Her Billionaire Werewolf Stepbrother (16 page)

“She said you made a pass at her.”
I smile and think about it.

“I did tell her I was more interested
in her than in you, oh and I called her honey.”

“I want you to go to HR and file a
complaint. Did she threaten you?” I shrug. “I know you don’t feel threatened by
a human but did she?”

“I guess. She stomped in here when
I got off the elevator and yelled at me.” Jake picks up the phone and dials.

“Carol, my office right now.” He
listens. “Now.” He hangs up. I wonder who Carol is. “HR is coming up. Sit there
and look upset. You should feel very threatened. Today is your first day and
she just came in here and screamed at you. Now you don’t know if you can keep
working here.” I narrow my eyes and try to school my features. When Carol
breezes in on a cloud of perfume, I sneeze. She sits next to me and I wonder if
I will survive this chemical attack. She could be a weapon with that stuff on.

“My name is Carol and I’m from
Human Resources.” She puts her hand on my shoulder gently. I sniff and look up
at her with what I hope is a watery sheen but I don’t know if she’ll fall for
it. “What’s happened?” I explain about the meeting then about Rhonda’s attack
and how I really like my job but I don’t know how I can stay here if she’s
going to act that way. Carol pats my hand and assures me that Rhonda will be
dealt with. Carol leaves after a few minutes of consoling me.

“How was that?” Jake nods.

“It’s on record in case she decides
to file a sexual harassment suit.” I roll my eyes. “Keep that up and I will
paddle your ass.” I recoil.

“No you will not.” I say. My
fingers have curled around the arms of the chair. “That is definitely sexual
harassment.”

“Not if you like it.” He grins. I
shake my head and go back to my desk. I’m feeling anxious. I don’t know if he
meant that but the prospect of him doing it felt…well naughty. All of my
muscles in the deep dark places clench. I give myself a mental shake and wiggle
my mouse. I have an email from my new friend Rhonda.

I will get you, you little
bitch. You think you’ve won. You think you’re special because you’re his
secretary but you aren’t. I’ll be waiting for you in the parking garage, or in
the ladies room, or at the diner. You won’t know when or where but I promise
you, I will get of you. Don’t think he will protect you because he won’t. He is
a calculating bastard, but he is mine.

I forward the email to Jake. I hear
him growl and pick up the phone. “Carol, I am sending you an email. Take care
of this mess right now.” Jake slams the phone down. Wow. He’s mad. I don’t know
which part of that email angered him most.

I check Jake’s email and calendar.
He has a meeting in a few minutes with someone named Lyons. I go to remind him.
He just nods and goes back to his computer screen. I wonder if he’s angry with
me. It is my first day and there is so much drama. First Bryan and then Rhonda,
Carol, then Rhonda again. Jeez when will this day end? It’s almost three now,
so soon I hope.

I swallow and go back to my desk
and check the wolf version of social media. Our Alpha at home thought we should
have something that the pups could communicate on. He absolutely forbids any
human social media because pups are not always the smartest people around. They
make stupid decisions. The last thing the wolf community needs is for the world
to get a selfie of someone in a shift. All of the pack masters have forbidden
it but they all went along with our version to curb temptation. Jake helped set
it up and to secure the network from any human snooping.

I type in the address and Jake is
instantly at my side deleting it. I furrow my brow and look up at him. He is
monitoring my computer. I grit my teeth and wait. “I’m sorry Jane but no one
else needs that address and IT is always monitoring internet traffic. Stick to
cat videos.” I cross my arms. “You can check later at home.” I raise my
eyebrow. He crosses his arms over his massive chest and his biceps bulge. My
inner muscles clench and a second later he grins. “I have a few minutes before
the meeting.” He waggles his eyebrows. I’m furious and turned on at the same
time. How is that even possible? I take a deep breath and exhale then shake my
head. “What?” He’s clueless.

