NovelOnlineChapter 30 I shouldn't have been so surprised the moment I realized that I couldn't live without Kelsey at the office. She was my mate after all, so finding her a perfect match, even if it was just work, should not have thrownoff, but it wasn't the plan, and I still worried she'd never seeas anything but her boss. The sting of her constant personal rejections continued but I seemed to have resigned myself to them already. I think if she didn't reject me, I'd be too shocked to deal with it.
"Hey big brother, you're coming tonight, right? Dad was not happy you skipped out on family dinner last week. You can't miss again tonight. You know Tuesday nights are Mom's nights, and Daddy doesn't take too kindly to a disappointed mate," Elise lectured me, walking into the office unannounced and draggingfrom my thoughts.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Hey E, have you forgotten how to knock?" She snorted. "Since when do you expect anyone to knock?" She just stared atthen grinned. "Oh, except Kelsey. She spoiling you already giving you your privacy?" She laughed. "Well, don't get used to it. Rest of us have to keep that big head of yours from getting too carried away with your self-importance." "What are you talking about? Just knock next time. Is that really so difficult?" "Uh, yeah, it is. So, about dinner, you're going to be there, right?" I had been so screwed up over Kelsey's first day of work last week that I had skipped out on Mom's mandatory Tuesday night dinner. I knew I couldn't get away with that again. Plus, I really needed to talk to my dad. I had heard sgrumblings around the office about Kelsey's new position and how disgraceful it was to have her working for me. I knew there were plenty in the pack put off by her disrespect of territory lines and wanted her gone immediately. I couldn't allow that to happen.
I still didn't know why she continued to deny her wolf. Why she still hadn't cto the Alpha House to present herself. And I needed the answers to these questions.
Elise cleared her throat. "Earth to Kyle. Have you heard a single word I've said?" "Yeah, sorry, just a lot on my mind." I tried so hard not to look at the door, knowing she was just on the other side, and I knew the second Elise noticed it too. I sighed, "Yeah, I'll be at dinner tonight. Don't worry." My sister backed off then. That never happened. I thought for sure she would grillon Kelsey by Chapter 30 now. Since Sara Winters, a lovely old lady who had worked for my dad my entire life and agreed to stay on forwhen I transitioned into his former position as CEO of Westin Foundation, had decided to retire and spend her days watching over her grandpups instead, I had gone quickly through every assistant Elise had thrown my way. I knew she was curious and surprised to find the little lone wolf who had strolled unannounced into our territory was actually working out. To be certain, I was just as surprised about it myself.
She gavea kiss on my cheek before turning to leave. I should have known she wouldn't make it out without caving to her curiosity. With her hand on the door she turned back to me.
"Everything's working out with Kelsey?" "Yeah, she's great." I tried to steel my voice to sound neutral.
She smiled genuinely. "I'm really glad to hear it, Kyle. I know there are a lot in the pack who think she should be run out of town, but Lily and I have really taken a liking to her and I truly do not believe she is a threat to us. I'm not sure why she insists on denying her wolf or not following pack protocol, but Kyle, I really think something happened to her. Something bad."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMy wolf snarled and I had to bite my lip hard to keep it from escaping from me. "What do you mean?" She shrugged and cback to sit across from me.
"I don't know. She's opened up to Lily a little this week. Did you know her parents died when she was twelve? She wouldn't tell her how or what happened, but apparently, it was really bad, Kyle. Like majorly traumatic. I can feel her fear and stress heighten anytit's brought up. And from the sounds of it, it was just her and her parents. She lost everything and lived in foster homes until she aged out of the system. Where was her pack, Kyle? How could they abandon a child like that? How could a wolf shifter survive all these years on her own? In foster care." There were tears of true concern in her eyes and my wolf and I struggled between the need to comfort her and the need to run to our mate to shelter her from her past. I knew I couldn't go to Kelsey. She clearly wasn't ready, so I instead walked around my desk and pulled Elise into my arms.
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