Yes, perhaps it was time to shift tactics.
Chapter Six
“What the fuck are you doing?” Kajgrumbled when he stepped into his bedchamber to find Blaz and two of theheurosptaking measurements.
“I’ve been tasked with fortifying your private quarters.”
“Fortifying?” Kaj watched as theheurospdragged the tape measure from one end of the room to the other.
“For starters, we’re taking down that wall”—Blaz motioned to his left—“so we can expand the space. Since this’ll suffice as a panic room, it’s necessary to give you the means to live in the event something happens.”
“And what do you think’s going to happen?”
Blaz shrugged. “Get that wall, would you?” he said to his helpers. “I figure you’ll need a kitchen and storage for food.”
“So you’re prepping me for a doomsday event?”
The male smirked. “That’s one way to look at it, sure. But we’re also going to insulate the walls, floor, and ceiling with titanium. Then I’ve got this cool material that’ll make it basically impenetrable.”
“Perhaps I should find another room to sleep in temporarily.”
Blaz smiled. “That’s actually a fantastic idea.”
Kaj shook his head in disbelief. “It was a joke. Why can’t you fortify another room and I can move in there later?”
“Because this one is directly above your office.”
“I don’t have an office,” Kaj countered.
“You will soon.”
Great.
“Which’ll allow me to provide access from below. In the event you need to take refuge should something happen while you’re working.”
“Working? In an office?”
Blaz peered at him, eyebrows slowly lifting. “That’s part of the role of Alpha,phaal. You’ve got documents to review, emails to tend to. Blah, blah, blah. You need a private space to take care of that.”
No, what Kaj needed was to be out in the field, getting his hands dirty with the Zenith. Not to be locked in this house for the rest of eternity.
“It’ll take some getting used to,” Blaz stated, as though he could read Kaj’s mind.
“You don’t say.”
“Huracan told me this is priority,” the male continued. “I’ll do my best to have the work done during the night when you’re tending to other business, but I can’t promise you’ll be able to stay here during the day. Construction and all.”
Construction. Fucking great.
Kaj turned to theheurosp. “Do me a favor. Have my things moved to another room.”
“Of course, sire,” the male said softly.
“You’ve got a week,” Kaj told Blaz.
The vampire barked a laugh, then sobered. “You’re serious.”
“I have shit to do, as you so kindly reminded me. I don’t have time for this disruption.”