“You are watching my computer?” He
nods. “So everything I do you are watching?” He nods again. “Don’t you think
that is an invasion of privacy?” He cocks his head.

“I didn’t know that we had any
secrets.”

“You know what I mean Jake.”

“I would watch no matter who you
were. I always watch for a few weeks and then monitor throughout the year. It’s
for my safety and yours.” The elevator pings and opens then and some men walk
out. Jake greets them and shakes hands. He leads them over to the waiting area
and sits with them. “Jane, I would like for you to take notes please.”

“Absolutely Mr. Williams.” I say
evenly and join them. I sit next to the youngest man of the group. He’s
probably a little older than Jake. Jake doesn’t like it. I hike my skirt up and
cross my legs. He won’t look at me after that. The meeting lasts for a couple
of hours and the men seem pleased when they leave. Jake is buying them out. I
watch them load onto the elevator and the man that was sitting next to me gives
me a little wave. I wave back and go to my desk. Surely it is time to go home
now. As soon as the door closes Jake is at my side again.

“Turn everything off.”

“Is it time to go home?” My stomach
growls loudly. I wonder what I can make for dinner. We will need groceries soon
but I think the fish is still good that I saw in there yesterday. He doesn’t
answer me. He’s pissed. Maybe I pushed things a little far with the wave. I
didn’t mean anything by it, he waved and I waved back but Jake won’t see it
that way. When my computer shuts down he grabs the top of my arm and leads me
to the private elevator. “Jake I’m not going to run away. You don’t have to
hold onto me.” I tell him but he doesn’t let go. He won’t talk and I have no
way to gauge how mad he is but I think he’s really mad. My cell phone whistles
and I take it from my pocket. It’s Dad and I hope that I can diffuse this thing
with Jake. “Hi Dad.” I wrestle my arm away from him.

“How are you?”

“I’m okay.”

“How was your first day at work?
I’m assuming that you are working for Jake.”

“I am, I’m his personal secretary
assistant person. It was okay. A man tried to look down my blouse, a woman told
me that Jake belonged to her then threatened me then when I tried to check the
chat board I got in trouble.”

“How did you get in trouble?”

“Jake doesn’t want me checking that
from work. He thinks that the others don’t need to see that site. I know he’s
right now that I think about it but he’s been really mean about the whole
thing.” Jake growls low in his throat as the doors open to our foyer. “I didn’t
help things either. I showed a little too much leg during a meeting because I
was mad at him so now he’s pissed with me.” Dad starts laughing.

“He’s right there isn’t he?”

“Yup.” He laughs again.

“Jane you probably shouldn’t
provoke him. He is your mate.” I smirk. “You should always do your best to put
your mate at ease.” I roll my eyes. Jake is unlocking the door and I follow him
inside. “I wanted to know if you guys are coming for Thanksgiving or not and if
you’re staying until the funeral on Friday.” We haven’t discussed this, I
forgot that was this week.

“Jake?” When he turns his eyes are
amber. Shit. “Dad let me call you back.”

“Okay sweetie.” The phone goes
silent. I walk over to Jake.

“I’m sorry.” I wrap my arms around
his middle but he shrugs me off.

“You’re sorry?” He huffs. “You
showed favor to another male and you’re sorry? You displayed your ass to
everyone in that meeting and you’re sorry? Which part exactly are you sorry for
Jane?”

“The part that made you so angry.”
I say honestly. “I wouldn’t have done all that though if you weren’t invading
my privacy. You could’ve told me.”

“Would you have not checked the
chat board if you knew I was watching.”

“I still would’ve, I didn’t know
that I shouldn’t. You could’ve said that you were watching though. I feel like
you were sneaking around behind my back. I won’t check the board again and you
can watch all you like. I don’t have anything to hide but when…I didn’t like
it.” He nods. “I shouldn’t have behaved that way in the meeting either but it’s
not like I could sit next to you, there wasn’t room for me.”

