Fury

A Fox in the Hen house

Mia POV~~

The next few days passed in a blur of files, paperwork and new credentials for the SBI. I had so many leads I wasn't sure where to start now. Still having agreed to the huge event tonight that was suppose to be a gateway to the girls I was weighing the odds of going. 

I groaned in frustration at what all I needed to do to get my desk and plans in order. Dolly strolled in picking at her blouse as if she had lint attached to it. She flopped down into my office chair sighing dramatically. 

"I have no idea why you stress so much. Leave it for later. We already had plans to go to this event plus I bought a dress, I can't return." she fake pouted to me her lip protruding from her mouth.

I rolled my eyes at her " Some of us actually like to keep our desks organized and paperwork caught up. It's called professionalism. You should try it sometime." Dolly snorted at me and shook her head. 

"No its called being an ass kisser and fun sucker. Come on you've been grouchy all week. I think its a mixture of s****l tension and Hunger."  She grabbed my hand tugging me towards the door. "A nice hearty shrimp bisque from our favorite café should fix you. The other I am sure I can find you later. Maybe Jack will suffice." 

I growled lowly at her, she knew he was the last person on my list of people to do. My stomach growled in response so I couldn't deny It was well past lunch and I was famished. She wrapped her arm around mine keeping our fingers interlocked with the other hand as we strolled down the two blocks for 'Clocks and dimes' café.  An older man held open our door and Dolly flashed him a bright smile and thanked him. 

He blushed and smiled "My pleasure." He responded and left the café with a large group of men his same age and build. She shook her head to me as we walked up to the host to be seated. He was a tall lanky young man in his teens, with large glasses and freckles littering his exposed skin. He looked between us in interest "H-hello welcome to clocks and dimes, how many with your party?"

We smiled politely " Two please, a window seat if you have one." I replied as Dolly kept our hands intertwined and squeezed my shoulder with her other arm. The boy cleared his throat and typed on the screen in front of him, finally grabbing two silverware sets and menus. We followed him around the loud café to the side where floor to ceiling windows coved the beige wall. 

Numerous tables were full and the atmosphere was alive with pleasant chatter, it helped to distract me from my own jumbled thoughts as we separated and sat opposite one another. Dolly immediately ordered two mimosa's and looked over the menu as I studied my own. We already knew what we wanted but she understood my need for a few minutes to gather my thoughts. 

Sometimes I had wished Dolly was my mate, even though I saw myself straight, she was no doubt a beautiful and sensual woman. She had every trait I loved and annoyed the hell out of me at the same time. She was definitely my soul-sister in every way, shape and form. Even though her own beast was not as large as mine she packed a fierceness to her I could barely  match. 

Dolly looked up at me and smiled widely as if knowing I was staring at her. She reached across the table and took my hand, locking our fingers as she asked me what was I thinking. I shook my head at her my own smile shining back to her. I loved this girl.

She laughed at me and rolled her eyes " seriously, Mia tell me what's been going on this week. The last chance we spoke you needed a bottle of wine so these mimosas will due for now. Spill." The waitress set the tall flutes down and asked us for our order. 

After she left I sighed, using my free hand to sip at my drink as my other rubbed circles around her knuckles. " I found my mate." She coughed and grabbed a napkin dabbing at her face were the drink at spilled out. 

"Mia, that's fantastic." She squealed and squeezed my hand. " Where is he? Why haven't I met him? Wait do I know him?! It's that hot Lycan isn't it!" 

I snorted in laugher pulling my hand from hers to cover my mouth. "Hell no its not Jack! What in gods name made you think it was him?!" I continued to shake in laughter as she blushed. 

"Well you make it a point to be mean constantly and I can see how annoyed you get when I flirt with him. I just assumed you liked him a lot or he was a potential mate." Her blush continued as she sipped her drink pulling her hands into her lap. 

I shook my head at her. "No he does annoy the hell out of me. Its mildly amusing me when you flirt because I smell his and your arousal. It makes me nauseated honestly, If anything its all his scent that does." 

She nodded "Okay so who is he then?."

