Everyone in the conference room shivered in fear. They couldn't even open up their mouths to say a word.
What would they even say?
Everyone knew that Simon was a bad man. He embezzled the company's money without a care in the world. They didn't feel pity for him, they only pitied his wife for ending up with such a dispecable man.
None of the money he took went to the upkeep of his household. He lavished the money on women and alcohol.
"From today onwards, the new chief accountant is Lucian" Zephyr announced, breaking their line of thought.
Lucian looked at Zephyr with shock. He took him by surprise. They were together all these while but he didn't even mention a word to him.
They both knew that Simon was stealing from the company. Lucian himself had tried everything possible to make Zephyr confront Simon but it seemed like he didn't even care.
The money Simon was stealing was nothing to Zephyr so maybe that was why he was less concerned but he never expected that Zephyr would suddenly be interested in this matter.
The executives congratulated Lucian on his promotion and thereafter, the meeting ended.
"How could you make me the chief accountant" Lucian queried as they got to Zephyr's office.
"You're welcome" Zephyr said sarcastically.
"I can't run two positions" Lucian said worriedly. Him being the beta and Zephyr's secretary was enough work already, he didn't want to add more.
"You won't have to" Zephyr said.
Lucian was speechless. Wasn't he the beta, hence making him the perfect person to be his assistant. Or was he going to employ a new chief accountant?
"So you'll look for another person to give the position?" Lucian said expectantly. He really did not want this position.
Some other person would have loved to be the chief accountant but he didn't.
"No" Zephyr deadpanned "on the other hand, I'll be needing a new secretary."
"You'll replace me?" Lucian whined.
"Stop that. It's disgusting" Zephyr said irritably making Lucian roll his eyes.
He really hated when Lucian tried to act all cute, it was creepy.
"Inform the media department to publish a job vacancy for the secretary position" Zephyr said with finality.
"Yes, Alpha" Lucian gave up and left the office.
Zephyr himself didn't want a new secretary but he wanted Lucian to monitor the finance department, he suspected that a lot of them were stealing from him. Not like he was concerned about the money, he had lots of it but he just wanted to teach them a lesson for stealing from him.
Even though Lucian would be working in the finance department, he decided with himself that Lucian would perform most of the secretary duties rather than the new employee they would employ.
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"Dear, can you come here for a second?" Nimue asked Bellona who was seated, reading a book.
Bellona groaned. What did this old lady want now? She hated disturbance, especially when she was reading.
"What do you want?" She asked Nimue. She was in no mood for a chit chat.
"The appointed time has come" Nimue said in a hushed tone.
Can this old lady speak directly even for once?
"What appointed time?" Bellona asked confusedly.
"The time to attack your worst enemy."
What did she mean by that? She knew who her worst enemy was, she would be damned to forget, he murdered her parents cold-bloodedly so how would she forget. But Nimue previously told her it wasn't the right time. Could it be that there was a perfect opportunity now?
"Okay?" Bellona said, her voice seeming uninterested but deep down, she was more than ready to get the needed information. She didn't want Nimue to think she was desperate~ even though she was.
"Zephyr's company needs a new secretary" Nimue said
"So?" Bellona was confused. What does that has to do with her. She wasn't interested in the welfare of his company, she just wanted him dead.
"So you're going to be that secretary"
"You must be joking" Bellona chuckled unbelievably. Biggest joke of the century.
This wasn't the time for jokes.
She actually thought Nimue was pulling her legs but when she looked at Nimue's face, she realized that the woman was dead serious.
How was she going to become his secretary? She didn't want to share the same space with the person who killed her parents. Infact, she was sure that she would pounce on him the moment she laid her eyes on him.
"Unfortunately, I am not" Nimue said, putting a halt to her thoughts "if you want to get your revenge, you need to act smart"
"And acting smart means being low-key. You need to approach him in a way he'll not suspect" The old lady advised.
Thinking about it, Nimue was right.
"So how do I go about it" Bellona asked, finally agreeing with Nimue.
"That's more like it" Nimue smiled. "I've already applied for the position and the interview is in the next three days."
"You applied without informing me first?" Bellona asked surprised "what if I didn't agree with you"
"Well, you did" Was all Nimue said in response.
Bellona sat pondering in silence. Everything was happening so fast.
Yes, she wanted to end Zephyr but how was she going to manage to fool him. She had no knowledge of being a secretary and she feared greatly that Zephyr would suspect and her cover would be blown.
Sincerely, she had previously thought that she'd just assassinate him like she had been trained. She was a skilled assassin so it wouldn't be difficult sneaking into his mansion and killing him.
