Chapter 6 - Persephone


    What the hell is wrong with me? I am not the jealous type. If I were ever going to be jealous, I would’ve


    been jealous of Crista growing up. She was the firstborn and, therefore, the Beta heir. She was the one


    with a white wolf making her special before we knew just how special. But I never was, so there is no


    reason I should suddenly be the jealous type just because I met my mate.


    ‘That fucking bitch was flirting with him and touching him on purpose. She’s a werewolf too. She knows


    he’s not her mate but still flirted with him.’ Sara growled.


    ‘She must have sensed the chemistry and tension between you and Jonny. She’s a fucking bitch, and


    we should w her damn eyes out.’ Sara snorted.


    ‘We can’t do that, and you know it. We are at work.’ I reminded my wolf.


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    Something tells me getting into a fight wouldn’t just risk my potential future working for Silvercloud, but


    it would put Jonathan in the middle. I’d feel terrible if my being possessive cost him his job. Sure, he


    has his position in his pack, but I’m sure he enjoys working here. Who wouldn’t if they love tech even


    half as much as I’ve been told Jonathan does?


    ‘We can’t risk our future with thepany or Jonathan’s job.’ I pointed out.


    That seemed to work as she huffed and went back to lie down, which let me focus on the conversation


    and try to exin away these unnecessary and unwanted feelings of jealousy. Not that Jonathan


    but he didn’t have tough at me.


    I wanted to be mad at him forughing, but he had to go and be all sweet. It shouldn’t work. I’m not the


    girl who melts for a few sweet words. I gag during scenes like this in movies or books. Yet here I am,


    melting because he told me he’s never had a girlfriend because he was waiting for his mate. Maybe it’s


    not the words making me into some swoony girl and the mate bond.


    Yes, that’s the problem here. Jonathan was touching me, and the mate bond sent sparks all through


    me. Every cell in my body was buzzing, wanting more of his touch. And then he went and kissed me. I


    don’t want to ask if this is his first kiss. Just because he hasn’t had a girlfriend doesn’t mean he hasn’t


    kissed someone before. And I’m not so close-minded that I would be pissed at him if he had.


    I’ve never kissed someone, but that’s more to do with abination of being a tomboy most of my life


    and then thesest few years living in Incubi being the sister-inw of their Alpha. Delh and I were


    any of the Sicilian packs I’d want to kiss. Plus, even if I had kissed someone before, it would pale


    I moaned, instinctively wrapping my arms around his neck, wanting more. Thankfully he got the hint as


    his arms pulled me closer, and he deepened the kiss, his tongue slipping past my lips to mingle with


    mine. He growled into the kiss as one of his hands reached down to squeeze my ass. I squeaked in


    surprise, but it quickly became a moan as his tongue swirled around mine.


    I’m pretty sure we would have just kept making out in hisp if his pocket hadn’t started buzzing like


    crazy. With a groan of frustration, he pulled back, licking his lips as more amber swirled in his brown


    eyes. At least I’m not the only one affected by the mate bond and general attraction.


    “I… I should answer this.” Jonathan let out a controlled breath.


    “Right. For all you know, it’s Kinsley business.” I nodded.


    I didn’t want to say pack or Bloodmoon in case someone would poke their head in or this room was


    monitored. No need to give away our secret of being werewolves. But I blushed and turned pale as the


    tech as Silvercloud. They wouldn’t want someone to stealpany secrets or risk an ident.


    This means whoever monitors the security footage probably just saw us making out. Oh, cazzo! This is


    not how I wanted to start my internship. This is a HUGE HR issue. If it gets out that Jonathan and I are


    together, I’ll probably get reassigned to a different mentor or, worse, released from the program. I’m


    sure I vited some policies I agreed to during orientation.


    “Crap…” Jonathan groaned as he pocketed his phone.


    “Everything okay?” I hesitantly asked.


    “Yeah… just got warned about interoffice rtionships and that while thepany can’t control


    rtionships, it is encouraged to keep intimacy beyond the asional hand-holding outside the


    building.” He sighed as he rubbed a hand over his face.


    “Cazzo. So, I was right. They do have security cameras in all thebs.” I sighed, feeling even more


    embarrassed now that it was confirmed.


    I nced around the room, and sure enough, I found the glowing red light from a corner of theb. Why


    didn’t I think to look for a camera? Why didn’t he? Right mate bond. It tends to trump rational thought.


    Is this going to mean I’m on a warning? Is my internship in danger?