I sighed but finally nodded taking the last gulp of my drink "He is a King. At least his scent is of royalty and he reeks of dominance and power like one. Despite my resistance to him completely, Delilah has all but worshipped him. I actually hit him with the door at our favorite coffee shop. He didn't really react to me at first so I just assumed he didn't notice or maybe was not into me. Then he was at the coffee shop again and we spoke for a few minutes, that's when I realized what he was. I basically ran away from him too." I lowered my voice almost ashamed to admit it.

Her mouth hung open as she stared at me. She opened and closed her mouth multiple times but didn't say anything. I looked out he window and let my thoughts roam over to him as I began to tell her how I felt. 

"He's more than gorgeous he is like the finest whiskey, burning your throat all the way down, but warms your soul at the same time. He takes my breath away, my heartbeat quickens and my hands shake. His golden eyes warm my skin like the rays from a hot summer day and his spicy cedar scent wraps me in comfort and I feel safe. No matter what I do, I see him in my mind, I have to resist him though. I am not ready to be what he needs, I don't know if I ever will be. I cannot sit behind large walls and let others fight my battles, I need to be the one to save others. I can't do that if he makes me a queen, you know how our kind is about royalty. They are worshipped, pampered and rewarded for just being purebloods. I am anything but pure, I am broken, tainted and beyond redemption. I deserve the life I have now, being a servant to others, not the other way around Dolly. " I finished my speech only to see her frowning at me.

She reached across the table and took my hand in hers again bringing it to her lips to kiss my knuckles. "Mia, you are a servant of the people and you are loved by so many. Don't you see that you are already a queen by yourself? You save so many and are sought after by tons of men just because of your strength and gentleness. Mia, you think to low of yourself. I follow you not only as your best friend but as a loyal subject. Delilah is a royal lioness, even if you don't smell it or see it in you we all do, she's a true leader, just like yourself." 

The waiter brought our food placing down our bowls of shrimp bisque with sweet cornbread. We didn't speak as we ate our meal, listening to the others in the café laugh and talk. Dolly had shocked me with her words, how could she already see me as a queen. I couldn't even imagine it, as I soaked my sweet cornbread in the bisque, I called for Delilah in our mind. 

'Del, what do you think of what Dolly said. Is it true? Are you really a royal lion?'

She hummed in response stretching out her body. 'Can you not feel our power after all these years. We were always meant for more Taylmia, you just refuse to believe our worth.'

I finished eating quickly and didn't respond to Del but kept her sharing sight with me. Dolly was finished as well looking at me as if searching my soul for fire so she could douse the flames. We thanked the waiter and left a hefty tip as we looped arms again to leave the cafe. Her hand gently rubbed my arm in comfort settling Delilah and myself as we moved through the crowded space. 

"Agent Mia it is so nice to see you" Hearing his voice startled me and I turned to see Mr. Arceneux or Ben as he told me to call him,  sitting at a table closest to the door. Dolly tugged my arm and I pulled back to attention.  Before I could respond to him the spice cedar scent filled my body with warmth and his heated golden eyes burned my skin as his roamed me, my mate sat next to Ben wearing a suit painted on him it was so fitting. 

I suppressed Delilah as I stared back at his appraising gaze. Ben smiled at me and I swallowed regaining my composure pulling Dolly close to me and rubbing her hand to distract me. I pulled my eyes from my mate to address Ben, despite my raising curiosity of how they knew one another.

"Hello Ben, Its good to see you as well. This is my partner Dolly." I looked to her squeezing her arm and she turned to scowl at me. 

"Hello Ben, I am working with Agent Mia on your case. How are you doing?" She ask so politely I almost cringed at  her sweetness. 

"Well, I would be better if you could find my ma- sister,  our sister I mean." He replied looking uncomfortable as I stared at him shifting in his seat. My mate's eyes never left my arm in Dolly's as his glare was hard set on our closeness. 

I raised an eyebrow at him. " I wasn't aware you had a brother Ben." He coughed and looked down at the table. I knew there was something off about this man but now I wanted the truth. It was obvious she was not his sister and I didn't like being lied to. 

Dolly gripped my arm tightly in warning but I refused to back down now. My voice raised "What the hell is going on here. I thought at first you were just a overly concerned brother but I see now there is more to it. I do not appreciate being lied to Mr. Arceneaux and I will not be used." I held in the growl as I stared him down. 

