It wasn’t like Kaj knew how to answer someone’s request to mate. Just mate. Why the hell did they need his permission?
Or the announcement about an upcoming birth, his presence requested at the welcoming ceremony.
“What exactly am I supposed to do with these?”
“Answer them.”
Kaj jerked his attention to the male standing beside him. “I’ll be here for the rest of my goddamn life. I can’t reply to all these.”
Nor could he be at all these places to oversee and welcome. Fuck.
His gaze shot to the keyboard, thinking about the hunting and pecking that would take place just to type out a good evening.
Blaz chuckled. “I agree.”
Thank God.
“Which is why I’m suggesting you hire an assistant.”
He peered back at Blaz once more. “An assistant?”
The male nodded. “I was actually thinking Bijou would be good.”
Kaj shook his head. “Not Bijou. I’ve already asked her to help with firearms training.”
“Then we bring someone in from the outside.”
“Yeah?” Kaj chuckled. “A stranger? You want to bring a stranger here?”
“Kardobahn had help,” Blaz noted. “A lot, in fact.”
True. Kaj rarely interacted with his father’s staff, but he’d seen them flitting about. Unfortunately, they’d all been slaughtered during the attack.
“And how do we do that?” Kaj asked. “How do we find vampires willing to work for the Alpha?”
“Easy.” Blaz leaned over, twisting the laptop toward him, then tapping on the keys. He turned it back. “These are job boards.”
Kaj stared at the screen. There before him were dozens of posting for jobs, each with various wording that humans would likely not understand but that would make perfect sense to vampires. A few were even in the ancient language.
“Give me the go-ahead and I’ll start tossing up some postings. I’ve got a couple out there already seekingvestrahn, though we’ve yet to receive any responses.”
That didn’t sound good. “Why not?”
“I was probably a bit vague. Now that we’ve settled in, I know more of what we need, so I can be more specific.”
They needed everything. Butlers, maids, chefs. As much as Kaj appreciated theheurospwho were temporarily assisting, they weren’t vampires, which meant their loyalties were not to them. And ultimately, Kaj wanted to provide for his people, give them opportunities they might not otherwise have.
Kaj turned the computer, then got to his feet. “Have at it. Hire yourself an underling while you’re at it. Probably wouldn’t hurt to get some legal counsel on the payroll. Someone who knows vampire law inside and out.”
“Understood.” Blaz dropped into the chair and flexed his fingers, his face splitting in a wide grin.
“I’m heading over to the training center,” Kaj explained. “Mirakel and Huracan should be arriving with the first seven we’ll be moving through.”
“Seven? That’s a good number.”
Kaj wasn’t sure about all that, but he was eager to get this underway.
“If you need help, find Kidel,” Kaj told him. “And all interviews will need to be done elsewhere. I don’t want anyone brought in until they’ve been vetted completely.”
