The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 110
Fiona was in the bathroom when I got back to our room. I saw the lights on in there and heard the light splashing sounds of small movements in the tub.
She’d left the door ajar. I pressed it open lightly and found her lying in a steaming, soapy, pine and lavender scented bath.
“So?” she asked. “How’d it go? What was the very urgent thing that Iris needed to show you?”
hat had just happened.
was coming.
scene at Iris’s door. The highly visible and clearly
confrontation with Iris, and the warning I had left her with.
saga. She only kept her icy eyes on mine the whole time, her expression remaining blank and neutral.
lipped her head under the water.
by then.
wiped her face, blink
this.”
ander. That woman is a lunatic.”
k wall where she kept all her other emotions.
p.
eparing to exit the bath.
course.” I fetched a fluffy white towel from the rack on the wall, gave Fiona my hand for support as she stepped carefully out of the tub, and wrapped her up in the towel, bringing my arms and body along
she did not receive my embrace v
not receive my embrace very warmly, either.
dried her hair, removed her eye makeup, and disappeared into her dressing room, quiet as a mouse.
ted to ask her if she would like to talk about it some more. I wanted to ask if she was hungry, if she wanted me to order some food or m
essing room, clad in comfortable loungewear, she made a beeline for her desk.
wed her
what?” She raised her eyebrows. “
. I just…
sider housing a crazy person down the hall from us, though. But ultimately it is your decision.” She turned her computer on and it chimed to life no
beside Fiona, like I was praying to her. “Fi. You know that I can’t just kick her out. You know I need her here if I am going to get just
and I okay?”
enough to get me off my knees.
done.”
ave you to it.”
was still early, and I hardly knew what to do with myself if Fiona did not want my company. She wasn’t kicking me out of our room. But she kind
e barracks, texting Kayden on the way. He met me partway across
ng on, boss? Something wrong?”
bout it on the drive.”
o be gone too long, but I need to give Fiona some space to work, maybe for an
huh?” Kayden grimaced.
ot like it if I came home drunk.
to two beers, ma
parking lot. “Shall we?”
ys as I tossed them over.
Fiona
able to complete some work on my computer before bed. But
s.
Deleted a bunch of things I didn’t need anymore.
I messaged Nina. I told her all about everything that had just happe
ged. She was borderline homicidal.
the other hand, only felt drained after
ing me that security clearance. Because I am gonna come down there and kick that bitch’
beg you, please do not.
girl.
is followed, making me laugh aloud. I was able to put the work away after that.
der returned, smelling like alcohol. He adjourned to the shower immediately, though the scent of whiskey lingered behind.
ine, pressing us as close together as possible.