ROSEAfter our shower, we both get dressed and head to the kitchen. Tyson starts the coffee and I pull out breakfast ingredients. I’m not sure when Patty has the time to go get groceries, because she is ALWAYS in the diner. But we have all the supplies for homemade biscuits, sausage gravy, sausage, and eggs. Not to mention, we are up early enough for me to make it all. I tie my hair back and quickly get to work. Tyson pours me a coffee and adds my vanilla creamer, exactly the way I like it and places it within arm’s reach of my workstation on the island.As I roll out the biscuit dough, “you have to work today, don’t you?” I ask.“Yes, I do. Sorry sweetheart.”“Oh, it’s okay Tyson. I can’t expect you to take days off to be with me, as much as I enjoy them. You took off so much time while I was in the hospital, I’m sure it set you back substantially. Business still has to run and function. You’re needed there, I understand that.” I answer him as I cut the biscuits out and place them on
ROSE“Oh my gosh! I am so sorry! I lost my footing and stumbled. I didn’t mean to, I swear! I just got excited to see Maddie before school, but I’m really clumsy and fall a lot.” She stammers quickly, looking from Tyson to me and back again.“It’s okay sweetie. We’re both okay.” I tell her as Tyson gently lets her go.“Mama, this is Jessica. Jessica, this is my Mama, Rose.” Maddie beams at me, excited to introduce her friend.“Oh! This is Jessica? Hi, I am so happy to meet you. We will have to have you over for a sleepover sometime,” I tell her and both Jessica and Maddie’s faces light up at the idea.“That would be so awesome!! I’ve never been to a sleepover,” Jessica says as Maddie squeals. Oh my! Girls and their squealing. They are both practically bouncing out of their shoes.“Have your mom call me or text me and we’ll get it set up,” I tell her laughing at them both.“I will!”“I’ll send your contact info to Jessica so she can pass it to her mom.” Maddie says, being helpful. She
TYSONI arrive at work exactly on time, 9am. Mike is busy bustling about, no idea what he is doing but I don’t need to. I’ve learned, very quickly, I don’t need to micromanage him. He is very good at keeping on task and seeing to things, so I don’t have to. He’s the first since Cathy who’s been able to do that, and I didn’t realize how much I needed someone like that on my management team.I sit down at Thomas’ desk, coffee in hand that I made myself; I will never again let anyone else make my coffee, but me… and Rose. She will be the exception to every rule. Instead of beginning my day, I find my mind wandering to the last day and a half with Rose. All of the wonderful intimate moments, sexual or not, have been fucking amazing! And the sex… hooo-lee shit! I’ve never experienced such mind-blowing sex before. Does everyone have the most amazing sex of their lives with their mate, each and every time? I really hope it stays as good as this, for as long as we are mated.I’ve been pleasan
TYSON“Sir, we have several things on the list for today. A final settlement offer from the last multimedia conglomerate is in your inbox. It’s been reviewed by the lawyers already and it has their stamp of approval. You just need to DocuSign and that’ll take care of those. The reporter who originally broke the story has since been fired due to not researching the claim, but he still won’t give up his anonymous source. Our cyber security team is ready to go with an investigation into his personal and work life to uncover his source… however, they do want me to stress that the investigation would be illegal, in both shifter law and human law, so proceed with caution.The foreman upstairs has asked for a walk through with you at noon to go over construction progress. He says they will be complete by the end of day tomorrow. I have all the new cubicle dividers, desks, computers, and other items to be reset in the space for our workers and both of our personal spaces ready to go. I also h
TYSONI set to work, looking over everything in my email. The last lawsuit settlement is amenable, so I sign the contract and copy it to our legal team. Overall, our losses from the stock drops are minimal after all the settlements are finalized. It was a messy hiccup, but ultimately just a hiccup.I take a look at the documents from Melinda, and I have at least 4 school board members with sticky fingers, all of which are human. I contact my pack member who works for local law enforcement, Davis Oliphant, and ask that they be brought up on charges for embezzlement and bribery. Some of the former Zeus parents paid the board members to advance their children in order to get them into better colleges as well. I forward all documentation to my officer, to the colleges of the students whose parents paid a bribery, and then to the legal team so they can have my back on all the fallout.I pull the school records to try and determine how much tuition should be on each grade level and when inc
ROSE “Rose?” Patty gently calls out waking me from my post-sex nap. “It’s lunchtime. I brought up Stanley’s famous philly cheesesteak sandwiches with fries and grilled veggies.” “I’ll be right out,” I yell out so she can hear me. I get out of the bed, wincing at the soreness I have. Holy moly, my whole-body hurts, especially between my legs and my upper thighs. I grin remembering why I’m sore. I make my way to the bathroom to do my bathroom business and to get dressed in the lounge clothes I keep stacked next to the bathtub. As I wash my hands I look up into the mirror and freeze. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!! On the left side of my neck, in the hollow right where my neck meets my shoulder isn’t just a hickey…OH NO! That is a bite mark! I mean, it was wild animal sex up against the bedroom door and I really want to experience that again but… COME ON! He bit me! Like a fucking animal! I can see the edges where his teeth clamped down into me. The skin never broke, thank God; I would have b
ROSE Ike is at the door today. “Ready to go get our Princess?” He asks with a smile. “Yes, Ike. Then we’re going to the library. I promised her we would visit during the week this week, since I’m not back to work yet.” “I’m pretty sure Miss Maddie will love that,” he says, knowing how much she loves reading. All of the members of the security team have really taken to her and none of them have complained about sitting in on her classes either. It’s strange but sweet. They’re like a group of big brothers for her. We step outside and head to the SUV. As we are opening our doors, Ike pauses and turns around, scanning the forest and perimeter. His shoulders are tense, and I can hear him taking in deep breaths through his nose. “Ike, is everything okay?” I ask, suddenly feeling uneasy. “Yes, ma’am. It just felt like we were being watched, but I don’t see anyone. Sorry if I alarmed you.” He replies as he gets into the vehicle. I buckle my seatbelt trying to steady my heartrate. I’m not
TYSONI pull out of the garage in my Ferrari and head to Rose’s apartment. My skin is absolutely buzzing in anticipation of the punishment I’m going to receive tonight. Rose has never exhibited any inherent traits that would indicate she has any dominant behavior. I have a feeling that she will try, but I’ll end up in charge. That’s fine by me, I like being in charge. I haven’t fully let that side of me out yet, wanting to woo Rose and not scare her, but I think a little domination tonight is just what the doctor ordered.Once again, Patty’s diner is hopping with business. I see Benton inside the diner, seated at the closest booth to the private stairwell. He is sitting with his back to the stairs and looking out at the diner patrons and the outside windows. He nods in respect when he sees me and goes back to his guard.Ike is at the stairs. When I move to open the door, he stops me.“Sir, we need to talk.”“What happened?” I immediately know by his tone that something is off.“When L