Page 33 of OutFoxed

She didn’t reply but handed Kasim his phone. “Here you go. I think he has a hairball.”

There was a shout from the phone that ended with, “Car!”

“Yup. Hairball. He’s cranky. I had better get going. Take care of Ula.” She was laughing as she carried her bag out to the car.

The driver held the door open and then closed it. She buckled up and got her computer out. She tethered her computer and got to work compiling information she had been assembling for the last week.

She worked rapidly and kept her focus on her screen as her body warmed up and weird pulses set off through her body. Her breathing stayed even, and when the car came to a halt, and she saw a manor house, she closed her computer and put it away. The driver opened her door, and she stepped out. He got her bag from the back, and she reached to take it.

He blinked. “I will take it inside for you, miss.”

“I would really rather carry it. I want to keep my hands busy.”

“My boss would skin me alive.”

“Fine.” She pulled her computer in front of her and held it in her arms. “Where am I going?”

He lifted her case and said, “This way, please. I thought you could sense where your mate was?”

“Only after you have bonded. It links the participants in the bond together, but you knew that.” She chuckled.

He glanced back at her. “You are large for an omega.”

“I am. I was not always an omega. I started as a tall woman and then transformed into a tall omega.”

“That isn’t possible.”

She walked into the house behind him. “Tell my body. It is very sure. So are the alphas. They checked extensively.”

The driver blinked and nodded then he led her down a hallway. He knocked on a door and said, “Boss, she’s here.”

The door swung open, and Giovanni looked at her with relief. She felt a surge of lust and clutched at her laptop.

He smiled. “Thomas and Richard will be here in a few minutes. Can we store your computer in my office?”

“I think that I might have a problem there. My nails are embedded in the leather.”

His expression softened. “Let me take it. Then we can get you something to drink, and I will show you your nest. You can change if you like.”

“I would. This feels like a formal to naked sort of occasion.” Pink was rising in her cheeks, and he carefully got her hands off her computer case. He carried her case to his office and returned with her phone.

He took her bag from the driver, and he nodded. “This way to the kitchen.”

The driver paused and then left.

Giovanni took her hand and carried her luggage in the other hand. The house was huge, but it was the grounds that she could see that held her interest. “How close is your nearest neighbour?”

“Five miles away. Why?”

“I do love morning flights.”

He lifted her hand to his lips. “Naked?”

“If the security system is restricted and your neighbours don’t fly drones, then yes.” She paused. “Oh, and as long as it doesn’t freak out your staff.”

“Don’t worry about the neighbours. They are shifters as well. They enjoy the woods and fields. You can have the sky.” He chuckled. “And the staff will get used to you, or they will find new places to work.”

There was an older woman moving around in the kitchen, and she beamed at Giovanni. “Boss, is this the young lady?”

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