    “Hey… Persephone.” Jonathan sighed, holding my hand. “It’s okay. Stop freaking out. You aren’t saying


    anything but the look on your face, especially in your eyes. It’s like you’ve got a million thoughts


    happening all at once.”


    “How can it be okay?” I asked. “This is my first day at my dream job, and I’m already blowing it. I’m


    probably on some warning that I don’t know about yet. HR will most likely be requesting to see me.” I


    shook my head, taking my hand from his as I started to pace.


    “It was so stupid of me to let this happen. I always said I would never let love interfere with what I


    wanted most. My work would never take a backseat because I found my one.” I frowned and turned to


    look at him, realizing what I said maye off as dismissive of him.


    “That sounds bad. And I don’t mean it as a slight against you. It’s just that I saw how the mate bond


    affected my sister. I mean, it wasn’t instant, but it felt like it. She went from my strong big sister to a


    horny bitch more interested in fucking than anything serious.” I sighed.


    “It’s okay. I didn’t take offense. Trust me. I totally get it. Last of my… friends to find love. I was a kid


    when I watched Charles fall for Sybille. Then I watched, with popcorn, as Logan and then John fell. I’ve


    always watched my best friends like Kurt falling in love.” Jonathan shrugged, like me, not mentioning


    being a werewolf and his pack.


    “I was like you. I always said finding love wouldn’t change my priorities.” He sighed.


    “And now that you’ve found me?” I arched my eyebrow.


    “I’m not sure. We are too smart and rational to let it interfere with getting our jobs done. You’ve made it


    clear that working here is important to you. And I live and breathe inventing, so my work here is as


    important and part of me as my wolf.” He exined.


    “So I think we can manage to control ourselves.” He smiled. “Not like we won’t see much of each other


    outside of the office.”


    “That’s true. You are supposed to be my ride to and from work from now on.” I nodded. “But what about


    the text you got? Won’t I get in trouble with HR too?”


    “Don’t worry about it. It was a warning from someone I know. It was a heads-up. They’ll make sure the


    footage is squashed.” he assured me.


    “Seriously? Are they part of… your friends?” I ached my eyebrow, silently asking if the person who


    warned him and was going to handle the security footage was part of Bloodmoon


    “They are a friend, but not in the way Logan and John are my friends. But don’t worry, it’s handled.” He


    assured me. “So how about we try to work to distract ourselves from what we really want to do.”


    “And what do we really want to do?” I teased.


    “You’ll have to wait till after work to find out.” He winked as he directed me to the only area in theb


    that seemed to be clean and somewhat organized.


    “This will be your workstation. I tried to clean it up before you arrived, but I got here a bitter than


    nned. I fell asleep in my personalb and found I had made something in my sleep, so I had to test it


    and see what it was. Thankfully it wasn’t an explosive.” He chuckled.


    “I’ve heard that story. You invented something when you were younger, and Kurt pushed a button on it


    and ended up blowing part of the building.” Iughed as I jumped on the stool to look at what he had at


    the workstation for me.


    “Yep. And we will never be allowed to live it down. I’m sure John and Logan will lord that over our


    heads to their dying day. May that be many years away.” He sighed. “Now, back to work.” He pulled out


    a blueprint.


    “This is what I’ve been working on recently. It’s a bot that will be used in dangerous medical conditions.


    Like if there is a highly contagious disease. These bots, once functioning properly, will be able to care


    for those afflicted without putting the regr doctors and nurses at risk of catching the disease.” He


    exined, leaning close behind me, one arm around me, so his body basically trapped me.


    I bit my bottom lip as I reminded myself I needed to focus and not let myself sink into his warmth and


    smell. The assignment he’s working on would be life-changing for so many people. I didn’t realize


    Silvercloud did things like this. I’m only familiar with the tech that is sold in stores.


    “Wow, that sounds amazing.” I smiled as I thought of how this medical bot could help the world. “It


    could also be used to bring medical care to areascking medical staff either due to economic reasons


    or because they are so remote few people are willing to go to them.”


    “Exactly. So I want you to look at this draft blueprint and start thinking of ways to make it possible and if


    there are improvements to be made. I’m going to be working on the medical coding program.” He


    smiled.


    “Sounds like a n.” I agreed, turning my head to look at him, and found my breath caught in my throat


    at how close our faces were.


    The urge to close distance and kiss him was so powerful. Sara was all for it. And based on the amount


    of amber in his eyes, his wolf agreed. But he managed to step away. Probably for the best. We did say


    we wouldn’t give into temptation at work.