outside the building

TITAN'S POV

It worked.

I smirked to myself. It felt good to see Alina all happy and hugging me tight, her eyes filled with tears of joy because by some miracle, the manager called her in and decided to promote her, even though she had been absent from work for nearly a week.

I never could have thought that a job would give someone such a sense of purpose, and I was glad that I was able to make her even happier. She was in my company now, and it was my sole aim to tweak things in her favor at every chance I got, and again, just because I could.

Clarence's words, not mine.

Maybe I should consider giving him a raise for always complying, no matter what my requests were.

“Listen,” I turned to a smiling Alina.

We had just finished sharing a hug, and she looked up at me with that coy smile and slightly parted lips that were so distracting, it was impossible to look away.

“I know the best place where we can celebrate,” I said, pulling her down the remaining stairs as we headed towards my blu