Chapter 5 - Silvercloud


    I’d just managed to get into myb before I got a text from Shikoba telling me the interns were being


    sent to the mentors. I was getting a workstation prepped for Persephone to use when myb door


    mmed open. I turned in surprise at the aggressive way the door was opened, ready to tell off


    whomever it was. I didn’t get that chance because hot coffee was thrown at me, and I was called


    something in Italian, and I bet it wasn’t pleasant.


    I’m a werewolf, so I’ll heal from the minor burn from the hot liquid, but it hurt, and I shouted at the


    offending individual. I was so damn flustered with my annoyance and the pain that I ignored the person


    that threw coffee at me. Hell, I didn’t even think about taking my shirt off in front of this belligerent


    stranger.


    I paid closer attention as I tried to dry the coffee off my chest. Jaci had been inching closer, trying to get


    me to focus on the person in the room with me. And when I smelled that new car scent from near my


    bunker, it hit me. My mate, my mate just cussed me out and threw coffee at me. I looked up and was


    stunned. She’s gorgeous with long blonde hair in a french braid, making me look like a damn bum in


    tweed dress pants, a blue and white floral print blouse, and a white zer.


    While I was busy gawking, Jaci had pushed forward to im her as our mate. I came to my senses as


    he started to move toward her. My eyes connected with those green eyes, and it clicked. She’s


    Persephone Fayte. She’s supposed to be off-limits.


    ‘She’s our mate. Nothing is off limits.’ Jaci snorted.


    I ignored him as I managed to sound like an idiot before wandering off like some prepubescent boy


    embarrassed by a cute girl seeing him half-dressed. She at least apologized for throwing coffee at me


    and exined why she did it. I made a mental note to run a diagnostic on my onboardputer to see


    how an email meant for Shikoba ended up in Persephone’s inbox.


    After I found a new shirt and pulled it on, I realized why it was in theb. It was covered in stains from a


    project I’d worked on thest time I was in the office. Logan is our Alpha and is more likely to be seen


    in jeans and nnel, but they are always clean with no rips. I am striking out at every turn to show


    myself to be apetent man, to show I’m a guy who can look like a scientist and pack Delta.


    “I just wanted to make you feel weed. It’s your first day here, and I’m supposed to be your liaison


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    and wanted to make something of a good first impression.” I shrugged.


    “Well, you’ve certainly made an impression. Do you usually remove clothes at work? Or am I just


    special?” Persephone teased. Her eyes changed colors for a brief moment which told me that it was


    more from her wolf.


    “No, undressing is not something I do at work unless something dangerous is spilled on me,” I


    exined. I didn’t need Persephone thinking that was a regr thing for me to do. I don’t offer strip


    shows to people.


    “Though I’m d the email didn’t actually get to whom it was meant for,” I admitted remembering my


    talk with Shikoba about not wanting to make Persephone stand out with any favoritism.


    “And why are you d the right person didn’t get the email? It would have saved me from throwing


    coffee on you.” Persephone arched her brow.


    “While that part is true. If you had gotten a special-order coffee and the other interns found out….” I


    gestured with my hand for her to connect the dots.


    “They’d think I’m here because of some favoritism and grill me about who I know in thepany.”


    Persephone sighed. At least she wasn’t angry about it and understood where I wasing from.


    “Not that I know you. I know of you from Kurt, Isis, and Darren. And I doubt a random employee would


    have the kind of pull to get me an internship. Heck, I was rejected for the internship program thest


    two summers. So I know I earned being here.” She pointed out.


    “Yeah…” I yed along. “I don’t get a say in who gets an internship invitation.”


    I hand-picked everyone intern and employee in this building. I didn’t ever interview anyone in person,


    but I watched their interviews, and it was always my final say on who got approved. With the interns, I


    do a blind selection, meaning I didn’t see the name of who submitted. All I looked at was their project to


    determine if they had what I was looking for. So she’s right. She earned her spot.


    “I’m d you made the cut this year.” I smiled, letting myself walk closer, drawn in by her scent.


    “That makes two of us.” She said, licking her lips as the space between us was mere inches.


    I was about to give into her tongue’s taunting, leaning closer to kiss her, when a knock at myb door


    made us both jolt backward. The door opened, and a girl I didn’t recognize poked her head in with a


    sheepish look in her gray eyes and a blush staining her cheeks.


    “Oh… sorry. I’m a little lost. I’m M Turner, one of the interns.” She apologized in a soft voice.


    “No worries, M. I’m Jonny, and this is Persephone.” I assured her as I pointed to myself and then to


    Persephone. “Who are you looking for?”


