The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 107
“I’d like to see Nina this afternoon,” I told Alexander. He’d just taken his seat beside me at the breakfast table. “You and I could link back up in the evening for dinner. How’s that sound to you?”
“Sounds great.” He took a big bite of omelette, looking pensive as he chewed. “That’ll give me some time for extra training with the pack, actually. They could use it. Just let me know when you want to do dinner.”
I nodded. “Another thing I wanted to talk to you about,” I added.
up?”
nd Conrad, and everything you’ve told me now about your arrangement.”
out the company.
g the show?”
ns when necessary.”
ught this over. It was
”
ad, curious. “Okay.
on she is in… having dissolved her rival company, lost her personal fort
lic?” he finally asked.
cclaim. A following?”
ook that told me he had truly not considered this before.
than just a fearsome warrior.”
now that he was fleshing it out in his imagination.
“And how should I go about doing that?” he asked. “What woul
d pick and choose which you’d like to capitalize on.”
his chair, angling it to face me directly.
at do you think?” I
iting at the front of the palace.
hat?”
xed it to the top left corner of the windshield interior.
es now. So next time I come pick you up, I can drive in to that parking lot over by the training field. Where Kayden parks. Close to your room so you
hat’s great! They ju
pparently Alexander left it for me.”
.”
so. Now buckle up and let’s get out of here. I can’t wait to show you my place.”
—
“That may be the bigge
size, it’s just in the middle of that enormous suite.”
geous view of the downtown skyline.
ting to run yesterday, right?”
ll.”
i! Good job!”
me a big hug. I hadn’t realized how much I’d been needing it. “Thank you Nina. I am so tired, though. And all I’ve done is one meeting. I’ve got two weeks more of this ahead.”
over-ambitious tendencies, you know? Know when enough’s enough and it’s time to take a break.”
e necessary.”
ing the view out her windows sounded absolutely delightful. We ordered pizzas from a place down the block and they arrived in record time.
girl?” Nina asked, handing me a big, greasy slice on a paper plate. “She still stalking you?”
But she’s there. She’s around.”
ike it. I don’t trust her.”
rritating and strange, but Alexander is keeping her away from me
don’t know what the tips will be like, but it’s a better job.”
, remembering the recent incident.
k it off quickly and changed the subject before I
ething?” she asked.
here. I watched with great interest as she plugged in a code and popped the door open.
wn and tugged the zipper open.
hose all hundreds?”
they started adding up over the weeks.”
ortfolio of stocks and bonds—”
inst the nerd accusation.
ing aside. But the cash bag stays put. What if I need to go on the run, huh?”
on the run from?”
it didn’t matter.
?”
not meeting Alexander’s eyes. I was changing for dinner and he was watching me. “Just moved into a new apartment. It’s small, but much nicer
eekend. I want to show her my new desk and everything.”
dinner here. Or we could even go out together, do something different.”
d my lips. “I
ay she has acquired a new interest.”
he smile spilled out, along with a single chuckle. “I’m sorry. I’m just laughing at Kayden right now.”
hat? Why?”
ugh?”
ry about Kayden. He’ll be fine.”
felt guilty about discussing Nina’s love life with an interested party. I didn’t realize her fling with Kayden had had any substance to it, I guess. Didn’t realize he cared.
of that.”