The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 127

Fiona

“You are looking extra lovely this morning.” Emmie smiled, giving me a quick once-over.

“Thank you, that’s sweet.” I offered my colleague a polite smile. “Better rested than you’ve seen me in a while, I suppose.”

-hmm. I think cutting down on that overtime is doing you some good, F

reparing my tea and moved aside. Emmie started pouring herself a cup of coffee while I walked over to the bre

tly, which was not so flattering.

coming over to join me at the table

ther way, I really ap

n her late twenties, maybe early thirties; she was pretty in a stern way, with auburn hair and bright green eyes I had to assume were the reason why her parents had named her “Emerald.”

ie had the same look in her eye that Nina had had when she’d asked me, on another occasion, “You get laid last night?”

t friend, and we were not alone in a diner at four a.m. This was a person I worked with, and I was not about to gossip about my love life with her or anyone here in the executive breakroom at Crescent Ventures. A company my fiancé also happened to own, making both me and Emmie his employees, to boo

strain and throw away my tea bag. “Thanks again, Emmie. I’ll see you later.”

”

alone. I didn’t enjoy doing it.

Luna to be indiscreet about my relationship with my high-profile Alpha, as well.

so made me feel a bit prickly to think about Emmie possibly being… curious… about my fiancée.

just could not go there with her.

desk with my tea and gave myself permission to take a five minute break before I had to go get set up for the morning meeting.

it up to text Alexander.

Alexander

my way to meet Kayden for our morning run. I just sent a message figuring

t mean dinner, of course. I was asking for her time, really. Time to let me take care of her. I think she knew

dated about her own limited availability, which I appreciated.

iscuss, too. Some requests for our time together over the upcoming w

orning, and already lightly raining by the time I stepped out from under a covered veranda and into the open field of t

on.

e air as he walked up. He was thinking the same thing.

re jogging toward the forest when I decided to jump right into it. I needed to give him a heads up about something

ou know.”

in order.

the feeling he was waiti

yden did not really need to know that first thing. It wasn’t my place to clue him in about it, anyway. The second thing he understood quickly.

line and started jogging into the forest just as the rain began to pour down in earnest

very cold drop that hit and bit at my sweat-slicked skin.

im around.

air with the advantage of hindsight.

bly tried not to, but he fell for her. And then sh

terward, and I thought that he was over it.

of nowhere (if I recall correctly, when she need

e as she’d done the first time.

ad been difficult to watch.

m. training Saturday,” he said, “while you entertain th

Nina.

.”

trees as fast as we could before lightning could strike anywhere nearby.