“You didn’t need to sit so close to
him. You didn’t need to hike up your skirt and you didn’t need to wave at him.
The sorry fuck probably thinks he has a shot at you now.” I scrunch my nose.
Eww. I kick off my heels. “Go change into something more comfortable and then
we’ll make dinner.” He’s not mad anymore. Thank God for small favors.

“Dad wants to know if we are coming
in for Thanksgiving.” Jake nods. “I don’t think it would be right to abandon
him.”

“I agree. Are you cooking?” Hmm.
Mom always did the cooking. I did the watching, stirring, and table setting. I
finally smile.

“I think I will. Yes.”

“Can you make her cranberry sauce?”
I nod. “Good. I love that stuff.” It is pretty good. “Should we go in a day
early, like Wednesday?”

“I think that’s a good idea. I need
to shop and I can make some of the stuff ahead of time. Like the pies.”

“Write down everything you need and
I will have it delivered. Go change.” I take my phone out and dial Dad back.

“Hi Dad. We will be there on
Wednesday. Jake is going to have some things delivered so I don’t have to
grocery shop. Will you be home?”

“Of course Jane. I’m off all week.
I’ll see you when you get here.” I tell him goodbye and go into my closet. I
take my work clothes off and fling my panty hose into the hamper. I really
don’t like those things. I put a tee shirt and a pair of sweatpants on. My
regular clothes are much more comfortable than the ones that Jake has bought
for me. I put my cell in the bedroom and go back out to the kitchen. Jake is
frying the fish in one pan and potatoes in the other. It smells good.

“Set the table.” He says. He’s mad
again. I don’t know why, I thought we settled this. I get him a beer and myself
a water. I go over to look in the pan and he moves away from me. I feel like
ice cold water has been dumped over me, like a hole has opened up in my chest.

“Jake?” He won’t look at me. My
eyes fill with tears and I move away. I wait at the counter behind him. “Jake?”
He still won’t answer and he still won’t look at me. I go to the library and
curl up in his mother’s chair. Maybe she can send me some wisdom. The tears
fall down my cheeks. I’ve really messed up and I’m still not sure which part
has made him so angry. I sniffle and wipe my face with my hands.

“Are you eating or not?” He opens
the door and glowers at me. I shake my head. “Whatever.” He slams the door. I
don’t ever remember Mom and Dad fighting like this. They’d scream and yell then
spend the rest of the day in the bedroom. I usually left during that part since
I have wolf ears and listening to them have sex was not something I liked to
do. I get up and go to one of the guest rooms. It’s the same one that I called
Dad from the other day. I crawl under the duvet and curl up in a ball. I don’t
know what to do about this. I said that I was sorry and I said that I wouldn’t
do it again but he’s still mad. I let sleep claim me.

I called Ernie’s grocer and told
him to deliver all the makings of a Thanksgiving dinner to Dad’s as soon as
possible. I thought the man would orgasm when I gave him free reign and my Amex
card number. Now I shove the fish in my mouth not tasting it. The potatoes
follow. Her food is sitting there getting cold. She won’t eat. Jane is stubborn
and she’s made me so damn angry. I never lose control like this.  When she hiked
that skirt up mid-thigh and showed them all her legs, I nearly lost it. I
couldn’t even look at her. I had trouble keeping the growl out of my voice. I
should’ve warned her that I would be watching. It’s just something that IT has
programmed into every new user’s profile. Their desktop is mirrored in the
corner of my screen for two weeks. I set it up that way. I wanted to watch the
new IT guys and the software guys but I couldn’t tell them that. So, I watch
everyone.

I should’ve warned her about the
chat board too. She can’t visit wolf sites. She should know better. It breaks
rule number one, stay hidden. I dump my dinner in the trash. I can’t eat with
her pouting in there. I love her and I can’t stand for her to hurt. I have to
get this out of my system. I need to run before I hurt her more.

