"Oh, swear I'm going to kill you once I lay my hands on you. Where the hell have you been?" Aurora yelled over the phone, and Layla had to take the phone away from her ear, or she might lose her hearing."I'm fine; my battery died, that's why I've not been able to call.""But where are you? It's pouring heavily, and it's late." Layla chuckled at her overprotectiveness. Aurora tended to be overprotective of her ever since the day she got bullied in high school."I'm at my boss's place," Layla informed."Your boss!!! What if he does something to you?""I'm fine," Layla sighed, typical Aurora, always being the overprotective one."I had something important to deal with, but the rain caught up with me, so I had to spend a night. Stop being a mama bear; I'm fine," Layla tried assuring her, or she might never calm down."Alright, take care of yourself, and don't forget to call me if anything comes up. Love you, Layla," she blew a kiss at her, and the call got disconnected.Layla inhaled sha
"Layla's eyes fluttered open as the morning sunlight hit her eyes. She yawned loudly, sitting up from the bed, last night's events unfolding in her head. How Nolan left her to leave in the middle of the night, how she got stuck in the rain, how he came back to his house, and then how she wanted to offer him dinner but only ended up creating a big mess, and he scolded her."Jerk." That was the first word that she uttered out of her mouth as she scrambled out of bed. She quickly arranged the bed, and she went to check out her clothes which she hung in the bathroom. She washed them last night, and luckily for her, they got dried.She had a quick shower and dressed up, ready to leave."Urgh, what do I do about these?" She referred to Nolan's clothes which were on the bed. She didn't want to give them back to him just like that; she felt she needed to wash them.Folding the clothes, she squeezed them into her bag; she planned to take them home, wash and iron them before returning them bac
"Nolan," Carla called in excitement the moment she saw Nolan walk in."You're here!" She ran to him feeling so excited about seeing him. He looked so gorgeous like the morning sun, and the black clothes he was putting on made him look even more stunning."I was so worried about you." She pouted, hugging him tight. 'Hmm, he smells so nice,' Carla thought to herself, inhaling his pleasant scent."Where's Darren?" Nolan requested, pulling out of the hug."He's currently not in the pack, but I told him you were coming," she responded, walking behind Nolan who went straight to the conference room."Tell him to come over immediately; I'll be here for only a short period of time," he ordered, sitting on one of the chairs."I'll do that," Carla replied, signaling for a guard to come over."Get the Beta; tell him the Alpha seeks his presence." The guard bowed slightly before disappearing from the conference room."Why just a short time?" Carla frowned, sitting very close to him."You hardly co
Layla typed noisily on her laptop as she occasionally looked up as if she was waiting for someone. Well, Nolan, her boss, was not at work today, and she just wondered why he didn't show up. She felt maybe he would be coming late; that was why she occasionally looked up to see if he was coming, though it was involuntarily. She didn't want him to show up, but she just couldn't stop her head from looking upwards each time she heard a noise.She heard footsteps, and she quickly looked up. "Sir," the chair made a screeching sound as she stood up, but it was Xander's face that came into view, not Nolan's."Layla, how are you doing?" He waved at her, approaching her table."I'm good," she smiled sheepishly as he dropped some files on the table."Nolan said I should give you these," he informed as Layla nodded slowly."You should get them ready before tomorrow, and he will not be coming today," he added."Thanks, sir," she thanked him, feeling kind of glad that Nolan would not be at work to
"And the devil's back," Layla mumbled to herself as she watched Nolan walk in, looking handsome as hell. It seemed as if he got more handsome each passing day; he looked more handsome than the last time she saw him, and he would look more handsome tomorrow."Good day, sir," she greeted curtly, no smile ghosting her face. She immediately regretted greeting him as he didn't even bother to answer her; he didn't even wave."Did Xander give you the files I asked him to give you?" He asked as Layla shook her head."Yes, sir, they're rig…""Print them out, give copies each, and bring them to my office in five minutes," he interrupted."Ask Bertha to bring me a cup of coffee," he ordered, walking straight to his office.Layla rolled her eyes as she picked up the telephone, placing a call to Bertha, informing her of the president's request. Then she went ahead to the printer to get her portion of the work done."Oh God!" Layla gasped in fear. She had gotten into very big trouble. She had accid
Carla walked gingerly to Nolan's office as she couldn't wait to surprise him. "Oh! I can't wait," she giggled in excitement.Glancing at Layla's desk, Carla noticed she wasn't present. "I'm sure Nolan must have sent her on an errand," she thought, looking away as she headed straight to Nolan's office."Hey Nolan, surprise!!!" she squealed excitedly, barging into Nolan's office."Don't you know how to knock?" Nolan questioned in annoyance. Why does she always show up when he's not in a good mood and ends up ruining it further?"I'm sorry," she apologized, dropping a bag on Nolan's table, her face still beaming with smiles."What's in there?" Nolan asked, looking at the brown bag suspiciously."Breakfast!!" she announced, excitement bubbling up within her."What breakfast?" His brows creased, and he pushed the bag aside."Breakfast, your breakfast. I made them myself," she said. She had poured her heart and soul into making food for him. She sucked at cooking but still tried her best."
Immediately Layla was done with working, she packed her stuff quickly to leave before Nolan would come out, she didn't want to see, not even a glimpse of his face."Bye Bertha" she waved at Bertha rushing out of the company. She did not want anything to hold her back.She was still waiting for a taxi, when a car pulled up in front of her."Hey shortie.." Regan waved, rolling down the glass of the car."Regan.." Layla expressed in surprise as she did not expect to see him at her place of work."Hi shortie.." he said again, stepping down from the car."I guess my timing was perfect, hop in" he invited her pointing at the car."But where are we going?" Layla asked in confusion."We're going out for a meal" he replied and Layla shook her head slowly.She had forgotten about the meal they were supposed to have together, though he came at the wrong time.She was not in the mood as Nolan and Carla completely spoiled her mood, so she was not in for any dinner."I don't think I can go Regan" s
"Thanks for the meal Regan" Layla appreciated as Regan's car stopped in front of her house."You're welcome and thanks to you I had a great time" he smiled at her."Same here" she mumbled as he had helped her lift her mood.Today was a very unlucky day for her at work, the issue with Nolan and then the threats from Carla.If only she could take some days off."Are you not coming in?" She asked."No, say hi to Aurora for me," he refused. He had somewhere important to be."Okay then" Layla shrugged get shoulders making way to open the door, when Regan spoke."Is everything going well at work?" He asked out of the blue."Uhh?" Layla raised a brow at him and she had this puzzled look on her face.Why was he asking her that?"Is everything going well at work?" He asked again."Ye...s, ye…s " Layla stammered."Everything is going well, why'd you ask?" She grilled, thinking maybe he must know something or he probably sensed the coldness from Regan."Nothing just asking," Regan replied with a