Page 68 of Forsaken Desire
I opened it to find Samantha grinning at me.
“Samantha,” I said, not able to hide my confusion.
“Luna.” Her grin widened more. “I’m here to help with whatever you need.”
My eyebrows raised. She tilted her head. “Can I come in?”
I jolted out of the way, swinging the door open.
“Sorry,” I muttered sheepishly. Her car was parked in the front, her mate in the driver’s seat. “Does Soril want to come in?”
“Nope, not allowed.”
I raised an eyebrow and closed the door.
“Why not?”
“The Alpha has forbidden any males from entering his house unless he’s present. Even with mated males, he has a problem.” She grinned. “The cons of having an Alpha for a mate—they’re too much sometimes.”
“Sometimes?”
“You’re right—all the fucking time.” She burst into laughter, and I couldn’t stop my grin.
I didn’t want to outright ask her why she was here, but I couldn’t help the curiosity.
“Alpha saw us talking yesterday, and he asked if I wanted to work here.” I could only blink. Fortunately, I didn’t have to ask because she kept going. “Usually I work at The W, in housekeeping, but when he offered, I took it without hesitation.” Her excitement was infectious. “He even offered Soril a new job to keep an eye on you.”
I stiffened, not liking that at all, which had everything to do with me living with constant surveillance.
“Oh, don’t worry, he’s not going to come anywhere near you; mainly, he’s watching the house and he’s to report back to the Alpha periodically to confirm your safety.” That did soothe the tension, but still. He could have at least talked to me about it. “I’ll be here to do anything you need me to. Like a personal assistant.”
“I don’t need a personal assistant,” I replied, awkwardly.
Her eyes widened.
“Oh,” she mumbled. “If me being around makes you uncomfortable, I can just be outside?—”
“It’s not that,” I interrupted quickly. “I just . . . I’m not used to it.”
Her disappointment softened.
“I’ll only do whatever you don’t like. Dishes? I got it.” To make a point, she plucked the plates off the table. “Laundry, or if you want me to go shop for you, I can do that, too. Alpha gave me a card to get you whatever you might need.”
She used the fork to slide the food I didn’t finish into the trash, and placed it in the sink.
I didn’t like having people do things for me, it made me uncomfortable, but . . .
“We’ll figure out our boundaries,” I said finally.
Her smile widened, and she almost vibrated with excitement.
“Thank you, Luna,” she breathed.
“Can you show me the houses in the back?”
“Of course.” She nodded and kept up with my stride toward the hall that led to a closed screen. During the tour, Lucian hadn’t mentioned those two structures yards away from the main house. He’d skipped by them so easily that I hadn’t really thought much of it, figuring pack members lived there.
A stone path led toward a garden of flowers. The path ended and became a cleanly cut lawn. I felt kind of bad stepping on it. Trees stretched into the sky, surrounding the two homes next to each other.