I walk past the library, the door
is open but she’s not there. I go down the hall and she isn’t in our bedroom
either. My heart speeds up. Panic starts to set in, she can’t leave me. I look
in the closet and it’s empty. I try to calm down and take in my surroundings
with a deep inhale. Jane. Guestroom. I go to the door and open it. She’s curled
up in a ball. We have to work this out. I go to the side of the bed and find
her face and pillow are wet but she’s asleep. She’s biting her bottom lip in
that sexy way that she does.

I scoop her up and carry her back
to the bedroom. My mate does not sleep in the guestroom. It’s unacceptable. I
lay her down and cover her. Another tee shirt with words. I hate them. I hate
every one of them. I wish she would wear what I’ve bought for her. My heartrate
is returning to normal. I kiss her temple and go to my closet. I’m still angry
and I still need to run. I pull my clothes off and go to the room with the
treadmill. I turn it on and shift into my other self. He hops on and gallops. He’s
not interested in this and hops off. He won’t let me work out my aggressions.
He wants her.

He trots down the hall to her side
and whines. She stirs and I try to shift but he’s resisting. He’s never done
this before. I’ve never not been able to shift. He whines again and nudges her
hand. Jane opens her eyes and stares at him, at me. She sniffles and turns
over. He jumps up on the bed and curls up behind her knees. He lays his head on
her hip and nudges her hand again. Her fingers curl into our hair. “You’re not
Jake at all today, are you?” She says softly. He licks her fingers and she
giggles. I love that sound.

Why won’t he let me take over? He’s
still resisting me. Shit! I scream inside my head. Jane turns over and faces
him. He stretches out for her and she wraps her arms around his neck. I feel
her relax against him. This was what he wanted. He felt it, hell I felt it, the
anxiety, the grief and the desperation. I made her feel that way. I suddenly
feel like the world’s biggest asshole. I’ve broken mate rule number one, I hurt
my mate. I’m filled with regret and I know that I need to apologize and forgive
her. He lets go of the shift and I’m in her arms now.

“I’m sorry.” I say. She just stares
at me. “When those things happened earlier. I felt like I was losing control. I
didn’t like it.”

“Like I felt when you invaded my
privacy.” Her eyes are full of tears. I nod.

“I didn’t target you specifically.
It’s automatic, any new employee’s desktop is on my screen for two weeks. I’ll
close it on yours but you can’t go to the chat board, not at work and know that
the IT department will always monitor all use. They even watch mine.” She
raises an eyebrow. “In case someone gets into my office and helps themselves.”
The corner of her mouth twitches. “I didn’t like it that you sat next to that
guy and I didn’t like it that you lifted your skirt. They all enjoyed the view.
You set off a testosterone bomb.

“I didn’t scent anything.” She
looks confused.

“It’s not as strong with humans but
believe me, you did. They all wanted to fuck you Jane.” Her face turns puce.
Good. Next time she will be more careful.

“I’m sorry Jake. I won’t do any of
it again. I promise. Will you stop being mad at me now?” I can’t help but grin.
I kiss her lips softly.

“I’m sorry too, I didn’t think it
through and I hurt you. It was never my intention. Forgive me?” She nods and
the world is lifted from my shoulders. “Will you eat?” I whisper. “I’ll order
from the diner.” The fish is cold by now and I don’t want her to eat that. She
nods again. I grab her cell off the nightstand and dial the diner after I put
it on her speed dial list. She watches me program the word Milkshake into the
contact list and laughs. I order two of everything starting with the meatloaf,
mashed potato dinner and ending with two sundaes. She gives me a sad puppy face
and I order a chocolate milkshake too. It’s a good thing we’re wolves or we’d
both be huge. “You have to share that.” I whisper and kiss her forehead when
she smiles. “Now get up and get rid of that shirt.” She looks down at it.

“Jake, I like to be comfortable and
your clothes are pretty but they aren’t comfortable.” I hadn’t really
considered lounge wear. I sigh.

