Zara
"What’s in the shipnt?" I asked, gripping the back of my chair. Miranda continued to pace.
"Swanzee Land cotton it’s very expensive and hard to get."
I knew about this cotton; it was grown on only a few islands in the world. Being the most expensive known cotton, it was used to make fabric that cost a fortune.
We purchased and used it through my dad’s company, Adam’s Corporation, since they were in the import and export business, and one of the islands where it was grown was near the pack; we had access to it.
"I know, but why is the shipnt late?" I asked.
Miranda paused and replied, "There’s a storm at sea, and the ship is delayed. We probably won’t receive this shipnt for at least two weeks." She sighed in disappointnt.
I could imagine why Alpha Kane was in a terrible mood.
"I see, Mr. Sterling took his coffee?"
Miranda shook her head sympathetically.
"He said, and I quote: ’Where’s Zara? It’s her job now, not yours. Take it back.’"
Damn, that was terrible. But I had an idea, and I knew it might cheer him up.
"I’ll take it to him, and hopefully he cos back alive," I muttered, rolling my eyes this ti.
"Good luck, you’re his girlfriend now, I’m sure he’ll be lenient."
"Yeah! Pretending to be his girlfriend, you know that." Miranda knew about the contract I’d signed with Alpha Kane.
’Why in human place do we keep a girlfriend on our side always?’. My wolf rolled her eyes.
’It’s human tradition. I went to make him so coffee; it was ti to et the ice devil.’ I replied to Nova.
’What kind of tradition?’ Nova Chuckled.
’We will discuss it later.’ I rolled my eyes.
"Co back to safe and sound, and we’ll have lunch together," she called from behind , and I waved the back of my hand.
"Wish luck."
Going to the coffee machine, I expressed my deepest gratitude to Miranda, who had prepared the coffee. Checking the color, I confird it resembled the blackest coal in the mine.
I grabbed Alpha Kane’s cup and poured the hot liquid before heading into his office, my heart pounding. My hands trembled slightly, but I tried to keep them steady.
Clicking the company logo, I waited for his permission to enter. A hoarse voice soon ca from the speaker.
Swiftly swinging the door open, I walked in to find him talking on the phone. He stood with his fingers pressed to the desk, the Bluetooth earpiece blinking. The sleeves of his gray-blue shirt were rolled up, revealing his strong arms.
"Then let know, damn it." He spoke so loudly and harshly that I could feel his voice in my bones. Throwing the phone away from his ear, he ended the call as I approached his desk and set down my coffee.
’Alpha in anger, so keep your big mouth shut.’ Nova warned .
He turned fully toward , and the light from the light buns enveloped him in its radiance. There was a storm in his eyes today, and I wasn’t about to contradict them.
"You’re late, don’t you know that’s unethical? How many tis have I told you I hate being late?" He seethed, but I remained calm.
"I beg your pardon, sir. I..." Alpha Kane raised his hand, palm facing , so the rest of my words were drowned out in my mouth, and I shut my mouth tightly.
"Just because I kissed you doesn’t give you the right to be late for work. It was for pretending. Such behavior is unacceptable. Don’t think you’ll get special treatnt."
’Ugh! I wanted to throw sothing at him. Who did he think he was?’ I cursed.
’Chris Evans? Or Henry Cavill?’ I asked Nova.
’Even they didn’t have such a sky-high ego.’ Nova replied.
"With all due respect, I’ve already apologized, and you don’t need to kiss every ti I make a mistake. I’m your secretary, not your punching bag." I clenched my hands tighter before continuing.
"Please! Don’t take your anger out on for this delivery delay," I said flatly, my eyes burning with the sa fury as Alpha’s.
Wolf stared at , his lips pressed together in utter displeasure. I was up to sothing, but it was hard to talk to him when he was like that, with his personal attacks.
"Put that coffee away and don’t bother ." Alpha Kane waved off.
Unbearable.
Moving on, I picked up a cup and left his office without even looking back.
***
Kane
It was wrong to take my frustration out on Zara. I saw the disappointnt my words had caused in her eyes; it pierced my cold heart like a splinter.
I never thought soone’s disappointnt could affect so deeply. I needed to collect my thoughts and not use her as an outlet for my emotions.
I made a few more calls and spoke with Ronald. We had to get that cotton, or we would suffer enormous losses. I was completely unprepared for this, but when nature decides to turn against you, there’s little you can do.
Zara didn’t bother after that. I thought about calling her again, but pride got the better of . At least I should have left the coffee.
I was still lost in my thoughts when Ronald’s voice ca over the speaker, asking for permission to enter.
After letting him in, I saw that he had brought food.
"I learned that you are starving. This is not...Does it solve our problem? Let’s eat and discuss our next steps," he said, placing the food on my table.
I knew I had to trust him. So I sat down on a chair and told him everything about the phone call.
He listened to every word with keen interest, nodding his head.
"Maybe, but let’s wait for the delivery first. For all I know, it could be soone trying to deceive us."
"I will keep an eye on it. Which one does this to us?" I said firmly.
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