Chapter 14 - Persephone


    I now have one more reason to want M dead. And while Logan and Jonathan are not as concerned


    that she even knows him as Jonny Weaver, I am. She upped her flirting after he introduced himself.


    She’s fixated on him, and I don’t like it. And no, it’s not just because he’s MINE, and I will cut a bitch for


    trying to get between us.


    Knowing who he is, not just to thepany but to Bloodmoon, makes him a high-profile target. Then


    add in finding out she’s from the pack that destroyed his pack. Yeah, so many red gs are waving. At


    least Logan and Jonathan had ns to monitor her.


    I remember Cillian from the war in Sicily. He was with the others from Bloodmoon, looking for his mate.


    I don’t remember if he found one, but I know he fought well. He didn’t get himself in trouble like that


    guy, Clement. I wonder what happened to him after he came back to Bloodmoon. Not enough to ask or


    look for him.


    “I’ll also ask Shikoba to impose additional restrictions on M’s ess to the building. I don’t want her


    just wandering around.” Jonathan sighed.


    “You’ll have to do that to all the interns. She will get suspicious if she’s the only one being restricted.” I


    pointed out.


    “Good point. You realize that means I’ll have to restrict your ess too.” Jonathan arched his eyebrow.


    “Duh.” I rolled my eyes. “Doesn’t hurt my feelings. Restrict the intern ess to floors that directly


    involve their assignment and tomon areas like the lobby, HR, meeting rooms, and thepany


    cafeteria.” I shrugged.


    “That sounds fair. Persephone is assigned to you anyways, so it’s not like you are limiting your mate’s


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    ess to you.” Logan nodded. “Though for appearance’s sake, you better keep the fucking outside the


    office.”


    I don’t know why I’m blushing. I have dealt with Tie my whole life and, worse yet, André for thest


    three years. Yet I’m blushing because Alpha Logan told us not to mess around at the office. I guess this


    feels different. Tie is like the big brother I never had or wanted. And André, well, he’s his own


    ssification. Logan, however, is a stranger.


    “Don’t worry, Logan. Unlike you and Aurelia, we can be in the same workspace and not fuck.” Jonathan


    rolled his eyes. “For example, we made it the whole day with only one slip up of making out when we


    first realized what we are to each other.”


    “Uh-huh. This was only day one. Don’t think you’ve got some will of steel. Even John couldn’t stay stoic


    and in control in the face of the bond. And you do not have my brother’s self-control.” Logan pointed


    out.


    “We’ll figure it out,” I assured him.


    “I hope you do. Because I can’t imagine Shikoba will want to deal with erasing surveince footage to


    cover up her boss fucking an intern over doing her actual job.” Logan snickered.


    “Okay, I’m lost. Who’s Shikoba? What’s her job if she’s not part of security? And you’re implying she


    knows who Jonathan is.” I furrowed my brow.


    “Shikoba is my assistant. You saw me talking to her before we left the office. She knows who I am


    minus the whole werewolf part, as she’s human.” Jonathan exined.


    “Oh.” I nodded, remembering the woman he was speaking in signnguage to.


    “So your assistant is deaf or mute?” I asked. “I saw you speaking in sign. Of course, I couldn’t


    understand any of it. I know Italian signnguage tomunicate with Amelia, and it’s totally different


    from your American version.”


    “She’s mute. She can talk with a text-to-speech program I designed for her, but what we were


    discussing was private, so we signed instead.” Jonathan nodded.


    “Private?” I arched my eyebrow.


    “She was asking me about you. And pretty much told me what Logan just did. Not to fuck around at


    work because she won’t go around covering up our rtionship.” He shrugged. “She’s pretty sure the


    Kinsley brothers and I are in some cult since I can’t exin why I’m already involved with someone I


    just met.”


    “It must be veryplicated to deal with humans daily. The Sicilian packs don’t mingle much with


    humans unless we travel to a city outside of the pack. We don’t have that back home. And I don’t count


    the witches as humans as they have magic.” I shrugged.


    “It can certainly getplicated. But there are a select few humans that know about werewolves.”


    Logan nodded.


    “By that, he means Aurelia’s parents and her best friend, Alex. Otherwise, all humans that know about


    us are Adios, and I don’t count hunters like you don’t count witches.” Jonathan chuckled.


    “Right. I think Darren mentioned that. Alex Whind, the bumbling human friend of Luna Aurelia. He’s a


    dad, right? Does his girlfriend know?” I asked.


    “Fuck no,” Logan eximed. “My mate can’t stand that bitch. And her name is mud in this pack after


    she abandoned Alex and their boy Tristan after a month, saying it wasn’t working and she didn’t want


    to be tied down to a man and a baby.” Logan scoffed.


