Billionaire Alpha's 99 Deadly Games

Chapter 27 When our eyes met, I felt a weird slam of recognition. The sthing had happened the first tI had met him. It was sort of a déjà vu feeling. Can you déjà vu a déjà vu incident? He looked at his watch and frowned before looking back at me.

"Ms. Adams, I wasn't expecting you for another half hour." "I know you said 8am sharp, but I like to be early. It givestto settle in and sip my coffee before the craziness of the day begins." I smiled sweetly and hoped he didn't think I was weird. I really wanted Kyle Westin to likeand approve of my work. I've never really cared much what anyone thought ofas long as my secret stayed safe, but for sreason, it mattered tonow.

"Did you find the coffee maker and everything to your satisfaction? I can call Lily in here to show you around and how to use the thing if you want. Heck if I could ever figure it out myself." He gavea big smile that nearly melted my panties off. I hadn't even thought about the need to make him coffee, but of course that would likely fall under an assistant's responsibility.

"Of course, that would be great." I expected him to walk into his office and perhaps place a phone call. I was more than a little surprised when, instead, he poked his head out into the hallway and yelled. "Lil, get in here." A petite brunette with similar hazel brown-green eyes to Kyle bounced into the room. "Morning," she said as she stood on her tippy toes and gave him a kiss on the cheek. It shouldn't have mattered toone bit, but for sreason, my wolf surged and I was flooded with anxiety. I had had strong reactions and similar battles the previous day during my interview with Mr. Westin. I hoped it would stop soon. I had to get my wolf under control, and I was thankful they were distracted long enough forto gain ssemblance of control.

"Lily, this is Kelsey Adams, my new assistant. Kelsey, this is Lily Westin, my youngest sister. She's agreed to take today to show you the ropes and expectations of the job." 20:02 Billionaire Alpha's 99 Deadly Games 12.4% hapter Sister? I should have seen it in the eyes. Still it shouldn't have mattered. So why was I overwhelmed with relief? "Hi, Lily, it's nice to meet you." I rose and shook her hand, but not before noticing the frown and small head shake Kyle gave. Still frowning, he said goodbye and walked into his office, closing the door behind him.

"He's not much of a morning person. You'll get used to steering clear of him until at least his third cup of coffee. We all do." I snorted a little trying not to laugh. I liked Lily Westin immediately. I thought briefly that she might even be a friend. I had never really allowed myself to have a friend. I didn't let people close enough to form actual relationships with anyone, but Lily Westin I might consider taking a chance on. The thought was more than a little shocking.

As the day wore on and she explained the much too complicated coffee maker and showedthe copy room and sbrief tutorials on sof the software and where to find Kyle's calendar, I realized I felt completely comfortable with this woman. My initial reaction, okay, after I found out she was his sister - I was choosing to forget that little jealous moment before then - of thinking of her as a possible friend, only grew stronger the more we talked. She was spirited and funny with a hint of sarcasm that I could absolutely appreciate.

As lunch approached, she informedthat Mr. Westin often took lunch alone in his office, continuing to work while he ate. I needed to check in with him to see if he needed something ordered, though she did say he sometimes brought his own lunch with him.

I took a deep breath and knocked on the door before sticking my head in. He was on the phone and held one finger up to signalto give him a minute, so I poked my head back out and closed his door behind me.

"On the phone," I told his sister.

"He's always on the phone." She rolled her eyes.

The door opened and I jumped, feeling caught off guard "Kelsey," I felt like a melting puddle whenever he used my first name. Why couldn't he just stick to formalities? "Did you need something?" "Oh, um, yeah, I just wanted to see if you neededto order in lunch or if you would be going out today." 1265 He smiled warmly like he really appreciated the thought, even though I was really just doing what Lily toldI should do.

"Hmmm, well, I hadn't thought about it yet." He checked his watch. "But yeah, I guess it's pushing that talready. I don't really have any plans today, so what are the two of you doing?" Lily shrugged. "I'm supposed to meet Elise for lunch. You can join us, Kelsey, if you'd like." "Oh no, thank you, but I wouldn't want to intrude. Besides, I packed a lunch figuring I'd take the tto decompress and let it all sink in. We went over a lot this morning. Just need to process it all." "Well, if that's your polite way of ditching me," He genuinely looked disappointed and I had a strong urge to retract and make it right, "then I guess I'll just order in. You have enough on your plate for today already, Kelsey, so I'll just take care of it myself. But thanks." Lily looked deep in thought as he closed the door and disappeared back into his office.

"Is he always so quiet and moody?" I couldn't help but ask.

"No. Something's up with him. I'll do my sisterly duties and harass him into tellinglater. Now, are you sure you don't want to join us for lunch?" "Not today, but thanks for the offer." □ (0) (0) Chapter 28