The Alpha's mate

Uninvited visitor

CHAPTER 12

Zack POV

The day at the office felt like it flew by. I was so excited to go and get Jannelle. I hadn’t seen her since yesterday and when she told me that she had feelings for me but wasn’t ready to explore those feelings. That  thought made me groan out loud. So loud that it had gotten the attention  of Carmen Mendoza. Goddess help me! I mumbled under my breath. Yes Carmen? What can I help you with? “You know exactly what I want, but I know you aren’t ready so I will wait for you handsome! Just don’t make me wait too long.” She said with a wink. I felt my stomach turn. Is there something you need that is work related? I asked with a raised eyebrow. “Not unless you f*ucking me on your desk is considered work related.” She said with a confident smirk. Carmen! I began to yell when suddenly in walked none other than Mr. Mendoza Carmen’s father. “Hi Daddy!”  Carmen said surprised. Mr. Mendoza, how can I help you? I asked my uninvited guest. “Good evening Alpha, I apologize for showing up unannounced. I just wanted to see how far along we are on the construction part of the condo plans. He said with a curious look. Everything is going according to plan and ahead of schedule, I assured him.  “Fantastic!” he clapped his hands and then took a seat in one of the guest chairs at my desk. Followed by Carmen filling the other guest chair. She sat down and slowly crossed her legs and tilted herself in the seat slightly enough for her upper thigh to be exposed but not enough for her father to notice. I rolled my eyes and as politely as I could I asked if there was more to discuss? “Yes, there is actually. My wife and I will be out of town for the next week and I will not have access to my files or even WIFI. She wants us to be totally alone and have no interruptions on our vacation.” he said. Sounds like a good time Mr. Mendoza. If that is all I have to be going. I have plans. I said, starting to stand up from my desk. “Actually, Alpha, since I will be out of town for a week I will need someone to be the point of contact for my company and be able to work closely with you.” he said. Great, have them send me their contact information and I will reach out to them Sunday night to set up a meeting for Monday morning. If that’s all.. I started to say before he waved me off and began, “No  need, my point of contact is already here.” Suddenly I felt uneasy as the next words left his mouth “Carmen will handle things for me and I’m sure  she won’t mind working with you, do you  Carmen?” he asked looking at her. “Not at all Daddy. I would love to work with Zack.” She said making sure to emphasize the LOVE part. Mr. Mendoza being that Carmen will be your stand in, there is no need to set up a Monday morning meeting. Carmen already sits in on the team meetings so she is already up to speed, I replied confidently bursting her bubble. Carmen frowned and started squirming in her seat and tapping her awfully painted red nails on the chair before she popped up and said, “Wait! I know my Daddy and he will want to make sure that you and I are able to collaborate closely without distractions and too many “hands in the pot” if you know what I mean” she said arrogantly. “Yes that is a fantastic idea Carmen!” said Mr. Mendoza. I was kind of surprised by the big language she used. I honestly didn’t know she was smart enough to use words like collaborate. I laughed to myself.  I think our team meetings will suffice for now, I said. But if you think of something important in the meantime Carmen, feel free to forward it to my assistant Sally. She will make sure to relay any pertinent information ASAP. I said as I quickly stood and grabbed my briefcase. Before either of them could respond I gave a small salute and said have a good evening and Mr. Mendoza, enjoy your trip sir! I was out of the office and into the parking garage within two minutes. I never ran down stairs faster in my life. I had to get out of there. Having to see Carmen daily at the office was torture enough but I was not going to spend any extra time with her if I could help it.  I grabbed my keys from my pocket and hopped into my Ram truck. I love this truck. I then remembered the time Jannelle tried to hop in and damn near fell out. If we weren’t wolves I wouldn’t have made it over to her as fast as I could catching her before she fell all the way. With the end of that thought came an eerily feeling that I was being watched. I looked around the parking garage but I didn’t see anyone else. I couldn’t smell them either. Werewolves have a keen sense of smell. Just one of our many talents. If there was someone there they were good at masking their scent. I decided to ignore the feeling and head to Megan’s house.

Unknown POV

That was close! I swore he saw me. I could have sworn we locked eyes. Thankfully he didn’t notice me. That would have spoiled everything. My plan to rid the world of my little problem was coming along but I had to make sure nothing was going to get in the way. I had been patient for too long. They are all going to get what’s coming to them. For now, I wait...again.