Page 22 of Her Cruel Alpha

Jones was still a mystery to us all. While he was the newest of us, he wasn’t new anymore. We’d all had our positions for several years now and knew each other well enough. Jones was somehow a different nut altogether.

“Morning, guys,” I said as I took a seat and leaned back in my chair. Frank looked at me, raising an eyebrow. “Morning. Did you see the others outside?”

“Aaron was on the phone in his car and I didn’t see the others, but we still have time before any of them are actually late.”

“I thought you’d be late, being as you're freshly married,” Frank said with a wiggle of an eyebrow. “So, how is married life?”

I had told Jay everything that happened between Katie and me, but I didn’t tell the guys. It wasn’t that I didn’t trust them, but more that I didn’t feel Katie would like everyone to know that the marriage had started out as rocky as it had. I knew that Jay would understand, being that his was just as messy when they first got together.

“Things are fine,” I said as I took my seat. “She’s at home getting used to living there. I think she said she wanted to getsome work done later. She has some catching up to do now that she’s been away from work for a week.”

“You think?” Jones asked, looking at me confused. “How do you not know?”

“Because Katie is a free woman, and if she decides to go back to work, she will, or maybe she changed her mind.”

“What are we talking about in here?” Maddox and Jay both stepped into the space. Maddox had his hair slicked back, and he was wearing a nice suit, which confused me a little. None of us dressed up to be here, so why did Maddox? “Where the hell were you coming from?”

Maddox chuckled as he swung into his chair. “I had a date this morning and I wanted to look nice.”

Jay swung into his seat next to me, shaking his head. “And you guys didn’t have to witness him tongue wrestling the woman before he came in here.”

Maddox smirked as he looked at Jay. “Jealous? I can have any girl I want and you go home to the same woman.”

Jay laughed. “You enjoy yourself, Maddox, because I’m perfectly content with my wife. She pleases me every way she can. I don’t have to ask for head.”

“Jesus, please stop,” I said, waving a hand. “I don’t need to hear this.”

“Yeah, we were talking about Henrik getting laid, not you guys.” Frank quickly added, leaning forward. “So, how was she?”

I rolled my shoulders back. “You all know I don’t discuss my bedroom antics, nor will I ever.”

“Oh, come on, we all know you had sex. Just tell us how it was.”

“No,” I snapped, shaking my head. “And we aren’t here to talk about my love life.” I tapped my finger on the table. “So, how about we talk about why we are here?”

“Sorry!” Aaron burst into the room, looking winded. He panted at the door for a moment before pulling himself up to his full height. “I had a problem with some guys in the pack, but it’s all covered now. Did I miss anything?”

“Just Henrik about to tell us the amount of sex he had now that he’s married,” Maddox said with a laugh.

Aaron swung into his seat, looking surprised. “Really? Henrik was giving details? Seems unlike him.”

“That’s because they are talking out of their asses,” I grumbled, shaking my head. “I wasn't telling shit. And if we want to talk about this, why the hell are you still dating?” I looked at Maddox. “You do realize that Katie will pair us all up. It’s a waste to date. You can’t have a serious relationship with anyone.”

Maddox combed a hand through his hair. “Just because I’m going to get married doesn’t mean I need to take myself off the market just yet. And besides, maybe we will have an open marriage. You can’t honestly tell me that there is one person out there made to be mine.”

All eyes went to Jay, and Jay froze. He glanced at me before he shrugged. “I didn’t think it was possible, but Sam is perfect in every way for me. She’s caring, and even when I’m grumpy, she still loves me.”

“And the chances of us all having that are slim,” Frank added.

“You don’t know that,” I said.

“If you want to prove us wrong, tell us how your love life is going.” Jone barked up, always seeming to listen in but saying so little.

I sighed. “Guys, it’s still new. We’ve only been married for what, a week?”

“Plenty of time to tell how the marriage is going to go.”

I rubbed my eyes. “How the hell is it we are all Alphas, and suddenly, our lives surround us, discussing whether or not we are getting any?”

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