He stammered and pulled at his collar as if he was hot. The nervousness pouring off him in waves and the more my own hackles raised. Even though the café was packed with customers, I couldn't help it as Delilah pushed forward sharing our vision and emitting our power. My mate shifted in his chair and met my eyes. 

His he stood and stepped toward me as his eyes glazed signaling him having a mind conversation. What was he going to do? My mind starting to conjure up all kinds of wild ideas, him throwing up over is shoulder and running away. Him slamming us against the bathroom wall and taking us as his. 

 I swallowed standing my ground as Dolly squeezed my arm whispering into my mind ' That's your mate the King isn't it.' 

"Yes" I gritted though my teeth as she clutched my arm tighter almost melting behind me. She shivered and It pissed me off, even though I couldn't feel his power like they had he was suffocating non the less.  He was trying to suppress me and make me cower, he had some balls but mine were bigger.

'Lets see how he likes it.'  Delilah growled, pissed that he would try to intimidate us.

"Stop it." I said in a growl as my hand pushed his chest forcing him to take a step back. 

He snapped out of his mindlink and growled at me. My skin tingled from the slight contact and I bit my tongue from moaning at the firmness or the strength behind his growl. 

"You will not order me , Mate." He was gritting his own teeth and tightening his fists. 

"You will answer my question or I will hand off the case of Emilynn to another Agent." I growled back as I stepped closer to him in challenge. His nostril's flared and his eyes swirled with his beast and himself. Good let him get mad, he had no right to treat someone this way mate or not.

"Ma'am, Sir is there a problem here?" A waitress, human by her scent asked stepping close to us. I calmed myself and pushed Del back to smile at her.  

"No problem, just a minor disagreement. We will be going now." I turned to glare one last time at the men before me. 

"I expect you both in my office in the next hour to explain yourselves or I will arrest you both for interfering in my case. If your to dense to understand the meaning, It is a felony and you both will spend time in a government facility, royalty or not." I smiled mockingly and tugged Dolly's arm as we turned to leave the café. 

A growl from him sent a shiver down my spine, one to pleasant for my liking. I shoved the lust down deep and pulled Dolly down the street back to the office. She said nothing and I was thankful for once she didn't have any words. 

Once back at our building, I let her go " you go on ahead ill take the stairs." I was still fuming over his attitude and the apparent lie he told, there was no way this was going to last after today. I was going to have my answers and he damn well better be prepared to give them to me or else. I took the steps two at a time trying to stomp out my aggression. 

I needed a level head to find out everything and to see if there was anywhere for us to go. Us. Just the word igniting a fire in my core and burning in my soul. I was fighting myself and him, this wouldn't end well. I sighed finally making it up to my floor when my phone rang. 

"Agent Reaux," Armando's voice cut through the line calming my thoughts immensely. 

"Yes, how can I help you." I ask pushing through the stairway door walking along the corridor to my office.  Ignoring my surroundings as he continued to speak. 

"We received a letter, it is of great importance. Something you all need to see. Bring your best and most trusted supernatural team with you." His voice slightly shook, in anger or fear I couldn't be sure. 

"Yes sir, I can be there in a few hours. " He hung up and I sighed. If my plate wasn't already full now it was overflowing. Stepping into my office I growled in further annoyance at Jack sitting in my desk chair apparently waiting for me. 

"What the f**k are you doing in here Jack" I took a step toward him, I was in no mood to deal with him. If he kept going, there was no telling if I could keep from taking a chunk out of his skin.

"Ah, my favorite Agent call down. I assume you received the call from Armando as did I." His voice smooth and even. I nodded in return. 

"Well, I am here to pick you up for the meeting after all, I am the Fox in the Hen house." His grin was devilish as he rose from my chair stepping towards me. I backed into the wall by the door and growled at him. His hand stopped on each side of my body, caging me in.

"I do enjoy ruffling your beautiful feathers." He purred close to my ear taking a deep breath of my scent. 

Before I could respond my door opened and Ben, Dolly then he walked in. The next few seconds came in a blur as Jack was pinned to the floor with my mate half shifted over him about to sink his teeth into his jugular. 

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New update before the storm! Hope to get another chapter up next week! Enjoy!