“Okay but only when we’re at home
and only until I can arrange better.” She nods and her face brightens. She
really likes those ratty shirts.

“You used to wear them, and if I
remember right this one was yours.” I study it and I think she’s right. It is
my shirt. It won’t fit now. I’ve bulked up. I remember it though. I know I’m
fighting a losing battle. I’ll call the shopper tomorrow and have her send over
comfortable lounge wear without words all over it. I owe her some underwear
too. My mouth twitches at the memory of ripping the panties off of her and I
want to do it again but dinner is on its way up.

I call the lobby and tell security
to send the delivery guy straight up to my door. I don’t want to delay Jane’s
dinner any longer. Her stomach was growling at the office. She is probably
starving by now. I pull a pair of sweats and a tee shirt on. Mine is plain
grey, not a word in sight.

She follows me to the kitchen and
looks at her fish. I pick the plate up and dump the cold dinner in the trash.
She almost looked as if she wanted to eat that. “What’s wrong?” I ask when the
corner of her mouth pulls back in distaste.

“You wasted food.” I did. I waste a
lot of things. I know it’s not wolf like to be this wasteful. Most of them are
all Mother Nature freaks and save the planet junkies but I never was like that.
I guess I didn’t inherit that gene. Her mom was that way. She would’ve
repurposed that food into a frittata for breakfast or something. I think Jane
was thinking about heating it up.

“I’m sorry sweetheart. My mate
isn’t eating cold fish and soggy potatoes when I own a diner less than fifty
feet from the front door.” She plops down in a chair. Jane wraps her arms
around her middle. “That bothers you.” She nods. “Just this once, okay?” She
gives me a nod but I know she doesn’t like it.

“If we had a dog, he could’ve eaten
it.”

“This isn’t the place for a dog.
Where will he pee?” She’s thinking. Good. Maybe that will keep her distracted
long enough for the food to get here and she’ll forget about the garbage. My
phone chirps. It’s Dad. What the hell does he want? I love my pop but for the
last ten years he has never called me this much. “Yeah.” I say. She doesn’t know
who it is yet because she’s still considering dog urine.

“Jake, there is enough food to feed
the whole pack here.” I grin. “We don’t need this much.” I had a lot delivered.
It was easier than I thought too. Grocers deliver anything you want now. Even
out there.

“Good, I can’t wait.”

“It’s just the three of us right?”
He asks.

“Yeah, unless you want to invite
someone.” Jane is looking at me now. She’s following the conversation.

“No. I wouldn’t do that to Jane.”
Not yet but you will. Some part of me thinks he should have mourned my mother
forever. Another part of me is glad that he didn’t because I wouldn’t have met
Jane.

“Of course not. “We’ll be there
Wednesday so Jane can start making pies and cranberry sauce.” I hear him growl.
He likes it too.

“She’s making that?” He whispered.
I nearly laugh. “I love that stuff.”

“Yeah, she said she would Dad.” He
growls low with joy and I do laugh. “Should I have her double the batch? You
can freeze some for later.”

“Tell her to triple it.”

“Dad, I don’t think that’s
necessary. If you want it, I’m sure Jane will make it for you anytime.” She has
her head cocked. “You will right?” She nods. “She will Dad. Put the food away
and we’ll see you Wednesday.”

“See you then.” He ends the call.
Jane hurries from the room. The delivery must be here. I hear the front door
open and follow the sound. Jane is accepting a bag and a tray from the regular
delivery guy. I hold up a finger and jog to the bedroom for my wallet. I come
back and Jane is making small talk while sucking the milkshake down. I give him
a ten and close the door. I take the milkshake from her greedy little hands.
“You have to share.” It’s nearly half gone and I laugh. She was hungry. I feel
bad again. My mate is hungry. I suck at this. I have to think of her first,
it’s my job now.

