The Boardroom
1484 Words
Layla knocked on the door to the boardroom, unsure of what to expect on the other side.
“Enter,” a stern voice answered .Her trembling hands turned the knob. The door creaked as she opened it.
“You’re late,” Axel growled as she entered the room.
“Sorry, sir ,I was,” she was trying desperately to hide the fact that she was Axel’s mate, in case he wanted it kept a secret.
“It was my fault ,sir,” a familiar feminine voice spoke. Astrid. ”I kept her in my office for too long during her tour.”
Axel looked between Layla and Astrid, his hazel eyes boring a hole through the former.
“Fine ,just get over here,” he said in a harsh tone .Layla lowered her head as she walked to the end of the table where Axel was seated. Under her hooded eyes, she noticed all the attorneys she had previously met were in the room, along with Alex, who had Lacey sitting on his lap.
Lacey giggled under her breath as Layla took her place beside her grouchy mate. What was so funny? This certainly wasn’t a joke to Layla, and she would be sure to grill her friend later.
Axel c****d his head to the side, looking up at Layla as she nervously shuffled her feet back and forth. He motioned for her to lean into him.
“What the hell are you wearing?” he whispered, not so discreetly. Layla raised an eyebrow as she gawked at him.
“Lacey picked it out for me sir,” she growled through her teeth. He sent Lacey a death glare, inciting a tiny chuckle from the blonde she-wolf.
“Whatever,” he growled, ”Let’s get this over with ,now that my assistant has finally arrived.
What crawled up his ass and bit him ,Chalci growled in Layla’s head
If I may guess, you are turning him on, and he is having a hard time," Chalci purred.
"Nice pun, cat" ,Layla muttered in her head..Chalci just licked her paws, ignoring her.
Axel put his chin in his hand, his arm rested on the heavy table. He was tired of this meeting. It was supposed to be over an hour ago, but was still dragging on. That was not his main concern at the moment though. It was his kitten, standing beside him dressed to kill and looking hot as hell. Armour growled in his head, as the two of them watched every man in the room undress her with their eyes. It took all his strength to stay seated in the chair when all he wanted was to pummel every man in the room, besides Alex to bits and pieces .Layla had no idea of the effect she had on men. Whether she be in her street clothes ,her kitten disguise, or morphed into the jaguar princess, everyone took notice of her, and it pissed him off.
"Calm down, alpha she is ours", his wolf, the only sane one at the moment ,spoke in his head
"I know that Armour, but these assholes are eye-f*****g her, and I want to kill them!"
"Show them she’s yours, she will understand."
"I don’t want to make her uncomfortable."
"It may make her less nervous."
"She’s nervous?"
"Yes ,feel her heartbeat."
"She is.. Ok,but if this backfires", Axel growled to his wolf
"My sexy jaguar and I get your bed.."
"f**k off!"
"Bye, Axel"
“Ahem,” Layla and Axel looked in the direction of the man who made the noise.
Derrick. Of course it was him. The hairs on Layla’s arms stood erect as she let out a low growl.
“Miss.” Axel gave Layla a stern look, realizing a little detail he had forgotten to learn, ”What is your last name,”
“Hunter, sir,” she stood straight as a stick, eyes forward, trying to play the professional-not…
Another person giggled. This time it was Alex.
“Alex, what is so funny,” Derrick asked in a monotone voice.
“None of your business,” Alex growled ,baring his canines.
“Can we get on with this,” one of the other lawyers spoke. ”This meeting has already gone over ,and I have clients waiting.”
“I agree,” Axel responded ,”But first, I need to take care of my assistant.”
His face immediately turned red as a tomato when he realized how that came out.
“Sir?” Layla cleared her throat.
“Sit down, Layla.” he commanded.
“Where?”
Axel looked up at her, frowning. ”What do you mean where ,Layla?”
“Um, sir, there aren’t any seats available.”
“Here,” Axel growled ,pulling out the chair and pointing to his lap.
“But, sir, I’m just your assistant,” Layla sucked on her bottom lip, as she stared at her mate.
“Damn it, Layla,” he growled, pulling her into his lap. Layla covered her face with her hands, trying to hide her crimson hue.
Lacey and Alex giggled again, as everyone else looked around, wondering what they’d missed. Besides Astrid, of course.
“What the hell is wrong with you ,kitten,” Axel growled again, ”And why are you calling me sir?”
“Well, sir,”
By now, Alex was bent over holding his stomach ,and Lacey was on the floor rolling around.
“Layla,” Axel gritted his teeth as he whispered in her ear ,”If you don’t stop calling me sir, I'm not going to make it through this meeting..."
“Oh,” she shook her head ,feeling the heat creeping up her ears, as she caught his meaning.
“I’m sorry ,I didn’t know.”
“Excuse me,” Derrick yelled ,garnering everyone’s attention.
“Yes, Derrick?” Alex composed himself long enough to respond.
“Could somebody tell the rest of us what the Hell is going on here?”
“These two,” Alex pointed to Axel and Layla as he roared in laughter ,”Trying to act all professional,” he said in between fits of laughter, ”When she’s got Axel so turned on he’s squirming in his seat,”
Axel and Layla stared into each other’s eyes as the room full of people looked on.
“f**k it,” he shrugged. He wrapped his hands in her hair, and kissed her in front of everyone. His mouth claimed hers in a fury, sending surges of heat between her legs. Layla responded ,playing with his tongue as she ran her fingers through his soft hair.
When they finally pulled apart, Layla and Axel were breathless.
“Thank you sir,” she giggled, ”You’re such a good boss,”
“The best,” he wiggled his brows.
Axel stood up with Layla in his arms.
“Guys,” he addressed the room, ”This is my mate, Layla.”
“Well that explains it,” Mel, the first attorney she met said, with a grin.
“Congratulations,” the rest said in unison.
“Thank you,” Axel smiled, planting a kiss on her forehead.
“I knew she was nervous, so I didn’t want to put any more pressure on her than she already felt.”
He looked down at her, his hazel eyes filled with love.
“But I missed her, as you can see, and I love her very much, so get used to seeing her around.”
“Sure thing,” one of them nodded.
He set her down on her feet, keeping an arm around her waist.
“From now on, when we have these meetings and she is here ,my mate will be in my lap, so get used to it.” he grinned.
“Good on you,” Alex chuckled ,picking Lacey up off the floor.
“One more thing,” Axel held his hand up, ”Layla is talented enough to take any of you down with one hand tied behind her back ,but if I catching any of you looking at her the way you did in here earlier today ,I will personally see to it that you will never have children.”
The men grumbled between themselves until a low menacing growl caught their attention.
They turned to see Layla, with her fangs bared, her eyes glowing white.
“Calm down ,kitten,” Axel rubbed her neck ,a trick he learned when they arrived back to his territory .She leaned her head against his chest ,purring.
“Meeting adjourned,” Alex yelled.
- Writer
