Chapter 97

Chapter 97

"Early. And why are you taking business calls before 8am?"

I sighed and rubbed my forehead. "Sorry, didn't even realize the time."

I felt a wave of worry before the door to his office clicked open with the phone still

at his ear.

"What's wrong?"

I laughed. "Why do you assume something's wrong?"

"You're in even earlier than usual."

I tried to protest, but he continued.

"You haven't 't even made coffee. You look exhausted."

I tried again to interject.

"And you are distracted. It's not like you to lose track of time."

"Are you done?" I asked, turning my back to him as I made my way to the coffee pot. He nodded at

me and just watched and waited. Once the sound of brewing met my ears I turned back to him.

"I was out late at the Crate. I have a bit of a headache from it," I said, thinking, but not admitting

aloud, I may have been a little drunk still too. He snorted and I knew he heard that thought through

well without you and I'm stressed about the upcoming challenges. I

didn't care. What was the point in hiding it when

pulled me into his arms

the open door.

The

don't give a shit about what the Council has to say

tightened around me and I relaxed against his chest, breathing in

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the stress fade away.

gurgling noises of coffee stopped, silencing the room and the aroma drew me from his arms in

an extra cup for me

us staying away from each other. I giggled thinking about it. If he didn't care, I didn't care. But when I walked into the office, closing the door behind me, I wasn't greeted in any way to be considered clandestine. Instead he was seated at his desk already

he reached for

knew this was a possibility, really an

got up from my seat and launched myself around his desk plopping ungracefully in his lap. It made him smile and stop mid stroke

when worried.

indulged him for a few before pulling

don't want to talk about it. I just want

your brain to figure it out." We had both gotten good about not constantly invading each other's mind. My cheeks pinked as my mind headed for

knew he had heard my thoughts.

nuzzling into my neck and taking a moment to breath my scent in deeply there. Oh, what that did to me was unexplainable

getting off the hook that easy.

I didn't already know or wasn't expecting

challenge! My stomach rose in my throat as the

to take over.

of that. I'm going

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