“I want to have a private conversation with you.”
“About what?”he asked, shifting his attention from her to me as I walked in.
She turned to look, too.
I ignored her and held up his lunch.He nodded.She didn’t say anything as I unpacked his order and set everything out on his desk.
When I turned toward him, I “accidentally” tripped and fell on top of him.Our mouths connected.I licked him subtly then bolted upright.
“I’m so sorry, Mr.Steele.Are you okay?”
His eyes were burning gold as he brought his thumb to his mouth to rub where I’d licked him.
“I’m fine, Ms.Elmantas.Are you all right?”
Lianna snorted.“Are you serious right now?She did that on purpose, Drake.”
“I’m fine,” I said, ignoring her.“Let me know if you need anything else.”
My expression shifted to sultry just before I turned away, and her hands fisted in response.
Satisfied that I’d pushed her to the edge, I continued walking toward the door, where the Snack Pack was spectating.
“Actually, I want to talk about us,” I heard her say.“It’s been forever since I spent the night.”
Bomir made an “oh no she didn’t” face, and I waved away his anger.Her attempts to get a reaction from me wouldn’t work.I knew their story and trusted Konni.
“I’ll just close this for you,” I said when I reached the door.
Bomir waited until it was closed to ask why.
I grinned.“She’s not the one he wants to be behind closed doors with, and he’s going to make that very obvious.”
She came storming out ten minutes later.I didn’t turn to look but took another bite of my sandwich.
“Ms.Elmantas,” Konni called before she was too far to hear.“Could I have a moment, please?”
I stood and turned at the same time she glanced back at me.The hate in her eyes was real.I smirked, went in, and closed the door.
The sound of the turning lock could be heard outside.I knew because I’d checked this morning before anyone arrived.
Konni’s arms wrapped around me from behind.
“I don’t like you pushing her like this.”He kissed the side of my neck.
“You really need to shift into a dragon for me soon so I know what might happen if I push too hard.”
“She wouldn’t go that far, but I’d be happy to shift for you tonight.”
I nodded, turned in his arms, and ran my hands down his suit.
“How much time do you have before your next meeting?”I asked.
“I can be late.”
He was.By fifteen minutes.
The fire inspector’s call Konni was waiting for finally came in just after two.Edi interrupted his meeting in the conference room.When Konni headed into his office, the rest of us followed him in and closed the door.We listened to the inspector confirm it was arson and that they had unclear footage from a neighbor’s bird camera of someone entering through Mom’s window.
