“Are you okay?” Natasha asked, breaking my train of thoughts. I jumped in surprise at her voice before turning to face her and I smiled. Her eyes met mine and she frowned in confusion before I nodded.
“I just needed a little air,” I said and she looked up at the AC for a second before nodding.
“The air is indeed a little stuffy, do you want me to open the AC for you? Or do you prefer the window?” She asked and I smiled at her genuine question.
“I think the AC would be better.” I said, looking at her as she opened the dresser making me frown in confusion before she pulled out the remote.
“I think that you should explore your own room better,” she said, making me laugh. “Now you know where the remote is and can turn on your own AC if you’re feeling hot…”
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“What do you think of these shorts?” Natasha asked, showing me the pair of pink shorts. I smiled at their beauty, and the fact that I was actually able to get pants was something that I was excited about. The last time that I wore any pants was a while into my engagement to Elton, it was before he decided to take my virginity.
“I like them, but I am a little too self conscious for such outfits,” I said and she shook her head at me as I blushed.
“Well, you are going to be wearing them on your own time. So, it would be mostly me, as I will be invading your private time, who sees you.” She said before putting them in the cart. “You’ll look cute in them, and you shouldn’t have anything to be self conscious about, you look beautiful.”
Her compliment made my heart swell, especially since I could tell that she was being genuine.
“So, now we got you dresses, pants, shirts, shorts, pajamas, and underwear. Do you want socks? We are still going to get you a few slippers and shoes…”
“Natasha, won’t it be too much? I don’t even know how much everything costs…”
“You don’t need to worry about the money,” she said, her tone softening. “And I have enough to pay for our shopping ten times what we just added in the cart. You just get what you like and there’s no need to worry,”
I went to open my mouth to respond before the bedroom door was knocked, taking me off guard. I went to stand from the bed, catching the Alpha’s scent, but Natasha put her hand on my thigh, stopping me.
“Come in,” she called and I raised an eyebrow, watching as the Alpha opened the door before he silently walked toward us and handed Natasha his card. His eyes met mine for a second and I couldn’t help but feel small as my cheeks burned crimson. My wolf shied back, but the Alpha didn’t seem to care as he turned his attention to Natasha.
“Get her what she wants and needs. She has an open budget.” He said, and she nodded. He looked at me and nodded at me to follow him, making my heart race against my ribcage.
I got up from bed and followed him out of the room, my heart racing as I feared what was to come. However, it wasn’t long until I caught the sight of the blood that was on his shirt and his knuckle. “Alpha, you’re bleeding?”
“Don’t worry about them,” he said, making me frown in confusion. “Why didn’t you tell me that you didn’t have anything that belonged to you?”
I avoided his eyes as I looked down at my feet before he put his finger under my chin, raising it gently. Sparks coursed through my body as I looked him in the eye, and the Alpha froze for a second before running his finger over it gently. “You know that I was well aware of it, but my question is, why didn’t YOU tell me?”
“You knew and didn’t offer, Alpha.” I said, choosing to keep my dignity in place. “I was waiting to get paid before I could buy any, and I was going to return the money to Natasha anyway.”
“You are my responsibility, Eleanor. And you’re working for me personally; therefore, if you need anything, I am the first to know, and I will be sure to provide it. Do you understand me, malyshka?” He asked, his tone stern as he looked me dead in the eye. My heart raced and I nodded, making him smile. “Now go before Natasha ends up buying off the whole store.”
I had to fight back a laugh that almost escaped my lips before I took his hand in mine, making him frown as I ran my finger over the cuts that were on his knuckle. “Are you sure that you don’t want me helping with these? I can go back and…”
“Don’t worry, they will be healing in a bit anyway.” He said, his voice softening as he looked me in the eye. “Have a nice night, Eleanor…”
Killian:
I cleaned the cut that was on my fingers and shook my head as I recalled what happened.
The fact that I found the man waiting for us was something that annoyed me.
It only showed me that he wanted me to find him. The Bernardi were playing a dangerous game, and that was something that they all knew, but the consequence that would follow what they were doing was going to be lethal. And their assassin’s head being sent to them in a box, when they initially expected it to be mine, would be direct proof of it.
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