The Alpha and His Contract Luna (Lauren) novel Chapter 69

Lauren.

I sigh as I look at the papers on my desk. I was tired and a bit stressed. I have been having a difficult time sleeping since Bash and I came back. For some reason I’ve been having nightmares.

My eyes kept dropping on their own accord and no matter how much coffee I drank I just couldn’t seem to keep the sleep away.

“You know you don’t have to work while tired” Hunter’s voice makes me snap my eyes open. “I can take you home, after all you’re the boss”

Hunter had been reinstated as my bodyguard. Given the attack on the cabin last, I knew I needed one. I couldn’t risk being in danger despite having Blue and Midnight.

I haven’t completely forgiven Hunter, but I was getting there. It doesn’t hurt that he has moped and groveled since Bash put him in charge of my security. I agreed because I figured it was better the devil you knew than the angel you didn’t.

“I know but I have to finish this. Beside, someone has to be here since Claire took her leave” I respond

Claire and I decided that she would take her leave due to her pregnancy. She had fainted on Monday. Her doctor said that it was due to stress and if she continued on like that, there was a chance she could lose the baby.

She took over the running of the company when I ran away. I figured I could do the same. She was now under complete bed rest for the entire of her pregnancy.

I pick my phone and call Sheryl. She answers on the first ring.

“Yes ma’am?”

“Could you please get me another cup of coffee?” I asked her.

“Sure thing. Give me five minutes and I’ll be in there with it”

I hang up the phone and continue looking at the papers scattered on my desk.

“What are you working on anyway? Is it another design?” Hunter interrupts me again.

This time I groan in annoyance. “No. I’m just going through the finances”

Accounting wasn’t my best stronghold. I was having a hard time piecing the numbers together. Some made sense and others didn’t.

“I can help you.” He says, making me look up. “I majored in accounts back when I was in college”

I look at him in surprise. Of all the things I didn’t expect that from him. It may be judgmental of me but he just didn’t seem like the type that went to school. And even if he did, he looked like one of those who wasted time in college with football, parties and girls.

“You look shocked” he chuckles.

I shake my head. Trying to wrap my head around that simple fact.

“I am shocked. You look like the Uni jocks that weren’t really interested in school and picked the easiest classes so that they didn’t have to put effort in their studies”

Instead of being offended, he laughs as if what I just said was the funniest thing.

“I could take a look if that’s okay with you” he says after he stops laughing. I think about it before I accept his offer.

“Okay. Come on then, we have a lot of ground to cover”

He stands up and crosses the room before sitting on a chair near my desk. Once he is seated, I hand over the papers from the accounting office and focus on the ones from the design department.

The door to my office opens and Sheryl walks in with my coffee. She comes and places the cup on my desk.

“Thank you Sheryl” I mumble, taking a sip of the caffeinated nectar.

I notice she smiles brightly at Hunter before she leaves. Hunter grins. His eyes following her until she was out of the room.

“So, how are things between you and Sheryl?” I ask him, taking another sip of my coffee.

“Pretty well actually. She was honestly made for me” he smiles but frowns a few seconds later.

“If things are good, why are you frowning then?”

“Because I still don’t know how to tell her that I am not entirely human” he mumbles.

I hear the despair in his voice. I can’t imagine what he must be going through right now. He is clearly head over heels in love with Sheryl and I’m sure she feels the same. But he also can’t keep what he is a secret.

When they finally settle and get married they will want to have kids. Their DNA will be split between their kids. There are those that will have more wolf DNA, which means they’ll be able to shift. Those who will get more human DNA won’t be able to shift but if they do get a werewolf mate, their children have wolf spirits.

Given the fifty percent chance of their kids being wolves he has to tell her the truth. It will be difficult to explain how their thirteen year old daughter or son suddenly turned into a wolf.