Chapter 3

"You look pretty," he said after a moment of awkward silence. He looked at me again with that predatory look he had in the office."You know, it’s rude to stare at people like that."

"It’s termed disrespectful," I said, trying to sound as professional as possible when, in reality, I wanted to give him a piece of my mind and tell him to fuck off.

"Really?  "And how am I staring at you?" He had this amusing look on his face.I bit back the irritation that threatened to surface.

"Like your mother didn’t raise you right," I smiled. Anyone could see that it was a dark and pretentious smile.

"You know, your boss seems to think so highly of you." He walked closer to me in the enclosed space.

"It would be a shame if he were to fire you because I said something bad about you. "And trust me, I can be very persuasive," he said with this deceitful smile.

"So darling," he said, bending over the table to look me straight in the eye. "What’s your name?"Something about the way he asked me the second time made me realise that he wasn’t kidding about his earlier threat.

"Eloise," I cursed myself mentally for stammering."Eloise," he repeated. The way my body shivered as he pronounced my name made me shiver.

"Would you like to go out with me for dinner?""I would rather eat dust," I said in a painfully polite voice.

"I see," he said, smiling. At this point, I wanted nothing more than to wipe the smile off his face with a slap.

"I’ll hold you up to that.""If you’ll excuse me, sir," I said, walking out the door without even waiting for him to say another word.

I was not even sure if I was going to be able to hold myself back from smacking him across the face if he looked at me with those stupid eyes or said another comment.

"Have a good day, beautiful," he said, standing close to me as I reached him beside the door.

Eric’s p.o.v She was perfect.Everything I could not even imagine in a partner. She looked like she was not going to take sh*t from anyone. And that made me want her even more.Her scent.

A mixture of sandalwood and vinegar. It was an odd combination, but for some reason, it drew me in like a moth to a flame.

I wanted her, I needed her, and my whole being craved having her by my side.

My wolf was going crazy the instant she walked into the room. It was displeased by the dress she was wearing. It showed her curves, something that is for my eyes and mine only.

No other man deserved to see the curves.Her voice.It calmed my wolf in ways I didn’t even know were possible. And that was saying a lot since my wolf was known to be the most aggressive wolf.

I walked back to the main office; we could see where the rest of the staff was."He should be around here somewhere," I thought to myself as I scanned the room.

"Bingo," I said to myself as I slowly walked to the guy."Would you have a minute?" I said, looking at him innocently.

He seemed scared."A changeling," I thought to myself."Look, dude," he stammered, looking for a way to escape.

"I said a minute!" I spoke in a low, stable voice.He walked to a quiet place, away from prying ears."Now here’s how it’s going to be," I said, smiling.

I could see the fear building up.

"You see that cute blondie you tried to kill a while back? "You would not touch her, you would not walk in her direction, and you would not even smell her.

Or else," I let my wolf out there for a slight moment. "You and I are going to be having some issues."

"Do you get it?"My voice came out deeper and harsher than I expected, but then again, it was more of my wolf in control than I was.

"I get you," he said, and he scrambled out of my sight. I heaved a sigh. The scent of my friend lingered in the air."A minute more, my love." I thought as I smiled more at myself.

This was the most I had smiled in a long time.She was unknowingly changing my world. Even without her knowing.……

Eloise’s p.o.v It went from annoying to more annoying for me as the day went by. There was no way to hide my irritation at the end of the day.

"Did you take Eric around the new restaurant as I said today, Almara?" I took a deep breath twice before I answered, before I said the wrong thing."No, Mr. Tinch." I spoke in a professional voice.

"Are you crazy?" He is going to be one of our biggest partners! I clearly told you to leave your work today and show him around! "You are nothing but an empty head!"I bit my tongue.

I needed the money to get a new place and move out of the house. He was not worth ruining my plans for.

"If not for your beauty and body, you would be pretty useless to me," I said, snapping my eyes at him.He made it sound as though we were fucking.

I gagged at the thought.I would rather sell my organs than be with him that way.

"You told me to follow you through the day!" Almara, get me this! Almara, get me that! "You know, maybe, just maybe," I said, holding my tongue.

It was becoming more and more difficult to keep my irritation away from him."I’ll deal with your attitude in a minute," he said as he brought his phone out of his pocket to pick up a call.

Well, I guess I’m bumping into you again, huh?" Eric said he was coming to stand beside me.I rolled my eyes at him.

"What do you want?" I said, not even bothering to sound polite. Something about him made me relax to the point that I could care less whether I was polite or not around him.

"Would you believe if I said I missed you?" he said with that stupid smile."Oh, please, spare me.""Very well then.

You promised me a day at the restaurant and a dinner. "I was told to find you here; guess I was right," he smiled at me.

"As we were saying," my boss said, walking back to me with a scowl on his face."Sir, I hope you wouldn’t mind if I stole Eloise for a moment."

"She owes me." The look on my boss’s face turned from friendliness to a smile."Oh!  I wouldn’t mind.

Make sure you show him the places with the best view." He said, "Turning away."I couldn’t help but roll my eyes."shall we?"  Eric said he was stretching his hands for me to hold.

I put my hand in his and froze for a moment.Different images flashed through my mind in an instant.

It was between me and him. We were both happy.

Another image of us kissing and another of us being cosy, We seemed to be living in the same house."Let’s go," I said, shaking my head to try and get rid of the images.