Blood moon

Chapter 22. I know who you are

—I know who you are, Miss, step forward — All the women trembled at the authoritative tone of his voice, they knew that this condescension was nothing more than a formality to take them to the guillotine. The woman thought about that day. They had been evaluating three candidates. As soon as Chris arrived, George practically jumped to hug his friend. She had not wanted to ask for details, the interview was handled more like a casual conversation between friends, remembering yesteryear and when they shook hands she realized that he had almost affirmed that he would be the one hired.

She dared not question the man, nor report him because he was her superior, and now she regretted it.

The woman took a small step forward from the line, raising her hand.

—It's me sir— the werewolf was getting more and more furious, at least he could credit them that the fear made them step forward with some courage. The woman showed regret, her emotions showed that she was sorry, but she did not live on regrets, she had to be clear about that at that point.

—Why didn't you report that the registration process was altered?— the woman lowered her head feeling ashamed.

—I... I'm sorry, he's my superior. I didn't think he had any kind of opinion on the matter, everyone does what he says, he has many years in the company, the man fulfilled many of the requirements of the application.

—Except for the criminal review— the alpha turned to look at all the employees —You two brought in a felon with assault on women charges who tried to assault one of the employees today— there was a gasp of surprise from everyone, the face of the employee who hired him drained of all color.

There were whispers of indignation.

—Mr. Hallan, the police are in the building— Although his collaborator said it in a low voice, many understood the gravity of the situation.

—It was time to put an end to this situation, because he felt suffocated for not being able to exercise his power as he wanted with these idiots, no doubt he would like to settle things once and for all— The two people involved are fired, the head of the human resources department as well and the whole department will be subjected to a total audit- those words sowed panic.

Over time, the employees had been becoming confident about the things that could be done in the department, sick leave or pay that the company offered, plus the director had offered them easy hiring when they recommended someone. It was even rumored that he charged a sum for these kinds of factors. After all, no one checked the kind of scope he had. It was impressive the things he could do, without the company managers intervening until now.

—You will all be escorted by the men from my security team to clear your desks, any papers you take with you will be reviewed by them, we have not yet defined if charges will be filed, so do not leave the building, you will wait for the statement in the courtroom while all this happens.

Hunter had been shirtless walking from one side to the other feeling comfortable with his body, but he was starting to get tired of the demands they put on him, some people didn't understand how irritating it could be, changing practically in front of everyone, the leering, the sly comments, the indecent proposals and the increasing pressure to meet other people's expectations.

—Hunt... Are you available tonight?— asked another of the magazine's models.

—No, I have to fly to my hometown— he answered as he put on one of the T-shirts that had been suggested for a new collection of a clothing brand, the fabric was itchy and the colors did not look very cheerful, thought the man, ignoring the presence of the woman.

—It's a pity, the guys and I were thinking of going for a few drinks to celebrate that the photo shoot ended well— the suggestive way she said the last thing, let him see that she only wanted to sleep with him, Hunter turned to look her in the eyes, he knew her and she had a lousy reputation in the middle, one night stands were her thing, for some strange reason, he wished that her next name on the list was him.

—I have a girlfriend, I want to marry her and no, I'm not interested in a one night stand with you, or anyone else, I came here to work and I hope we can get along on set— his tone had been calm as he said it, but the look on the girl's face told him that he had not only hurt her feelings, he had made a powerful enemy.

—Excuse me? You are not the center of the world, we share the same agent and we have met in many jobs together. We will continue to do so, so don't confuse my kindness with flirting, DON'T BE A CRICKET!— She felt humiliated for being rejected in such a direct way, no man had ever said that to her before and to top it off she made it public, in secret, her heart longed for it even more, she wanted to see the kind of woman that could conquer a man like that.

The photo session went very slowly after that, the scenarios in which both had to pose were very tense, the staff tried to ease the situation, but neither wanted to know about the other, Hunter reminded himself that he was doing this for the money, he needed a little more in his account.

—I'm sorry— he said between the photos, at a time when they were doing her makeup and she couldn't escape him— I had a long day, I didn't mean to be rude to you, I know we've been good partners for years.

—Do you know how rude it was? How bad you made me look? I just wanted us to have a drink like in the past— Hunter thought about what she was referring to and it was not about a drink, the parties could last for days when she was advocated for the party, usually in these she is accompanied by some producer or rich man who pays all her expenses without objections, he wondered if this would be the same, if there would be some person behind it all.

—I can pay for the next outing, but for now they need me at home.

—This new girl is controlling you— he tried to mock.

—It's not that, she has a stalker— the girl's looks changed, she had suffered from that in the past —She had an ex boyfriend who is getting more and more violent, last night he went to her house and I'm sure he could hit her if they meet, the guy has rape charges— the make-up artist stopped her work, and the actress looked at him.