she no longer found men attractive.
Chapter 2
Sloan half listened to what was going on, his eyes shifting to his new secretary. His trust of anyone was limited to his Warriors, and that was a trust they had earned after many years. He didn’t get in her head because he hadn’t had to. His background check, private investigator as well as his own searching gave him more ease, but trust her… not even close.
Jill started to head over to help Caroline with Becky, but he stopped her. “This better not backfire,” he warned.
“Give it a chance, Sloan.” Jill frowned. “When have I ever let you down?”
“Well, there was that one time—” Steve put up one finger as if counting.
“Shut it, lover boy,” Jill snapped.
“Yeah, about that.” Sloan glared at Steve. “I sent you to Kentucky in replacement of Dillon because—”
“I begged.” Steve sighed dramatically but then straightened. “I did save Hunter’s lady, though. That should count for something.”
Sloan had heard all about it, actually about everything, but he had a bad feeling he was about to hear it again Steve style. Jesus, save him. He had sent Steve to Beattyville, Kentucky, to help the Lee County Wolves with their transition. Dillon had been directed to go, but the Warrior chapter Dillon had been working with previously needed him back, so when Steve had begged to go, Sloan gave in and sent him. Sloan had held his breath the whole damn time Steve was there representing him.
“So, you know I kissed a girl,” Steve said with a shrug and then chuckled. “Hey, that’s a song by Katy Perr—”
“Steve, focus.” Jared snapped his fingers in front of Steve’s face. “Seriously, you don’t want to fuck this up.” He nodded discreetly at Sloan, who was staring straight at him.
“Anyway, Leda is old enough and well, they were just like… NO!” Steve shouted the “no” with a frown. “You know?”
“No, I don’t fucking know.” Sloan’s eyes narrowed. “I do know that I got a call about having one less Warrior returning before I was questioned on how to kill a vampire because said vampire had his tongue down some shifter’s throat who was under Garrett’s care.”
“Oh, ha, that Garrett is a funny alpha.” Steve shrugged it off with another uncomfortable laugh.
“Garrett was a pissed alpha,” Jill added from the back of the room. “And if it wasn’t for Hunter, you’d be dead, like in wolf food.”
“Don’t need your help, Jill,” Steve warned, then grinned at Sloan.
“Obviously, you do, Steve.” Jill shook her head and then headed toward Becky and Caroline.
“But he tried to choke me to death, which you obviously can’t do with a vampire.” Steve snorted but cut the snort short seeing Sloan’s glare. “So anyhoo….”
Jared outright laughed while Damon rolled his eyes. Duncan actually chuckled, and Jax stood and walked toward Caroline, shaking his head.
“Anyhoo?” Sloan felt the vein along his temple protrude; he seriously felt the fucker pulsing as if it were its own entity. “Did you fucking eat lead chips when you were little?”
“That’s a big possibility, sir.” Steve nodded, his facial expression indicating he knew he was digging himself into a deep-shit hole here and had no idea how to climb back out. “But I seriously meant no disrespect with Leda, and I did do my job with just a little fun on the side. I mean haven’t you ever, you know, on the side with a nice piece of as—”
“If you even finish that sentence, I will pull my Carrie shit on you, and you will find yourself out in the parking lot without your feet touching the ground,” Jill warned from the back of the room with a lift of her hand.
Sloan shook his head, but his eyes once again landed on Becky, who was watching the scene with a half grin. “I have shit to do, so brief me later. I’ve already talked to Garrett so I know everything already.”
“Ah, okay.” Steve looked disappointed. “I mean, what does
Chapter 2
Sloan half listened to what was going on, his eyes shifting to his new secretary. His trust of anyone was limited to his Warriors, and that was a trust they had earned after many years. He didn’t get in her head because he hadn’t had to. His background check, private investigator as well as his own searching gave him more ease, but trust her… not even close.
Jill started to head over to help Caroline with Becky, but he stopped her. “This better not backfire,” he warned.
“Give it a chance, Sloan.” Jill frowned. “When have I ever let you down?”
“Well, there was that one time—” Steve put up one finger as if counting.
“Shut it, lover boy,” Jill snapped.
“Yeah, about that.” Sloan glared at Steve. “I sent you to Kentucky in replacement of Dillon because—”
“I begged.” Steve sighed dramatically but then straightened. “I did save Hunter’s lady, though. That should count for something.”
Sloan had heard all about it, actually about everything, but he had a bad feeling he was about to hear it again Steve style. Jesus, save him. He had sent Steve to Beattyville, Kentucky, to help the Lee County Wolves with their transition. Dillon had been directed to go, but the Warrior chapter Dillon had been working with previously needed him back, so when Steve had begged to go, Sloan gave in and sent him. Sloan had held his breath the whole damn time Steve was there representing him.
“So, you know I kissed a girl,” Steve said with a shrug and then chuckled. “Hey, that’s a song by Katy Perr—”
“Steve, focus.” Jared snapped his fingers in front of Steve’s face. “Seriously, you don’t want to fuck this up.” He nodded discreetly at Sloan, who was staring straight at him.
“Anyway, Leda is old enough and well, they were just like… NO!” Steve shouted the “no” with a frown. “You know?”
“No, I don’t fucking know.” Sloan’s eyes narrowed. “I do know that I got a call about having one less Warrior returning before I was questioned on how to kill a vampire because said vampire had his tongue down some shifter’s throat who was under Garrett’s care.”
“Oh, ha, that Garrett is a funny alpha.” Steve shrugged it off with another uncomfortable laugh.
“Garrett was a pissed alpha,” Jill added from the back of the room. “And if it wasn’t for Hunter, you’d be dead, like in wolf food.”
“Don’t need your help, Jill,” Steve warned, then grinned at Sloan.
“Obviously, you do, Steve.” Jill shook her head and then headed toward Becky and Caroline.
“But he tried to choke me to death, which you obviously can’t do with a vampire.” Steve snorted but cut the snort short seeing Sloan’s glare. “So anyhoo….”
Jared outright laughed while Damon rolled his eyes. Duncan actually chuckled, and Jax stood and walked toward Caroline, shaking his head.
“Anyhoo?” Sloan felt the vein along his temple protrude; he seriously felt the fucker pulsing as if it were its own entity. “Did you fucking eat lead chips when you were little?”
“That’s a big possibility, sir.” Steve nodded, his facial expression indicating he knew he was digging himself into a deep-shit hole here and had no idea how to climb back out. “But I seriously meant no disrespect with Leda, and I did do my job with just a little fun on the side. I mean haven’t you ever, you know, on the side with a nice piece of as—”
“If you even finish that sentence, I will pull my Carrie shit on you, and you will find yourself out in the parking lot without your feet touching the ground,” Jill warned from the back of the room with a lift of her hand.
Sloan shook his head, but his eyes once again landed on Becky, who was watching the scene with a half grin. “I have shit to do, so brief me later. I’ve already talked to Garrett so I know everything already.”
“Ah, okay.” Steve looked disappointed. “I mean, what does
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