Page 59 of Her Cruel Alpha

“The meeting won't take me all day. I can stop in this afternoon. We could go grab something for lunch.”

Katie shook her head. “No, you do what you need to do. You don’t have to worry about coming down to the lab.”

She leaned up and placed a kiss on my cheek before she slipped out. “I’ll see you when I get home.”

I heard the door open and shut. The house fell silent, and I sighed. I glanced at the time, seeing that the meeting with Kyle and Kent was in an hour. I decided I might as well head over.

I arrived at City Hall and went into our normal meeting room. I took a seat and glanced at my phone when Kent walked in.

“Someone’s early.”

I glanced up, raising an eyebrow at Kent. Half soaked from the rain outside, he shook his head, spraying water all over.

“Hey, watch where you're shaking.” I leaned back, not wanting to get more wet than I already was. “And I’m early because Katie went to work, and I have nothing better to do.”

Kent took a seat. “Is someone missing his wife?”

I rolled my eyes. While I was, I wasn’t going to say those words. I’d never hear the end of it.

“No.”

“You’re such a shitty liar.” He said as he pulled his jacket off, throwing it over another chair. “You are a love-struck puppy.”

I sighed, knowing I couldn’t deny my feelings. I knew that I loved Katie, but I didn’t know if it was right to say that. We were getting along, and I didn’t want to scare her away.

“Do you know where Kyle is?” I asked, wanting to change the subject.

“He should be coming. I spotted him in the parking lot. Though he was lip-locked with his girlfriend, so.”

Just then, Kyle strolled into the room. His eyes instantly went to Kent, and he scowled. “Did you have to bang on the window?”

Kent smirked. “I wanted to make sure you were aware you were still in public, and anyone could look into your window and see what you and your girl were doing.”

Kyle rolled his eyes, taking a seat next to me. “Jesus, we were kissing. It wasn’t like she was giving me a blow job.”

Kent shrugged. “Just wanted to make sure.”

“I think you did it because you were jealous.” Kyle quickly grumbled back and sighed. “Can you find him someone so he can quit ruining my life?”

I laughed and suddenly found I had missed this. I had been spending so much time with Katie that I hadn’t been able to really see the guys or talk with them.

“So, how are things between you two?” Kyle asked. “Are things better?”

I nodded. “Yeah, we’ve been getting along and spending lots of time together. But I wish I could do something to make her trust me more. Make her feel more at home.”

“What do you mean?” Kent asked. “Isn’t she comfortable there?”

“Yeah, but Katie’s never decorated or made it her own. She’s hardly home as it is. Even the bedroom she was using only has a few photos of her and Sam.”

“Why don’t you redecorate it then?” Kyle asked. “You have the spare time.”

He wasn’t wrong on that. I leaned back and tried to think of what I could do. When I bought my house, I hadn’t really used half of it. There were two empty bedrooms on the other side of the house that I never really used. One was an office that I may have used twice when I was sick and didn’t want to travel out of the house. The other room I had been using for storage.

Maybe I could do something with them. I always told myself I would, but I never did. And I had a huge open basement that I never touched. Suddenly, a few ideas formed in my head.

We started the meeting and went over the different topics the guys had concerns about. There had been people worried about the darkness and wanted some more information on how to protect themselves. I told the guys I would start a letter to be put out, to hopefully help calm the nerves. The meeting was only an hour long before I was heading home.

I was stopped at a red light when I noticed a sign on a lawn. Someone was selling a piano. An idea sparked. I quickly turned, taking a right, pulling over.

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