EVELYN POVAs I pulled up to Domino's Gym, I noticed the familiar vehicles of my team. I was surprised they all beat me when usually I was the first one to show up for meetings. I walked into the main entry of the gym and was greeted by our regular clients. Buddha was in the weight room spotting Arrow on the bench press. As soon as Buddha noticed me, a wide grin filled his face. It was their queue that it was time for the meeting.The conference room was located on the far side of the gym, hidden by a set of double doors that read “employees only.” I placed my hand on the scanner so it could read my handprint. It was a security measure that ensured that no patron would access the area. The scanner beeped and allowed me access through the doors. The bare hallway illuminated as I walked down the hallway that led to the conference room. The conference room was large with a huge oak table sat in the middle. On the back wall lined artillery and tech gear. Adjacent hung a large screen to
Evelyn POV As I entered the skyscraper of RSS, I was greeted by the friendly face of Lennie. She handed me my badge and guided me through security. One of the security officers chuckled when he saw the contents of my bag. Snoozie slippers, marshmallows, a massive yeti filled with coffee, and a framed picture of me and Alfredo.My face heated. I couldn’t help that I needed certain things in order to function and if I wanted to make this look real I needed to personalize my office space. “Welcome Ms. Mowers. I hope you enjoy your marshmallows.” The officer greeted me. Lennie looked confused until she saw my bag. “You’ll fit in just fine. Don’t worry.” Lennie said, giving my arm a little squeeze. As we entered the Hive, I was greeted by Gwen and Ollie. Jax barely spared a glance my way and continued to tap away on his keyboard. As I got settled, I booted up my work computer and put in my credentials. That’s when I noticed my task list along with the rest of the team. Annoyed as I r
Kade POV“Who ratted on Ricci’s shipment? I won’t ask you again.” I rested my hands on the two armrests that our current captive was tied to. We had been at this for over 2 hours. We needed to find out if Ricci was the one messing with our shipments now that one of his had been hit. But first we needed to know who attacked Ricci. “I swear man, I have no idea. I’m just a transporter for him. No one tells me anything.” The gaunt faced man cried. His little beady eyes filled with tears. I sighed and scrubbed a hand down my face. I squeezed Machine’s shoulder for him to take over. An evil grin took over Evan’s face. The guy had too many loose screws in his head. But that was why I also needed him. He was notorious for getting information. Twirling a knife in his hand he stalked towards the bloody man in the chair. “We are going to play a little game. It’s called I am going to cut things off until you talk. Don’t worry I’ll make sure that you stay alive until you do.” Machine crouched
Evelyn POVI walked into RSS Friday morning to complete chaos. Servers were down, phones weren’t working and staff were racing around the building trying to figure out what was going on. I rushed to the Hive where Jax was already seated typing frantically. “What’s going on?” I asked, quickly logging into items I could. When Jax didn’t respond, I repeated myself. “Jax, what the fuck is going on? You can resume whatever beef you have with me after we fix whatever is happening.” He ran a hand through his hair. My voice snapping me out of what he was working on. “A virus was planted into the server. I can’t find where the bug came from but it’s attacking the entire database.”Fuck this was wasn’t good. I couldn’t help but wonder if the glitches I found were connected to this. “Have you tried calling Mr. Romano?” “Yeah but he’s not picking up, and his secretary said he won’t be in until later this morning. The one day that he doesn’t come in early, Armageddon decides to happen.” The
Kade POV The one day that I did not come to the office early, was the one day that almost cost me the entire company. I paid Ricci a visit this morning to give him a gift. The ears of the transporter that Machine cut off last night. The conversation from there, was less than productive. Once I reached the office I was bombarded with questions, calls, texts, and emails. I was so angry to find out that Evelyn went against an order; however I couldn't help but admire her dedication. She clearly cared about others and their personal information. I knew I was harsh with her and Lennie. I made sure to send Lennie a text letting her know that her favorite donuts from her favorite bakery would be delivered to her this afternoon.I didn’t know enough about Evelyn. Except that she drank more coffee than a human should, she has a cute cat, and wore silly slipper socks.I needed to find out more about her and I knew just the place. —-Evan was all too eager to go to Domino’s with me. He knew
Evelyn POVThe universe was against me for whatever reason. It didn’t matter that Kaden Romano was the sexiest man I’d ever seen . His ego was enough to dampen his sex appeal. And now, he was in my sanctuary. Bursting my Kade-free zone bubble. Kade stood behind me getting into the first position. The first objective was to get out of a chokehold from behind. Badger demonstrated the moves with Machine who was visibly getting frustrated by each take down. “Ready?” Kade whispered in my ear, sending shivers down my spine. The smell of his cologne overstimulated my senses. “Yes” the word sounded sharper than I had intended. Focus Evelyn. This isn’t the first hot guy you’ve trained with! His arm wrapped around my throat pulling me flush to him. He wasn’t squeezing hard which annoyed me even more. “If you’re going to train with me, don’t baby me.” I titled my head to look up at him. Any closer and our lips could touch. “As you wish, princess.” He tightened his grip, cutting off my airw
Kade POVMachine and I limped out of Domino’s gym with me sporting a few bruises and Machine with a bruised tailbone.“Fuck man, I think Badger broke my ass bone.” He rubbed his lower back, trying to ease the pain. I couldn’t hold back my laugh. “Quit your bitchin’, you did this to yourself by antagonizing her.” I clapped a hand on his shoulder. “Maybe you will think before you speak next time.”Machine groaned as he got into the driver’s side of his Durango while I got into the passenger side. –My sleep consisted of dreams of Evelyn in various positions, similar to the ones we did at the defense class. However with less clothes, less talking, and more moans. As much as I tried to stay focused on my intercepted artillery, my mind seemed to wander back to Evelyn’s panicked face when I had my hands on her throat. I was grateful that she was able to work through her panic with me. It was an olive branch I didn’t deserve after the way I treated her in the office. A knock sounded at m
Evelyn POVOver the weekend I tried multiple calls to my mother at the medical facility with no response. I hated that I hadn’t been able to get her out of that Hell hole. I knew the longer she stayed there, the more she would decline. I was lost in thought when my phone chimed. An incoming group email from Kade, instructing us that a quick mandatory meeting would be held the Hive in 30 minutes. I had hoped I wouldn’t have to see him again so soon. Especially after the defense class. I had pleasured myself more than I cared to admit, thinking about his strong, hard body against mine and the bulge I felt in his shorts when I was on top of him. Internally groaning as need surged through me again. I took my phone out and sent off a text.Me: Come over tonight after training?Aaron 🏹: Yeah, but this time I am picking what we are watching.Me: We won’t be watching any TVAaron 🏹: Need a little bit of TLC, E?I responded with some suggestive emoticons, so he knew I was serious. After