Series: Werewolves of Wall Street Series by Renee Rose
Total pages in book: 76
Estimated words: 73722 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 369(@200wpm)___ 295(@250wpm)___ 246(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 73722 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 369(@200wpm)___ 295(@250wpm)___ 246(@300wpm)
“Billy’s just mad because he hasn’t gotten any since the last full moon,” Nickel snarks.
“And he hates talking mates,” Vance says.
“He hates most things.” Jake tosses his leftovers into the woods and bounces on his toes, ready for a fight.
“Enough,” I let out a growl. “We’ve still got the deal with Benson. We need to stay focused.”
That shuts them up.
“I’m going to run a bit longer,” Nickel says. “Join Sully on his border rounds.”
“Bring them with you,” I point to three youngsters who have figured out how to manipulate the nozzle of one of the kegs and are spraying each other with lager. “Make them dunk in the lake first.”
“Alpha.” Nickel inclines his head and lopes forward.
The rest of my top wolves disperse. All except for Billy.
I finish my steak and let the bone drop to the forest floor. I know why Billy’s hanging around.
After a few moments, he says in a low voice. “What happened earlier today? You left the office.”
Of course he fucking knows.
“My wolf needed to blow off steam after Adalwulf showed up.”
“You took your secretary.”
I shrug. “It was still a work day.” I leave it at that. An alpha doesn’t need to explain himself.
I’ve never kept a secret from my wolf brothers before, but once again, I find myself breaking the rules for Madi.
“I don’t trust her.”
“You don't have to trust her. She does her job.” My wolf isn’t satisfied with this. He wants to lunge at Billy, teach him to keep Madi’s name out of his mouth unless he’s speaking with respect. “Today, she entered the room. She read what was happening and did what it took for me to save face with the enemy.”
At the mention of Aiden Adalwulf, Billy’s lip curls. “That fucker shouldn’t even have been in our building.”
“It was one of his games. Our employee entered his lobby, so he invited himself over. I wasn’t about to turn him away at the door.” We’re not afraid of him.
I’m more concerned with what I’ll do to him if he ever looks at Madi again. Ripping out his eyes would only be a start.
And what would Madi think about that? She doesn’t know what I am. She’s human. She can’t know.
The world I live in is so different from hers, it might as well be in another galaxy.
“You concern yourself with closing this deal and solidifying our market dominance,” I tell Billy. “I’ll handle my assistant.”
Chapter Twenty-Two
Madi
I have an extra flounce in my step as I head out to work. I’m both nervous and excited to see Brick. We’re in uncharted territory. I didn’t know Wild Fling Madi existed, but she is on fire.
There’s a sleek black limo waiting for me at the curb. Tony the driver stands ready to open the passenger door.
“What is this?” I ask. I’m half ready to check my phone to see if I missed a notification of Brick scheduling a meeting at my apartment.
“I pick you up and drop you off from now on. Mr. Blackthroat’s orders.”
I open my mouth to argue that I take the subway then close it. “This is unexpected.”
Tony shrugs. “Don’t look a gift limo in the mouth.”
I can’t argue with that logic. I slide in and sink into the divine leather. There’s a vanilla latte waiting for me.
Holy. Crap.
My boss is spoiling me. Or is he wooing me?
Either way, I’m here for it.
I have a big smile on my face when I pull up my phone and send off Brick’s morning report with a note in the body of the email: A limo? Really?
His reply comes a minute later. I require my assistant to operate at peak efficiency. And to be on time.
I wonder if he’s going to think so charitably of me when he sees what I’m wearing. Another peek-a-boob dress that Aubrey helped me pick out. Exactly what Brick loves to hate.
And if I’m lucky, he’ll give me another informal reprimand.
Brick
My naughty assistant waits for me at the head of the conference table, looking like all my dirty fantasies. I should bend her over the conference table and spank her for insubordination.
The moment I think it, I nearly lose control. I can’t touch her again. It’s getting too intense for me.
I settle for a raised eyebrow at her cleavage. She smirks at me.
“I see you’re early today.”
“Yes.” She leans close under the pretense of handing me my meeting agenda. “I’m so grateful to Tony.”
“Only Tony?”
“Yes. He brought me a vanilla latte and everything. It almost made up for the time my boss disciplined me in the middle of a restaurant.”
“Your boss sounds like a dick.”
“He is.”
The door opens, and my pack brothers file in to take their seats. Even if we whisper, they’ll hear every word. As it is, Billy shoots me a questioning glance before glaring at Madi.
She ignores him, striding to the side of the room and turns on the video screen. Nickel’s face appears, his wrinkled brow smoothing when he sees us assembled.