Graham shakes his head. “I'm even more glad we've gotten you an assistant now before you work yourself to death. Grant, you have a house here.”
“A really nice one, if I might add,” Nate interjects. “I've stayed in it. It's gorgeous.”
“Yes, but you know that place really isn't my style.”
“I know,” Nate replies. “Still, go and stay there for tonight and forget about work. Whatever you need, we'll handle it.”
“I'm not the sort to lie to you, so I'll tell you now that I'm definitely not going to forget work. However, I'll take your advice and sleep at my house tonight.”
Graham pumps his fist in the air. “A win is a win,” the man says.
I walk to the window, peering at the city below me. “How have things been here?” I ask. “I've been so busy with outside threats that we've almost missed hunters here, right under our noses.”
“None of that is your fault,” Nate says, stepping forward. “Without your guidance, we may not have made it out of those situations alive. We are lucky to have you as our Alpha.”
I shake my head. “You guys are more competent than you may think. I'm not kidding when I say I can rely on you both, and that's why I'm entertaining this idea of an assistant. Still, if this doesn't work out, I'll put an end to the arrangement.”
“Deal,” they chorus.
I realize that I no longer perceive the aroma of food. “Alright, tell Leena to come back in and explain what her job will be.”
I need to hear this, too.
Graham goes to fetch her. She looks better this time, even in her sweats and oversized shirt. I can tell she's less tired, too. Leena looks between the three of us, waiting for what we have to say.
“Leena,” Nate addresses her. “You're being given a very important job. It's perhaps one of the most important jobs in this pack because it involves our Alpha. You understand that, right?”
She nods in response. “I do.”
“Good. Your duties are not going to be difficult, but they will need to be taken as seriously as possible. You'll be Grant's assistant more than anything else. You'll help him with organizing his schedule and sorting out his work. I'm sure you'll be able to get used to this after a while.”
“Yeah, I'm a quick learner.”
“You'll also be in charge of his house staff, acting as their coordinator. That will give Grant something less to worry about.”
That's new.
I choose to stay quiet, waiting to see what else Leena is going to be in charge of. Nate continues his explanation. “You’ll need to help the alpha stay on track. He runs through a lot of projects and juggles them. With you helping with the workload, he'll be able to stay on one project at a time.”
That's fair, I guess.
“I can do that,” Leena assures us. “What else?”
Graham nods approvingly before taking over. “You need to ensure that Grant sleeps and eats regularly.”
“No offense,” Leena says, turning to me. “I hear everything you've said and I can do them, I promise, but I don't know how I feel about telling the alpha what to do.”
Graham and Nate chuckle to themselves. “You can't tell the alpha what to do,” Nate says, “but you can definitely suggest. Grant isn't like other leaders. He actually listens to us, and that's why we will follow him to the ends of the earth.”
“That's right,” Graham agrees.
I'm not worried about being told what to do, but it's cute that Leena thinks so. The situation I'm trying to avoid is having a female wolf so close to me and in my space all the time.
I have even more reservations now, knowing that Leena is the girl that I had seen on the street.
I had felt something then that I was worried about feeling all the time. Even now, there's an urge that's pulling me toward her. After my ex-wife, I'm not sure I want any woman in my life or in my space this much.
Still, I've already agreed to look out for her, and that's arguably more important than how I feel at the moment.
