Page 2 of Fighting My Demons

They suddenly stop and look at Addie, who is staring back at them.

“Yep, they are part of the six new employees on your floor,” Addie says.

I feel my stomach drop at her words. This can’t be happening. The Viking god doesn’t look like one that will take orders easily, let alone be okay with working under a woman.

“Exactly how am I supposed to get anything done with three men that look…” I shake my head. “Like that.”

“Like what?” Addie whispers, smiling. She knows very well what I mean.

“Never mind,” I mutter before trying to compose myself and failing miserably.

Reaching over, I hit the elevator buttons. Why is this thing so slow? I want to get out. When the elevator stops, I shove past them and all but run from it to my office, making sure to shut the door.

Chapter Two

Latham

“Be nice,” I tell them, pointing as they stare after her.

They start shoving each other, trying to get to her office first, and I shake my head when Cyrus steps into their path. He raises an eyebrow at their bickering and fighting.

“Meet your new employees,” Addie tells him, shoving the box back in my hands.

“Huh?” Cyrus asks, confused.

Addie shrugs, walking off and leaving me to explain. I try to explain, yet Blaine and Xavier keep adding their two cents’ worth.

They are meant to be leaving, so why are they arguing with me?

Xavier gets in my face, demanding that I back off because he wants her. Cyrus growls, getting in between us and shoving Xavier away when Eli walks out of his office, looking like a raging storm.

“What the fuck is going on?” he asks, when Xavier shoves me back, and I punch him.

Cyrus quickly gets between us, and I feel like incinerating his ass for even trying that shit with me.

Since when does he like humans, anyway?

“I saw her first. You can’t just stake a claim to her. What are you going to do with her anyway, kill her like the last one?” Blaine snaps at me.

“I am not going to kill her. You will kill her,” I tell him before shoving him.

“That’s it. What the fuck is going on? Or I will have you escorted out,” Eli says, ripping me away as I swing at Blaine.

Blaine is a brave man going up against the Prince of Darkness. He is lucky I have self-control going back a hundred years ago. I would have killed him and bled his soul from him just for talking back to me.

Cyrus sighs, sitting on the end of Addie's usual desk. He straightens out his coat before folding his arms over his chest, looking rather bored with this fiasco.

“Is anyone going to tell me what’s going on?” Eli asks.

“Latham has staked a claim for her, and it's bullshit,” Xavier says.

“Either share her or hand her over to Latham. Since when do you care for humans, anyway?” Eli spits at me.

“I saw her first. You only want her because I showed interest in her.”

I pinch the bridge of my nose. This is ridiculous. They are both leaving today anyway. What do they want with her?

“Oh, they still haven't told you the best news,” Cyrus says, and I look at him.