Their reactions were…interesting.
Finn growled and quickly looked away. He stared at the ground hard, picked at the grass near his crossed legs, and whispered swiftly, “Too late. He’s headed this way.”
I blinked in shock at his obvious anxiety.
All four of Godric’s friends, and if I wasn’t mistaken, all the powerful men in the corporations, gazed anywhere but at the man walking toward us in flip-flops.
I tensed and set my plate and my fork down.
Theron stopped in front of our group.
He was playing a game on his bracelet again, his head down without a care. His voice was quiet with an accent that sounded like sand blowing in a light breeze.
Theron stated directly in greeting, “Mr. King.”
His gaze lifted. He didn’t look at Godric.
Those dark eyes were honed directly on me.
I still couldn’t figure out how old he was.
His attire was so innocent and casual.
His honey-colored hair gleamed under the sun.
And he definitely still scared the shit out of me.
Godric sighed. “Theron, this is Poppy.”
The man didn’t say anything, only started another one of his slow perusals of my person. When his regard rose back up my body and landed on my eyes, he smiled.
And it transformed his face into a masterpiece of beauty.
I blinked.
He. Was. Scary. As. Fuck.
Theron tipped his head to me. “It’s an absolute pleasure to meet you, Poppy.”
I nodded my head in a jerky motion.
I couldn’t speak for the fear tightening my throat.
He stared. “A quiet one, huh?”
Godric chuckled. “Not exactly.” He leaned closer to me, his shoulder bunched with protective muscle and warmth. “I actually need a favor.”
Theron finally turned those eyes on Godric.
He complained, “I’m supposed to be on vacation.”
“Yes. So you’ve said before. A hundred times. And yet you keep popping up at the most annoying times.” Godric glared with an old argument that I knew nothing of, but I did know it was one by his irked expression. He paused and tapped his right foot. “So, are you willing?”
Theron peered back down to his bracelet. His tan fingers worked on the game with concentrated speed. “What is it?”
Godric sucked in a sharp breath, and then grumbled, “I’ll be away for a few days with no contact. I need you to run this place while I’m gone.”
I jerked my head in his direction.
