Falling for the Alpha

a

visit to her dad the next day. She could almost taste the homema

ffee was akin to pure blis

er. Just ten minutes past the hour of

d in the next moment, the door to the office Layla w

from her computer to acknowledge the intruder, who actua

llo, S

this middle age woman that way at the

at her presence as part of her routine was reporting to Sydney everyday with a

on the other staff today and be sure to report the detailed review on c

mergency coming from Sydney in other words meant "the world tires me t

eet her when something came up after s

siness and Sydney had the

dney." Layla replied

tress, making it seem like something was really up. Or maybe the emergency

office shared walls with Layla's. Secretary Dunson didn't actually work under her but

r, the first Sydney (the family had a thing for that name), refused h

d entrepreneurship side of things, and in addition, Secretary Dunson and Secretary Kilton maintained a

y of the environment, as he paced around his office. Prior to this, he had been in a lengthy call which Layla a

s bathroom and came back into her o

d Robert Dunson enough to evoke such a reaction? Layla wanted to see if

ed out. His footsteps at that moment, sounded parti

mediately by a sharp scurry a

door before he finished speaking and didn't hide her puzzlement w

lways was. There was no dried out ink pen to be seen, or crumpled paper ball by the bin. Eve

ed, questioning her wandering eyes. Another good actor, thought Layla, as

ly handed hi

it your immediate response so the ne

amed across his forehead. Layla involuntarily drew in a sharp breath as she got drawn int

rd, placed his elbows on his desk, and hands

linked repeatedly. He might be a Greek god descended from heaven, but his c

I hope there

do yo

She gave him a look, d

picked up a pen on his table, slowly

f it's work related. Your paci

lem if you must know. Nothing tha

ared a

show some concern." S

reach his eyes. "Now if you don't mind, can we go o

e was out of his desk and on his palms at superhuman speed

"Since there's nothing else, do show yourse

ed out as best as she could o

der her breath once she had cl

e. There's no way humanly possible he could have ev

This was how things had been. He had made it clear fro

ing towards her. It was time to ge