5. Falling For His Innocence

Fiama

I lifted my head, discovering Jay standing in front of me at the door. My eyes widened, so as his. We kept staring at each other in disbelief.

“Ma’am, here’s Jay Evans, your new personal assistant”, William avoided calling me Alpha before him.

I got clueless about how to react. My lips shook to say something before Jay spoke, “Good evening”

“G...good evening”, I managed to say.

“Here’s the owner of the company and head Fiama Henry Case. You’ll have to report her”, he said.

Jay remained reaction less. He looked different now in a formal white shirt and black pants, his hairs perfectly combed, unlike the college student I met this morning. He looked more mature now, but I preferred him as a sweet simple college student tho.

William left the cabin, I didn’t even notice that. I was so lost in him. “Ugh! Someone is looking freaking hot today. Compliment him please”, Zendaya uttered.

“Are you mad?”, I grumbled and prepared myself to speak.

I wasn’t supposed to be nervous when he is the employee, not me. But I was almost shivering inside.

“So.....”, I strived to say.

“Sorry to interrupt”, he spoke as I shut my mouth. “I didn’t know it’s your company. And I was not stalking you. I know you don’t like me around you. But this job is important for me. I won’t talk unnecessarily with you. I will mind my own business. And..... I hope you’ll consider me”, he completed and sighed.

“I swear if you do something wrong with him again, I won’t calm down and you’ll have to run around the woods the whole night”, Zendaya threatened me. But even if she didn’t do that, I still wouldn’t do it.

“I don’t mix up my personal choices with my professional ones”, I looked down in his bio-data.

“Thank you”, he said.

“Have a seat”, I told him. I had firm control over my wolf right now to restrict myself from showing any reaction.

“William didn’t tell me it was you. So, I need to clarify a few things. Will you be able to manage this much work with your studies?”, I asked him.

“I will. I will give my thousand per cent”, he said confidently.

“There’s a lot of work, Jay. I’m telling you again. You need a job, I know. I can give you another post so that it doesn’t hamper you. I want my works done before the deadline so it’s a risk for me to give you the post”, I told him.

“Fiam.....”, he strived and halted midway as I looked at him. “Ma’am, I can do it. I have experience of multi-tasking. That’s definitely not a problem for me”

“Are you sure?”, I raised my eyebrows.

“Yes”

“Welcome to FIL”, I put the file on the table.

“Thank you”, he beamed. His lips stretched into a peaceful smile, unknowingly bringing a smile on my face too.

“You can join from tomorrow. But there will a lot of work. I would suggest you arrive here immediately after the classes. We will have a big client the day after tomorrow”

“Sure”, he stood up. “Thank you again. I won’t disappoint you”

“I hope so. And please don’t behave like this in college with me. I mean, I don’t want anyone to know that I’m your boss.... I mean, it’s awkward”

“I got it”, he chuckled.

Turning to the door, he left the cabin. I felt emptiness filled inside me again. It was so weird that a person whom I just met two days ago was filling my empty life just with his appearance and simple talks.

I was about to drive him away, but I couldn’t. He wanted this opportunity. It would be an injustice if I snatched it from him just because of my own reasons.

*

*

“Vienna, what happened?”, I yelped, being dragged by Vienna through the campus lobby.

I had just landed on the campus that morning when she came to me like electricity and dragged me here.

“What’s going on, Fia?”, she glared at me.

“What?”

“Lilian! She got injured last night in the woods. Doctors say that any animal has attacked her”, she said.

“You think I did it?”, I drew my eyebrows together.

“Then who can it be? I know you don’t like her. But attack? There are some serious issues between you and her. Tell me”, she scoffed.

“You’re suspecting me, Vienna?”

“No. I’m sure it was you. And I’m your friend. You’re already messed up in your life. Now, what’s the recent problem?”

I couldn’t tell her why I did it. In fact, when I attacked Lilian, I didn’t even realize what possessed me. I had gone mad. She hurting and humiliating Jay again and again, which was indigestible for me.

“Tell me.. What’s going in your mind?”

“Fia”, Elson appeared there while huffing. “Come, need your help”

“Help?”, I rolled my eyes.

“I need to talk to her”, Vienna said.

“Do that later”, Elson snapped. “You come with me”

“But where?”, I yelped when he dragged me out of the building.

*

“Boys’ dorms! Seriously Elson. You brought me here?”, I scoffed as he led me to the second floor.

“Yes. Told you. Need help”, he said and dragged me inside a room.

