Alphas Secret Life

Unknown Enemy

Lexi’s pov

The sun was bright, shining through the window of Kaden’s bedroom. I was cuddled up in the softest blanket I had ever felt, only to realize this is not where I fell asleep at. I looked around and remembered Kaden sleeping holding onto my lower leg last night while watching tv.

I sat up wondering if he carried me to bed, then I immediately looked under the cover to see if I had the same cloths on which I did. Confused, I climb out of bed putting weight on my hand that I had stitches in and yelped in pain. It was so sore I could barely move it. I decided I’d better not try to lift myself up with that hand and used the other. I was successful that time, needing no help, I thought to myself.  I made my way to the bathroom and did my business, showered and dressed for the day ahead. I am sure Kaden will want to question me further and I would like to ask him when he was expecting me to get back to work on the case.

I open the bedroom door to head down the stairs and Kaden was sitting in the sitting area with the newspaper and a coffee in hand.

“Good morning he said without looking in my direction” Good morning, I replied and went to sit across from him picking up another newspaper to check out the front page.

“So can I ask you a question” I said to him. “sure.” He said putting the paper down on the table.

“When do you think I can return to work? I mean, I am board to death and I would like to at least feel like I am doing something productive other than a damsel in distress all the time”.

How do I tell you this Lexi, he paused for a long moment? I think it would be best if you didn’t return to the firm for now.

I could feel tears begin to fill my eyes. I never dreamed he would just let me go like that. I mean f**k; it wasn’t my fault I got attacked by a wolf and then kidnapped. I looked away just in time to hide the tear that actually fell out of my right eye. I quickly wiped it, not willing to let him see how upset I was and stood not bothering to look at Kaden and said.

“I’m sorry, I just thought.” Lexi, his voice cut me off in mid-sentence.

“I just think it would be safer for you not to work until we get all of this figured out.”

“Its fine, Kaden; I am sure I can find decent work in the city.”

“No, you won’t, you are still under contract with my firm.”

What is his deal? The sadness I felt suddenly turned to confusion and anger.  I raise my hands in the air and say and just how am I going to survive without an income Kaden. I am not rich like you. I don’t have a big fat savings account to fall back on. I don’t have a family; (I wave my hand around) to pick up the pieces when I fail.

Kaden stand and walks over to me, reaching for my hand that’s bandaged.

 “I will take care of all your bills and needs until it is safe to return to work for my firm, there is no need to get so worked up”. 

Worked up? I thought about his words. He doesn’t have any idea what it is like to be me. Now I understand why Lisa always said he was MR ASS WHOLE.

 “Kaden; I can’t accept a hand out either.” I jerk my hand away from him, pissed now only to wince in pain as I did. He grabbed it again to take a closer look this time.

“You are a pain in the ass Lexi, you know that right”? He said as he unwrapped the bandage that was now soaked in blood.

“No, I am being realistic, I can’t afford the things you and your family do but I also won’t take advantage of what you have either, I would rather work for what I have.” I state.

“Although I admire your work ethic, it seems we have a dilemma, because I won’t allow you to come back to the firm yet and I don’t think you would enjoy being my maid.”

I decide to not let my emotions get the best of me here and I say to him.

“Well, if you insist on taking care of my financial needs while I am not working with the firm, then I guess you better think of something safe I can do to earn a living or I will be forced to be in breach of contract with you and find work in the city. I state proudly.”

His mouth tuned up slightly at the corner and I knew I had done walked into a trap.

“Fine, you will accompany me to all of my meetings and take notes. You will also accompany me to a very important event in a few days. You may not leave my side day or night and if you do, I will terminate your new job title.”

I thought about what he said and I decided that since I was the one asking for work, then I should accept the offer, but I had questions.

“Exactly what is the job title, and why would I need to be by your side day and night. Do I never get time off with this new job title.

“I will call it personal private assistant, you will be with me for your own protection and no you will never have a day off.”

I was speechless; I knew he would turn this into a joke somehow. I mean yeah; I want to stay employed within the firm and I want to be close to him because; He was the best in the investigative world and Yes; he is good looking and I mean very good looking and I like how he smells and I like the sound of his voice my mind why is my mind turning against me now?????? Am I actually excited to get to spend every waking moment with Kaden. Yes, I am! But I am also nervous because I know he doesn’t return my feelings for him. I am setting myself up for heartbreak, I just know it. I am a liability to his firm that’s why he wants his eye on me at all times.

I repeated what he said to me over and over in my head, the more I did the worse it sounded and I looked at him.

“Exactly who do you think I am?”

“You are the one person on this earth that I-----“He looked away for split second and finished with “I need to help with a new bandage right now.” And with that he led me into the bedroom I had just left and re-bandaged my hand. I don't even know how we went from arguing to him taking care of me again.

Third person pov

She stood there watching Kaden with the girl he bought to his father’s home to protect. She hated every moment of watching him find happiness with another woman. He used to love her. He dotted on her and made her feel things that only he could do. Then he told her he didn’t want to see her anymore with no explanation. She was so broken; she thought she would die from heartbreak. She wanted to marry him and have his children. She watched from afar to make sure he want happy with another woman and always hoped that when he never found a genuine happiness that he would come find her. She thought that when crazy Gunner took her it would break him enough to do just that but he won again. Now she would have to figure out a way to kill this woman as she did the other two to get her out of the picture. This time she wouldn’t wait for Kaden to find her, she would help him through the loss.  She watched the small tv screen as he bandaged her hand and gently rubbed his thumb over her fingers. Before standing and listening to him say. “I will be back with your breakfast.”

“No, I work for you. I will go make breakfast and bring it back up to the sitting area.”  He said “fine.” and left the room to go back to his article he had been reading before she interrupted him.

“Humph, Little w***e, I will make sure you don’t get to cook him many breakfasts or dinners. I will make you suffer just like the rest that have tried to take him from me.” She said to the small screen before she turned it off and left it to record the house where Kaden was now at.