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One of my new researchers looks uneasy. “I’m not sure… If you want to proceed in a more aggressive manner, we need to talk to legal about our options.”
“Legal will just have to find a way,” I snap, irritated. “I don’t want to hear reasons why I can’t do something. I want solutions. Fast. And if you want a future at Wolfe Capital, you’ll learn to never tell me ‘No’ again,” I add.
The guy quakes.
“Anything else?” I look around, impatient. There’s no reply. “Good, that means you’ll have a plan for me by the end of the week.”
I walk out, back to my office. Becca joins me there, a moment later. “Nice inspirational speech there, coach,” she quips. “Clear eyes, full hearts.”
“Is that some TV reference?”
“Forget it,” she says, clearly sensing I’m not in the mood for chitchat. That’s one of the things I can depend on with Becca: She doesn’t waste time on petty bullshit. Not when there’s money to be made. “I’ll convene with legal tonight, start drawing up plans.”
I nod, pleased. It’s already past nine p.m., but don’t tell her it can wait until morning, or for her not to interrupt her plans. I pay people for their time, and absolute dedication. “And fire the new kid, whatshisname.”
“Kenny,” Becca sighs. “I could use him on this, his research has been excellent.”
“Fine. Have him complete the project,thenfire him,” I agree. “He’s clearly not cut out for the place.”
She nods in agreement. I head for the door, but Becca lingers, and I can see there’s something she wants to say. “More thoughts on the takeover?” I ask.
She shakes her head. “Avery seems sweet,” she says instead.
I stop. “You’ve never been one not to speak your mind,” I point out dryly. “Why start now?”
Becca looks amused. “Fair enough. I don’t trust her.”
I wait, surprised.
“I don’t know how you met, or what you think her deal is, but the girl has an agenda,” Becca continues.
“What makes you say that?” I ask, curious. Becca has great instincts—usually.
“No reason I can put my finger on,” Becca shrugs. “Just a gut reaction.”
“Well, this time your gut might be mistaken,” I reply. I’m the one who masterminded Avery’s entry into my life, she was just a pawn in a bigger game. “Really,” I add, seeing Becca’s genuine concern. “She’s young and naïve, and her only agenda is to get under my skin and piss me off whenever she can.”
Becca looks wary, but gives a shrug. “Whatever you say, boss. But watch out. Sometimes, the most innocent ones have the sharpest edge.”
I head home,but Becca’s words linger in my mind.
Could Avery be hiding something from me? My own instincts wondered if she was holding something back, but I figured it was just her sexual inexperience, and how thrown she is by her burgeoning desire.
And fuck, that desire is intoxicating.
It’s a new kind of rush, watching her discover what it means to want somebody. To needme, even though she tries her best to fight the desire.
But I will always win. And now I know her weaknesses… The way her slick cunt gripped around me when I told her she was a good girl. That flash of lust and shame when she finally broke down and begged me for more.
She wants to be controlled. Dominated. To follow my instructions and seek my praise as a reward.
Fuck, I’m hard just thinking about it. The things I’m going to teach that girl…
The ways I can corrupt her innocence.
She’s awakened a possessiveness inside of me that’s beyond anything I’ve ever experienced before. When I found her gone from the house, and she didn’t answer my calls, I thought she’d left me.
The fury that consumed me. The fear, too, when I wondered if something had happened to her… If someone hadtakenher.