    “Wow, that’s a cunt move.” I blinked.


    I may not have a mom gene, but to abandon your baby sounds horrible unless circumstances make


    you do it. Like Grace was given to Stephen Amelia because her father refused to ept her, and her


    mother could not raise a baby. At least it sounds like baby Tristan had his dad and this pack to be there


    for him.


    “Exactly.” Logan sighed as he got up. “I’ll leave you two to discuss things further. I’m going to see if I


    can get my little girl back from your sister and check on my older one.” Giving me a pointed look.


    “If you’re expecting an apology for putting your daughter on her ass, you won’t get one.” I rolled my


    eyes. “She was in the wrong and knew it. Being the Alpha’s daughter doesn’t give her a free pass.”


    Logan nodded and left without saying anything further. Jonathan and I shared a smile as we realized


    we were alone. Our bodies had moved closer like mas, and our lips were only a breath away from


    touching when Delh poked her head in.


    “Oops, I’m not interrupting, am I? I just wanted to know if you guys are going to eat dinner and if


    Persephone nned to call Crista to tell her about finding your mate.” Delh batted innocent eyes at


    us, knowing full well she interrupted us.


    Jonathan snickered and rested his forehead on mine. “So many apology gifts.” He sighed.


    I’m unsure what that means, but I turned my gaze to my beaver-blocking sister. “We’ll be there in a


    moment. And Delh, I can’t call Crista till morning. Remember, we are nine hours behind Incubi. It’s


    like three in the morning there. I’m not risking waking her up.” I reminded her.


    “Oh, that’s right.” Delh smacked her palm to her forehead. “I totally spaced. Okay, we can call her in


    the morning to update her on everything that happened on our first official day here.” She smiled.


    “I’ll meet you in the dining room.” Delh waved before finally leaving us alone.


    “Is there anywhere in this ce we could be alone?” I asked, hoping he knew somewhere we won’t get


    disturbed. I sighed, d that we were alone again.


    Jonathan’s lips curled into a devious smile barely visible behind his beard as the amber color in his


    eyes swirled in mischief. I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing. I know it’s got me hot and bothered.


    Again I me the mate bond and that Sara is a horny bitch. I am not under any other circumstances


    the kind of girl who gets so easily worked up over a guy.


    “I’d say my room upstairs, but that’s not guaranteed. Nor would your guest room. So the only ce I


    know for sure we wouldn’t be bothered is at my bunker.” He exined.


    “Good thing I’m not ustrophobic. Spent enough time in an underground bunker during the war.” I


    teased.


    “Yes, but I can guarantee you’ll enjoy your experience in my bunker much more.” He chuckled as he


    kissed me quickly.


    Or I think it was meant to be a quick kiss. It didn’t pan out that way as the kisssted and deepened.


    His arms wrapped around me, and mine around him. We were so lost in our kiss we didn’t notice when


    my back hit the wall by the office door. We only pulled apart because someone cleared their throat.


    I blushed, a little embarrassed to be caught making out in the Alpha’s office. Even more so when I


    looked and saw the interrupting person was Luna Aurelia. She cocked her head, shifting the bundle in


    her arms with a smile.


    “I do hope I’m interrupting.” She teased green eyes full of mischief. “Take your forey elsewhere. Only


    Logan and I get to fuck in here.” Sheughed as she shooed us out with her free hand. “Now scoot. I


    have some work to do.”


    “All right, we’re going. No need to shove.” Jonathan stuck his tongue out as he guided me out of the


    office.


    “Let’s go eat with your sister before she tries to track us down again. Then I’ll take you to my bunker.”


    Jonathan suggested.


    “That sounds like an excellent n to me.” I nodded.


    ‘Not in the car! I want to run! I want to meet his wolf!’ Sara shouted.


    I rolled my eyes but decided to appease her. Plus, it is an excellent excuse to see Jonathan naked


    without being sexual. I’ve seen him shirtless and liked what I saw, so I’m confident I’ll enjoy the rest of


    the view.


    “Would you mind if we ran instead of driving to your bunker? Sara is itching to go for a run and meet


    your wolf.” I asked.


    “Is that so? Or are you just looking to get me naked? Because I’m okay with that.” Jonathanughed as


    he led the way to the dining room. “But yes, we can run. Jaci is eager to meet your wolf too.” He


    assured me as we entered the dining room.


    I blinked as I realized it wasn’t just Delh at the table. And there was enough food on that table to feed


    twenty. I’m so used to living in an Alpha vi where meals are just enough for use. This must be what


    it’s like living in a packhouse. There has to be enough food to feed anyone that’s around. I can get


    through dinner with my sister and a bunch of strangers. I have to remind myself not to eat too quickly,


    even if I’m in a hurry to go to his bunker.