I froze there, finding Jay among a pile of clothes, shirtless. I felt the urge inside me to keep staring at him along with his hard body that was inviting me to devour. I screeched inside to stop producing the heat. Inevitably, I would release heat every time I looked at him until he mates me. He too paused while looking at me, unable to figure out what to say at that moment.

In a blink of my eyes, I turned around. “I’m sorry. Elson, what the hell!”, I shrugged.

“Ammmm...”, Elson rolled his eyes. “You can turn now. He put on the shirt”

I looked back with a little of embarrassment on my face. His face got ruddy too. Oh! So he was unlike other men who were used to show off their muscles and abs to girls.

“I’m proud of my mate”, Zendaya beamed.

“Your? I guess he is our”, I shrugged.

“You’re jealous of your own wolf or what?”, she mocked at me.

“I’m not jealous. Please shut up. You speak unnecessarily”

“Elson! What’s all this?”, Jay rolled his eyes in confusion. He might not know that Elson would bring me here.

“I guess Fiama can help you better in picking out the outfit for your first day”, Elson chuckled. “We are still careless students, but she is a soon to be Head of her own company. You can impress your boss with her suggestions”, he winks at Jay.

I glanced at Jay for once as he hesitated. “I never said that I wanna impress my boss”, Jay mumbled, nervously looking at me. “He is just kidding. I never meant that”

I didn’t know why I found it too adorable to handle. He was so innocent. A lovely smile appeared on my face, staring at him.

“Goddess! I’ll never curse you for rejecting Alpha Aren. You are getting the best. Thank you for rejecting that asshole. I’m crushing over my new mate”, Zendaya muffled.

“Man! Come on. Why are you explaining this to Fiama as if she is your boss and she will sue him for attempting to impress her”, Elson cracked up as Jay’s face turned pale.

“Still, you shouldn’t.... Please clear this thing. I just said I don’t wanna look unprofessional on my first day and....”, he tried to complete but I stopped him midway.

“I got it”, I giggled. “So.......”

My eyes wandered near his suitcase and all the clothes that were scattered around.

“I think this one is good”, I said, picking up a black shirt from his suitcase. As soon as I held it in my hands the scent of him intoxicated me, making my nostrils flare-up.

His scent was so fucking good. Clearing my throat, I tried not to show my reactions.

“That’s good”, Elson said.

“Thanks, I’ll be wearing it”, Jay said.

“But you might need to press it. It has too many wrinkles”, I muttered.

“I’ll get it pressed somewhere. I don’t know how to do it”, he mumbled.

“Yes. Do it”, I said.

“But man! The laundry service takes much. I mean you said you have just a few bucks....”, Elson rolled his eyes.

“No problem”, Jay smiled. “I’ll see what I can do”

“Do you have any problem if I do that?”, the words came out of my mouth, without even letting me realize what I just said.

“You?”, Elson and Jay exclaimed together. Jay looked more surprised.

“Yes, you can. She can”, Elson looked at me and Jay. “She is good at anything. Let me arrange an iron for you.

He immediately left the room, leaving us completely alone.

Jay looked nervous but said nothing for a while. I rolled my eyes around the room. It was a little messy ache to my eyes. I wish I could offer him to clean it. But it would be over.

“Here, take it”, Elson abruptly appeared again, handing me an iron. “Leave that here, the clerk will collect it. I have some work in the library. Carry on”

Elson spoke like a bullet train and left the room again.

“I’ll try to do it”, Jay mumbled as I settled a table to press it.

“How? By burning yourself or this shirt?”, I raised my eyebrows. “Not everyone gets the special service from me. Fiama is an all-rounder”, I chuckled.

“Is that so?”, he walked towards me with a smile. “But you don’t need to say that. I already know”

He settled himself on the bed before me; the table stood between us. “But isn’t it weird that a boss is pressing her PA’s clothes?”

While pressing his shirt, I looked up at him and narrowed my eyebrows. “Sshhhh”, I put my index finger on my lips and enlarged my eyes. “Don’t you remember what I said”

“Op!! Sorry”, he whispered in the same tone as I did.

I laughed at his reaction and focus on the pressing. “And here, I’m not your boss whom you wanna impress”

His face immediately turned pale again in nervousness. “Hey, I really didn’t say that. Elson was joking”

“Oh! So you didn’t wanna impress me?”, I said in a serious tone, glaring at him as if he did something wrong by not trying to do it.

“Well....no... I mean... If you....”, his words muffled when I literally pulling his leg. “If you want, I can do it. If you don’t, I’ll stay away”, he said at once.

He had sworn to make me fall for him with his overloaded innocence and cuteness; I muttered into my mind, smiling at him lovingly.