the dead fireplace.
“Sit.” Kane states, as I do just that, planting my butt down on the
comfortable lounge chair opposite him – now being able to see his
features a little better from the close proximity.
“What did you get up to with Seth?” He questions, his words remaining monotoned as he speaks and remains still.
“Uh yeah… it w–was nice to uh… to get some fresh air.” I nod in
confirmation, as he cocks his head to the side a little – drinking in my
words.
“Where did you go?” He pushes, as my palms begin to grow sweaty
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from his questions.
Did he know where we went? Maybe this was a test?
“N–Not far.” I shrug, before pulling my lip between my teeth feeling
the new surge of anxiety shooting through me.
“You’re nervous.” He points out quickly, as my mouth parts and I
become lost for words.
He’s not wrong there…
“W–What makes you say that?” I whisper softly, feeling that he could
see right through my plan to visit Erin with Seth today.
Of course he can! He’s the damn Alpha! Who am I to kid?
“Your stutter. It’s bad again.” He makes note, as I curse myself for developing the habit in overwhelming situations.
Why couldn’t I have been a nail biter instead? Something less
annoying?
Silence falls between us as my mind races for what to say yet settles for nothing in the end. I glance at him nervously, as he all but moves ever so slightly to clasp his hands across his stomach – elbows still
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situated on the arm rests of the chair.
He pauses in thought, with that same intense stare as he watches me
carefully, seeming to dissect my soul with his mind.
I wonder what he’s thinking about…
“Did the cleaners come?” He questions me next, catching me off
guard with the normalcy of the question as I nod a couple of times to
confirm they did.
With that, he sighs, closing his eyes over for a moment before
reopening them again.
Come on Tessa, think of something to say!
“S–Seth and uh… Anthony… they are both w–waiting outside to see you.” I inform him, hoping that it would take the heat off of me.
He sniggers slightly, shaking his head, as I grow confused at where exactly he found amusement in this…
“No they’re not.” He responds, as my brows knit together from his words. What does he mean they aren’t out there?!
“Y–Yes they are… they came up here to f–find you… with me.” I argue
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my point as gently as possible, not enjoying that he thinks I would
even make up something this silly.
His eyes glint with slight amusement, seeming to restore his softer
side for the first time since I had come in here.
“No angel… you have it all wrong… they only came up here to bring
you to me.” He continues to smile slightly, seeming to enjoy the
moment we shared as I shift to get more comfortable in my chair.
So does that mean…
“They must have only pretended to look for me… they knew I was in
here – I sent them a mind–link.” Kane confirms, as I look somewhat
horrified with their acting.
“B–But they… they said to send me in here first because they thought that you would go easier on me!” I argue, growing flustered now with
the fact that they had both pranked me.
With that statement, Kane for the first time releases a heartfelt laugh – which is music to my ears. I almost felt guilty now for thinking I was coming in here to be greeted by some terrifying monster…
Come to think of it, it really didn’t make sense that Seth and Anthony would just send me in here to be slaughtered – of course they knew he
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had cooled off!
“S–So it was a prank?” I confirm, with my pitch rising as I speak to
highlight my disbelief.
Kane’s laughter begins to die a little as he nods his head and seems
amused by it all.
“But I thought…” I trail off aloud, more to myself as I think on it all.
“You thought what? That I was going to rip you apart when you walked through that door? Silly girl.” Kane mocks, his tone sarcastic
as I chew my lip once again.
That’s sort of what I had thought, yes.
“Nah you don’t have to worry, I was just pissed off about something and I tend to break things when I’m pissed to avoid breaking other people – if you catch what I’m saying.” Kane explains with a short huff, as I nod along in understanding.
He breaks things to avoid the killing spree then? Great tactic!
“It’s just a pity for the cleaners every time this happens!” He tosses in
a further joke, as this time I laugh slightly at the comment he had
made too.
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They must hate him… but I guess they get paid well right?
“We should probably grab dinner, what do you say?” He suggests,
pushing himself up on to his feet from his position in the chair.
He reaches a hand out to me, which I take without hesitation
knowing that he was back to his usual self. It was moments like this
which I felt I could open up to this male – plead with him to help my
friend – however I had learned from my mistake that it only pissed
him off.
With that, I remain quiet, praying for another miracle in order to help Erin. Maybe Seth will change his mind and go back for her? Maybe even speak to Leo and have the incident reported? It would be the
least he could do…
Best case scenario, Erin should be cut off from him and at least be
given another shot at the next Judgement day!
The only sad thing about that would of course be that I wouldn’t exactly be guaranteed to see her again…
But I’m getting ahead of myself, what matters now is that we help her
out with the whole Leo situation… one way or another!
“Alpha where else would you like for us to fix up for you?” My
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thoughts are distracted when we reach the bottom floor and the
cleaner approaches Kane instantly.
“Thanks Izzy, just my office and the kitchen got it a bit too…” Kane laughs a little to take off the heat of what had happened as he gives
my hand a soft squeeze in his when he speaks.
I had almost forgotten that we were even linked up with hands…
“We got the kitchen sorted out sir, we will head upstairs to the office now! It’s never a bother!” The female now known as Izzy comments, giving us both a kind smile before the goes to collect her equipment.
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The hallway was back to being immaculate once again – as though nothing had ever happened to begin with! You could even argue that we had made it all up it looks that good! However, the now missing vase and lamp stood as evidence on its own leaving the decor barer
than before…
We make our way to the dining room, being greeted with some of the best smells causing my stomach to release a loud growl indicating its
hunger.
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my surprise it was only myself and Kane here, yet everything was out and ready to be eaten ranging from steaks to garlic roasted
potatoes.
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“Just us tonight Tess.” He confirms, releasing my hand to allow for
me to take a seat as he does the same.
I wonder where Seth and Anthony went…
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May be they went out to rescue Erin…
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