    I was trying to be polite and friendly, which I generally am. Persephone, however, didn’t look thrilled. I


    guess I can get it. M’s interruption did stop us from kissing. But that might not be that bad of a thing.


    We are at work. I don’t want any issues for her here, and getting caught making out with me, especially


    on her first day, would create many problems.


    “Hi. I remember Persephone from orientation. We’re the youngest interns.” M smiled, stepping further


    into myb, bing morefortable. “I didn’t catch yourst name, Jonny.” She shed a flirty


    smile my way as she offered her hand.


    “Weaver,” I answered by shaking her hand, not flirting back. I’m not much of a flirt any other day, but


    flirting in front of my mate would be the worst course of action known to werewolf kind.


    “It’s nice to meet you, Jonny Weaver.” M smiled, still holding my hand as she stepped closer.


    “Maybe you would be so kind as to show me where I can find Doctor Hill? He’s supposed to be my


    mentor, but I have no clue where I’m going. This building is so big, and I keep gawking everywhere I


    look.” She giggled, tucking some of her dark hair behind her ear.


    I furrowed my brow as I took my hand back, wiping it on my jeans. I know this tactic. Hana has used it


    plenty of times to get me alone. I may do things to appease Hana, but that’s because she’s my Alpha’s


    daughter. I owe nothing to M. And given Persephone’s entire bodynguage screamed annoyance, I


    knew I shouldn’t offer to help.


    “I totally get it. Everyone is like that for their first week.” I nodded.


    “Reed’sb is two floors down. So if you head out of myb, you’ll want to hang a right. That will take


    you to the elevator bay down the hall. Go down to the 10th floor. From there, you’ll hang a left and look


    forb 1021.” I instructed.


    “That’s a lot to remember. I’m sure Persephone won’t mind if you take like five minutes to show me.”


    M smiled. “Right, Persy?” She finally looked away from me.


    I feared Persephone’s teeth would crack because she clenched them so tightly. “My name is


    Persephone. And Jonny was about to help familiarize me with theb so we could get started. You can


    find your own way.” Persephone dismissed M.


    “I do need to get to work. I have some projects on my backlog that I want to tackle. I gave you the


    directions and….” I took M’spany tablet from her hands and tapped a few things before bringing


    up a map. “The tablet has a map. It will GPS you directly to Reed’sb.” I smiled, handing her back the


    map.


    “Oh… wow. I should have expected crazy tech stuff working at Silvercloud.” M giggled while holding


    my forearm. “Thank you so much, Jonny. I hope I see more of you around the building.”


    “Right. Good luck with your internship.” I nodded, pulling my arm back as I directed her toward the


    door.


    “Thanks. Bye, Jonny.” M waved as she left theb.


    I sighed in relief when the door closed.


    “What the hell was that?” Persephone questioned. “Do you usually let women openly flirt with you and


    touch you at their leisure?”


    “I don’t control what other people do or don’t do.” I rolled my eyes. “So any flirting was all on her, and I


    didn’t reciprocate. And I did extract myself from her grip whenever she touched me.”


    “Are you going to be one of those super jealous mates? You realize I’m a Delta in a pack, so I’ll have to


    interact with females, and some of them will be unmated.” I furrowed my brow, unsure if I liked the


    jealous thing.


    ‘Try not letting women get all in your personal space as that woman did. Stop pissing off our mate.’ Jaci


    rolled his eyes.


    “I am not jealous.” Persephone insisted.


    “I’m just asking so I’m prepared when other women in the office throw themselves at you. And yes,


    when I have to deal with Bloodmoon bitches acting like they are in heat around you. Goddess knows


    you might already have a girlfriend or something back in the pack. That doesn’t make me jealous.” She


    scoffed as she folded her arms and turned her head to avoid looking at me.


    I shouldn’tugh, but I couldn’t help it. I nearly doubled overughing.


    “You are an asshole. Isis and Kurt never mentioned that personality w.” Persephone red at me.


    “I’mughing because you are very obviously jealous and needlessly. For starters, I don’t have a


    girlfriend, never have. Beyond that, I’d rather have waited for my mate….” I stepped closer and, holding


    her chin, tilted her face to mine.


    I suppressed a shudder as the spark of the mate bond shot through me like a few thousand volts of


    electricity. Just the simple contact had my heart racing. I’ve been told plenty about the mate bond. I’ve


    heard all the lovey-dovey stuff from Charles. I’ve listened to the rational things from John. And I’ve


    heard all the raunchy stuff from Logan. So I thought I was well prepared for it. In a rare moment, I was


    wrong.


    “Waited for you. I was always more interested in inventing than gettingid.” I hoped that cleared things


    up. And if that didn’t, I can only hope what I did next did. I closed the short distance between our lips


    and imed her lips for a kiss.