~ TESS ~
I take in a deep breath when a figure appears at the end of the hall and stomps in my direction. I don’t look away, lifting my head and keeping my shoulders straight. I haven’t wandered into a wolf's den to be turned away. As a technician, I deal with my fair share of dickheads. Men always assume I’ll be naive or foolish, something I’m quick to nip in the bud. This asshole, even if he’s not entirely human, can’t bully me unless I let him.
"What the hell do you want?" he snaps, approaching fast. "I told you that we're not..." He stops halfway down the hall, nostrils flaring.
His dark hair is clipped short in the back and sides, the top a bit longer. His features are more arresting than I could have imagined, with full lips surrounded by a slight covering of shadow, a nose in per