Come to think of it, she didn't even own the required documents to apply for the position of a secretary.
"Nimue" She called out. This was the first time she was addressing the woman by her name, it sounded strange.
"What is it?" Nimue questioned.
"How would I become his secretary when I do not have any degree."
Bellona spent her whole life training vigorously for the day she'll come face to face with her parents murderer so she could exert her revenge, hence she didn't go to college.
When the rogues took her in, they suggested to enroll her in college, she vehemently refused.
There was absolutely no need.
Nobody knew this but she made up her mind that whenever she kills her parents killer, she would also end her life. There was no need living in this world anymore.
Her whole life was centered on revenge so of what use would it make if she continued to live after achieving her lives goal. She didn't have any friends or relative to live for.
"Antonio has already taken care of that" Nimue said.
"Huh? He did?" Bellona asked, surprised.
She didn't expect Denzel to be interested in helping her. Although he had been so nice to her from the very first day he met her but he really went all out to help her. He had already done more than enough for her and she was grateful.
She didn't want to disturb him, he was a busy man after all. Being the leader of the rogues was not a little task.
As if on cue, a charming young man walked in.
"Leader" Nimue bowed in respect and he gave her a curt nod, his whole attention on Bellona.
He walked towards her, his eyes never leaving hers.
"Are you okay?" He asked when they were one feet apart.
"Yes, leader" She said and bowed a little. He gave her a stern look.
He had told her previously that she need not to address him as the leader. She was free to call him by his name. He'd just let it slide for today, after all that wasn't why he was here.
"You know you don't have to do this right?" He said, his voice carrying a hint of plea.
"I do not have a choice"
"You do!" He raised his voice a little. "I can fight him for you. Just give me time."
"It's my fight. I'd be a coward to let anyone fight for me"
Antonio sighed. There was nothing he could do to convince her. Her mind was already made up.
"Alright" He gave up. Antonio then handed over the documents he came with to her.
"Go through it. Everything you need is in there" He explained.
"Thank you. What would I do without you?" Bellona said and Antonio smiled.
Antonio lessened the distance between them and suddenly hugged her.
"You can always ask me for help, you know that right?" Antonio said
"Of course, I do" Bellona smiled and patted his back. She saw him as a brother while Antonio was head over heels in love with her. Although he tried to hide his feelings, there where times were he couldn't control himself like today.
He didn't want her to be anywhere near Zephyr, his enemy. He hated that man to his bones but Bellona had already made up her mind.
"Take care of yourself, okay?" He caressed her cheek. At times like this, he wished everything would just disappear and they'd be together forever.
Bellona stepped back and cleared her throat, "I will. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to study this" she raised the documents in her hands and excused herself.
"A surprise awaits you" Bellona pondered on what Nimue had previously told her. 'What kind of surprise is that?' she questioned herself."Sooner or later, you'll come to know" She vividly remembered Nimue's words when she asked her to explain her words further.Now she was worried. Had Nimue snitched on her to Zephyr to obtain favour?'No, Nimue wasn't that kind of person' she convinced herself. Nimue also wanted to exert revenge on him for separating her from her loved one. She wondered who the person was.Bellona just had to forget about what Nimue said and put her mind back to the task at hand. She hoped Zephyr wouldn't detect that she was a rogue.Werewolves, mostly Alpha's, had a strong sense of smell making them able to detect rogues because of the distinct scent the rogues had. She wondered if the potion Nimue gave her had done it's job, but seeing that nobody was looking weirdly at her, she relaxed. It must have worked, if not, some werewolf would have pounced on her and to
Bellona on her part was contemplating whether or not to go home. She had sat here for close to three hours and still left unattended to. Although when she came here, she discovered that she was the last person but she was determined to wait because she came with a motive but now she was already starting to regret it. Maybe he had found the secretary he was looking for. ' What a waste of time and resources' she muttered angrily to herself.She finally decided to go home and think of another way to exert her revenge.Bellona rose from her seat and walked to the door but the voice of a man calling on her made her stop on her track."Miss!" The young man repeated and Bellona looked around to confirm if she was the one the young man was speaking to. Seeing that there was no one except the two of them, she smiled politely and replied, "how may I help you?""Aren't you here for the interview?" The man asked. Bellona studied him carefully for a while. He had black hair and a pair of glasses
