He had gotten back very late and slept even later last night. Or was it this morning? He was about going to the bathroom to get washed off because time waited for no one and so did his paperwork when his phone rang.
He answered the call when he who it was. “Talk to me.” Samuel had expected it to be something related to the deal they were signing with Velvon. When it did not turn out to be he nearly crushed his phone. He had washed, dressed and was out the door with a speed that would have impressed his mother if he was still in highschool.
He was sure he was going to break someone's neck. When he saw the red welt on Rita's face all he felt was rage. Rowena would have left with more than the slap Rita gave her if he did not have an audience and the FDSA on his back. He did not need this with the full moon in a week. This Kind of agitation brought on the change quicker and having his wolf so close to the surface was a factual recipe for disaster.
Now Rita was here defying him by refusing to step into his office and questioning him. When he wanted to help.
“I have no idea what you are talking about.” He replied returning her stare.
She looked really really pissed off.
“No idea what i'm–Don't tell me you–don't tell me that shit!” she seethed. If looks could kill he would be in the intensive care unit.
“You see this.” She pointed at her left cheek. “That stick of a plastic anorexic barbie doll did this because of your choice in bed partners. You have to get your shit together and deal with it yourself because I'm done handling that part of your life.”
He had not fucked Rowena. At all. He had just paid her bill at the bar. The bill her man of the hour could not foot. The psycho was being clingy for not damn good reason.
“Remember to whom you are speaking Mrs Anozim.” The words came out harsher than he had expected. Rita straightened and the only sign of her anger became her aura. “Forgive me for my outburst Sir. It won't happen again.”
“On my part, I sincerely apologize for what happened.” he started. “From now on you won't be handling that part of my private life. Now can you follow me into my office, I have something that can help with the swelling.”
“And I told Sir that I am not going in there with you.” she said. She really was not going to go into his office. Was she that phased by the coffee incident?
“Why are you being so difficult?” he asked.
“Why are you being so insistent?” she countered.
He raised an eyebrow. “What? Afraid the big bad wolf will eat you?” The thought made him want to do just that.
Her eyes told him that she registered the unintended innuendo in his words. “You looked like you would do the same and thensome to Rowena just a few minutes ago.” The mention of Rowena ran every bit of warmth from his body.
Typical. “Alright then.”
He unlocked his office and went in. He headed for the cabinets and unlocked them. He brought out the first aid box, rummaged through its compartments until he found what he was looking for. He walked back outside and found Rita looking at her face with her makeup mirror.
“Here.” he said, handing her the tube. “You should apply it now so the swelling will be gone by the hour before we leave.”
She took it from him. “Leaving? Where? And why?” she asked.
“You have a case to file, don't you?”
“You're coming with me?” she asked puzzled.
“No. I have somewhere else to be.” he clarified. ”And I have to talk to the security team before that.“ He started for his office.
“Sir.” Rita called. He turned to her, only his face to her this time. “Yes, Rita.”
“Thank you.” she said. “For the cream.”
“Don't take this the wrong way. I just want you looking less like shit anymore than Rowena.” he stated.
The expression on her face rolled over, replaced by one that he could not decipher. “Of course, Sir.” He was not sure if it was disappointment or something else.
“Did Ms Garcia pay you a visit yesterday?” he asked. He had not been around on purpose. She was a good person but whatever was in her or around her repelled him to the extent it was either leave or be broken.
“Yes, she did sir. I told her that she would need to–” Samuel cut her off. He just wanted to know one thing. “Did she sign the contract? That is all I really want to know.”
He could tell she found his specific order a bit suspicious. She answered anyway. “Yes she did.”
“Good. Give her a call and tell her she does not need to come in on Friday. Send me the rest of what I have to sign to my computer right now.”
“Yes, Sir.” he heard her before entering his office. He went to his desk and put in a code on the keypad. The last drawer opened, revealing a bottle of pills. He took the bottle, unscrewed it and took a pill. He screwed the cap on and put the bottle back in the drawer and closed it. The sound of the lock clicking on. He dropped the pill into his waiting mouth.
****
Rowena must have been planning this morning's incident for a while. In two hours max, the news was everywhere. All of it giving Samuel's title even more ground and painting Rita as the villain who wanted to be her boss' only go to fucktoy. This was all completely ridiculous!
The only ones reaping anything from this were Samuel and Rowena. Rowena probably never had this kind of attention thrown her way in her entire career. All Samuel was getting was more publicity on the powers of his dick while she got the short end of the stick. All of Alvas mostly thought of her as a drama causing whore and in a few hours every other city within a twelve hundred miles radius would too.
A company she could handle, she had done it before. But not the city and definitely not the world. It would harm the company and not to mention her business. It was only a matter of time before someone got hold of her picture and then it would really be over. She had filed a case against Rowena for unprovoked bodily harm. She considered going back to file one for slander.
Concentrating on work was not an easy feet when notifications kept on popping up about it. And she kept hearing about it every few minutes. It did not help that everyone went silent when she entered anywhere or the fact she kept thinking about all of it.
******
/SAME DAY/
12:24 pm
All it took was a single phone call and in the next coming minutes everything Rowena had just attained and built in her entire career and the last couple of hours would be nothing but dust. He leaned back in his chair and took in a deep breath through his nose. The wolf was ready for blood. He had to keep it reigned in before it broke free to get what it wanted.
The slap on unsolicited slap on Rita's face has to be avenged. It was his fault afterall. But this was not just about Rita. It was about the good for nothing bitch's success at getting into his company and causing such a ruckus for nothing more than her five minutes of Fame. No one walks into what is his, throws things into disarray and walks out unharmed. He would personally drum that fact into the heads of everyone in this building's security soon.
It was clear, she was not working alone. She could not come up with a plan like this on her own even if her life depended on it. There was a bigger play here. He just was not seeing it clearly. And he did not like it.
Nevertheless, they would be seeing who would be the one destroying who.