Jane goes to the kitchen table and
unloads the bag. I smell the meatloaf. It’s amazing. She sits and lifts the
plastic lid on the ‘to go’ plate. I see her nose twitch then watch her smile.
It’s amazing. This meatloaf is actually a roll. The cook flattens the meat out
in a square, brushes it with marinara, adds diced onion, celery, cheese, salt
and pepper then rolls it up and cooks it on the grill. It’s not baked in a pan
sitting in grease. Then he adds more sauce, bacon and cheese. It’s better than
Sandy made. Jane’s eyes slide closed with the first forkful. She likes it. I
hear the low sexy growl rumble up her throat and I get hard. Rock hard. I’ve
pleased my mate and now the wolf wants to fuck her. So do I but I push him
back. She needs to eat. We can’t continue at this pace without calories. She’s
lost weight, not a lot but I can tell. I don’t want that. I like her like she
is.

I watch her eat while I eat but I
don’t taste anything. I’m just robot eating like I was before but now for a
different reason. I want her. After the emotional roller coaster that today
was, I need to be with her. I want her full though, full and happy. Her eyes
lift and she smiles then slumps in her chair. I laugh. She reaches for the
milkshake and I let her have it. The sundaes are in a separate bag, I get them
out and place hers on the table. She looks it over. It’s in a small plastic
clamshell and she can see the brownie in the bottom and the fudge sauce
dripping down the sides of the ice cream. Jane opens hers and digs into it with
her spoon. Another growl. I may go off like a pup if I hear that sound again.
She eats half and pushes it away. I finish it for her then gather the
containers and put them in the trash. It’s getting full so I pull the bag and
tie it up. I put a new liner inside the can. Jane follows me when I pick up the
bag and go to the trash chute. I put it inside and drop it. When I turn she’s
staring at it. “Don’t tell me this is about the fish again.” She shakes her
head.

“The chute isn’t locked.” I shrug.
“Mikey climbed into the building through one. If she can come into the
building…” I nod. She’s right. If Mikey climbed into the building someone could
come up the chute from another floor. It’s a big enough space.

“I will have a lock put on it.” I
say and she smiles then turns around and heads out of the kitchen.

“Can we go out on the balcony?” She
asks.

“Sure.” I follow her. She’s wolf. I
figured this could be a problem. I had problems dealing with it when I first
moved in here. I’m glad the architect talked me into the balcony addition. I
didn’t realize how much no fresh air would bother me. It doesn’t anymore. I’ve
gotten used to it. I’m surprised she’s lasted this long. I walk past her and
open the vertical blinds then the glass slider. Jane inhales deeply before she
gets outside. The breeze is blowing in her face and she drifts out. I’m behind
her. She’s at the rail looking out over the city. I wrap my arms around her
middle. “I love you Jane.” I say against her neck. She leans back into me.
We’re done fighting. She’s full, happy and not mad at me anymore. My wolf is
calm and my dick is hard. She reaches back and caresses it. I growl and she
giggles.

Jane pulls at her waistband and
bares her bottom for me. “Now Jake, I want you to fill me.” She wiggles and I
can’t free myself fast enough. I see her scent the air checking for predators.
It’s a wolf thing. She’ll do the same when I take her on my hill near the park.
She’ll be a wolf then. I’ve never taken another wolf. I saved that for Jane. I
plan to tie into her and fill her with my pups that way. The thought has always
fascinated me. It’s my only wolf fantasy. A lot of guys want to take every
female that way. I don’t know what they save for their mates or they bother to
save anything.

Jane’s different though and I
wanted things to be different with her. I push up inside of the hot exquisite
tightness. She groans. I know I’m more swollen than usual but I don’t think she
minds. She feels incredible. I love this woman, this wolf, this pussy. This
pussy is mine, it was always mine. I can’t believe I had enough self-control to
wait this long for her. I really can’t believe that she waited all this time
for me. Most young she-wolves are sex machines. They can’t control their
hormones any more than the males. I think it’s Mother Nature trying to
repopulate the planet with us.