Olivia stumped her foots as she walked about her Father's office with pouted lips. She was obviously displeased. "You're gonna have to use your words, darling," Alpha Noah focused his attention on his little princess. "Dad, he embarrassed me" She cried. "Who embarrassed you?" Alpha Elijah questioned in shock. Who had the guts to embarrass his baby? "Zephyr," She divulged. "What happened?" Alpha Elijah calmly asked. "He flung my arms away when I tried to touch him and called a filthy guard to throw me out of his office" she cried out. "What did you do?" Her father asked. He knew Zephyr was a calm man so his daughter must have done something because most at times, she acted without thinking. "I didn't do anything" She whined. "I did exactly as you said and only tried to make him like me" "It's okay, sweetie. Calm down" He tried to cajole her. "No, daddy I won't. I want him" She cried but this time, more louder. "Your wish is my command, dear. Now will you calm down?" "You sur
In a blink of an eye, Monday had arrived. The day Bellona was to officially resume as Zephyr's secretary.That morning she had woken up earlier than usual. Perhaps it was from excitement that she was slowly but surely coming close to achieving her goals or from nervousness as this was her first official job, she couldn't tell. Either way, she felt anxious.She quickly did her morning routine and got ready for work. She wore a simple coperate gown. The gown was on the formal side but given the type of body she had, she managed to make the dress look sexy. She didn't take a while to get ready since it was her first day, she didn't want to be late.She took a cab because she didn't want to take her car. Besides, how would she take her car? Was she not supposed to be pretending to be an average girl who just recently got employed? So arriving with a car wouldn't be in line with her act.When she got to the company, it was still quite early and the CEO had not yet arrived so she decided t
The next day, Bellona carefully selected her outfit. She wore a short black skirt that stopped right on her thigh which outlined her curves perfectly and a white shirt that showed off her cleavages.Bellona's long brown hair and her gorgeous hazel eyes complement her fierce but seductive look. She looked like the goddess of beauty, literally.She didn't want to be extra so she went with this. If it were not in the office, she would have dressed in a more seductive outfit but she wanted to keep it official.Maybe with this, she could seduce Zephyr and when they get in the mood, she'll kill him.Bellona left her house but didn't forget to spray a little bit of the portion Nimue gave her. She wouldn't want to risk it because Zephyr would be quick to get her scent without the help of the portion.She arrived at the company quite early but this time she waited outside to greet Zephyr.As usual, Zephyr arrived by nine. When he alighted the vehicle, he eyes subconsciously went to her and lin
The moment Bellona stepped in the room, Lancelot, all but wolf whistled at her!"Astonishing" Lance loudly exclaimed and even stood from his seat. He didn't care that Zephyr was present in the room."Hello, beautiful" He immediately leaned forward and took Bellona's hands casually, raising it and placing a kiss on the back of her hands.After that, the man didn't let go of her hands immediately, rather he held it in place and gently caressed it.Bellona was disgusted beyond words. She wanted to fling his hands away from hers the moment he touched her but she refrained from doing so. Only God knew how much it took her not to break his hands the instant he touched her.She then slowly removed her hands from his grasp, displeasure clearly written on her face.She looked over to Zephyr hoping that he would at least caution his visitor to refrain from touching her but the man seemed like he didn't care.Noticing her discomfort, Lancelot quickly apologized. "Forgive me. I was flustered by
Bellona was furious beyond words. Apart from being furious, another emotion she felt was confusion. She was confused as to why Zephyr had treated her like a thief.He was the one who asked her to organize the shelf so why then did he behave like she acted on her on will.The way he reacted when she touched that book was very strange. Unless he was hiding something in that book or behind that shelf.She had seen many movies were a book in a book shelf was the key to a secret passage way. Could it be the same with the one in Zephyr's office?If Bellona had ever thought of pardoning Zephyr for murdering her parents, this event fueled her anger and drive for revenge.Bellona moved all those thoughts to the back of her mind. She needed to think of a way to get close to Zephyr because all the attempts she had tried didn't seem to be working out. She needed to go see Nimue. Maybe the woman would have a thing or two to say.Bellona quickly finished her worked and clocked out for the day. She
The next day, Bellona got to work early, she waited to greet Zephyr and after that, she took the employee's elevator and then made coffee for him.All these while, she didn't spare him a single glance nor did she try to appear jovial with him. She just kept a straight face through out. When he was done with the coffee, she simply took the cup back and then went to her office.Zephyr must have noticed because for some reason, he felt guilty. He regretted the way he treated her the previous day and he felt like apologizing for his behavior. Even though he felt remorseful, he wanted to keep his pride so he made use of the telephone to call her to his office.************After Bellona had received the call from Zephyr to come to his office, her straight face formed a frown. It was already bad that she had to put up with him and see him daily, now he was calling her to his office. Just what does he wants now? To anger her further?Still, she rose from her seat and walked to his office.