My Most Precious Human novel Chapter 25

I walked inside slowly, not because I wasn't confident, but more because I still didn't feel comfortable in the high heels that Martha forced me to wear. She was fanatically excited about choosing my outfit for my first day at work. She picked a simple black, fitted dress with short sleeves and a pair of bloody-red heels. She told me that I had to be dressed to kill on my first day. Well, judging by the curious glances of the people standing in the entrance hall, she was right. I could smell their hostility from the moment I crossed the threshold.

I walked to the reception desk and realized that for the first time I would probably have to use the name that I had hated all my life to introduce myself. I clenched my teeth and looked at the lady receptionist.

"Good morning, my name is Lilith…"

"Ms. Lilith! I'm so glad that I can finally meet you!" I heard a man's voice coming from behind me.

Reacting to the sound of that man's voice, the eyes of the lady receptionist filled with fear. Then she immediately bowed as if she was begging to save her own life. I gulped then slowly turned around and saw a tall, handsome man with sharp, grey eyes, black hair, and pale skin.

"Good morning…" I said hesitantly, waiting for his introduction.

"Good morning!" the man called, grinning. "My name is Gabriel Foubert. I am the CFO of the Argent Investment Bank. The Duke announced that you will be joining our little family from today. Let me show you your office." He put his hand around my shoulders and led me towards the elevators.

I smiled nervously but decided not to push him away until I found out who I was dealing with. He slightly touched my arm with his fingertips. His skin was cold. That gave me another argument stating that he was a vampire. The question was, was he really this friendly, or was it just a planned act?

We stood at the end of the line leading to the elevators. He slightly cleared his throat, and suddenly everyone in the line split to the sides, letting us through while bowing their heads. Gabriel grinned wickedly and pulled me to the front. That already made me feel uncomfortable. When the elevator came down, he took his hand away from my shoulder and invited me to go in first, with an ostentatious gesture.

I briefly glanced at those people behind me. They were all sending me a look of disdain. I smirked. I seriously wanted to applaud Gabriel for making everybody hate me in less than a minute. I clenched my teeth and walked to the elevator. Gabriel followed. Of course, no one dared to ride in the same elevator as us.

As soon as the door closed, Gabriel stepped closer to me, as if he wanted to check something.

"How boring! You are not even nervous!" he called out, clicking his tongue.

I glanced at him suspiciously, trying to comprehend his actions.

"Should I be nervous?" I asked hesitantly.

"Your scent gets more intense when your heart beats faster," he tossed, then sighed.

"Why do you want to smell me?" I smiled awkwardly and stepped back away from him.

He smirked and said, while gazing deeply into my eyes, "Let's just say your scent is quite seductive for vampires."

I flinched. Even though I had already heard that there was something in my blood that drew vampires, the way that Gabriel looked at me was quite disturbing. Moreover, I was a little surprised at how easily he admitted that he was a vampire. I started to wonder if it was merely because he already knew that I was aware of their existence, or was it because everyone at the company knew…

"Are there… many vampires working at the company?" I inquired nervously.

"Oh, yes, there are quite a few," he replied, chuckling.

"And the humans working here, do they know?"

"Not everyone is fully aware, but they all signed a very special confidential agreement, so it doesn't really matter if they find out or not," he stated, smiling maliciously.

"But you already knew that I was aware…"

"Of course I was aware!" He cut me off laughing, "It is quite obvious for someone living in a castle full of vampires, isn't it? Besides, the daughter of Randall D'Apolito had to be familiar with inhumans…"