Page 60 of Her Cruel Alpha

Hours later, Katie came home. I was in the back room when I heard the front door open and shut. I headed down the hallway and found her staring at the piano in the entryway. She looked at me. “What’s this doing here?”

“I bought it today.”

Her mouth hung open slightly. “But why?”

I shrugged. “Well, I figured I should have one since I know how to play, and you said you wanted to learn. I can't teach you.”

She looked shocked as she walked over to it, placing her fingers down on a few keys. “I don’t know what to say.”

“Well, before you say anything, how about you come down and let me show you the back rooms.”

Katie walked towards me, and I took her down the hallway to the left back room. Katie’s eyes widened as pieces of wood were all over the place. “What am I looking at?”

“I’m putting bookshelves in. I’m making you an office.”

Her eyes snapped to me. “What? Why?”

“Because this is your home, too, and you should have a space to call your own.”

She looked around the space. “You’re making me an office?”

I nodded. “Yeah. I was trying to put some bookshelves together, but the directions aren’t great, so it might take me a few days. I also called a contractor to get some stuff done in the basement.”

“Why?”

“I’m going to make you a lab down there. I thought of redoing my office, but I figured the basement would have more space, and we could also soundproof it. So, you wouldn’t have to always travel to the lab.”

“Henrik, you don’t have to do all of that.”

“I do,” I said, correcting her. “Because this is just as much your house as it is mine. I want you to feel comfortable here. And if you aren’t home to make these changes, I will.”

“That’s so sweet,” she said as she stepped closer, wrapping her arms around me. “This is so nice.”

I pulled her closer. “I’m glad you like it. It’s going to take a few weeks before it’s all done, but hopefully you feel more at home here then.”

Katie looked around the space. “This is the nicest anyone has ever done for me.” She turned back, leaned on her tiptoes, and kissed me on the cheek. “Thank you.”

I pulled her back and gave her a kiss on the lips, letting her sink into it. I held her tightly against me, feeling her nails dig into my shoulder. She leaned back, breaking the kiss. She waveda hand over her face and blushed. “Wow, you know how to catch a girl off guard.”

I chuckled. “Good. That was the plan.”

She leaned back slightly. “As much fun as this is, I’m starving. What are we doing for dinner?”

“How does pizza and a movie sound?”

Her eyes sparkled. “Sounds amazing.”

We had dinner with a movie and were in bed a couple of hours later.

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The next couple of days, Katie went to work, and I worked in the office. The bookshelves took two days, and I got her a big desk and put it near the window. I added curtains to the room and a large blue rug. The room was a deep purple color that she picked out with gold curtains. The room was filled with different shades of colors, which gave an energetic vibe.

I was putting a lamp together when I heard the front door. I glanced at my watch, seeing it was only eleven.

I left the room and headed towards the front. “Katie?”

“In the kitchen,” she called.

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