ALPHA TEMPTATION : BATTLE TO LOVE THE MAN WHO'S NO LONGER HUMAN

SCARLETT MILAN WAS GOING to slaughter her boss. She would watch his life drain away from the slices she’d make across his neck. Then, she’d lick her paws and finally get some peace. “Scarlett?” Knox Daniels’ voice made the lioness inside her want to growl. Damn, stupid animal. What the hell was wrong with her? “Yes, Knox?” She turned to face him, swiveling in her chair. He wore those black-rimmed glasses he needed or he’d never see his own hand in front of his face. A blue dress shirt and a bow tie. Yeah, a bow tie. Not even a regular tie. For a venture investor, he was such a nerd. He even had a freaking pocket protector. Did her annoying lioness care that he was a nerd? No, she did not. Her b***h of a lioness wanted her boss. She cared that he had eyes softer than milk chocolate. Except Scarlett didn’t like her boss. She couldn’t. She’d probably break him in bed. f*****g hell. Why the hell was she thinking about herself and Knox in bed? Why? “I… I was hoping…” She raised her brows and watched him tug at his bow tie. Dammit. Once again, she had to stifle a growl from her cat and shut the creature up. “You were hoping?” He cleared his throat. She gazed deep into his beautiful brown eyes and squeezed her legs together. Goddamn, he was sexy. He looked down at her chest. The scent of his own arousal made it damn hard for her to push her lioness back. The b***h wanted to strip him down to just the bow tie and glasses while she f****d him. He visibly swallowed and looked away from her low-cut neckline. She could pretend she hadn’t chosen that dress just to tease him, but that would be a lie. She knew he wanted her and hated that he was her boss. Hated that he was oblivious to her desire and hated that he hated wanting her. More than anything, she hated that he was human and she might never truly go wild with him. Not to mention how boring he was. He never did anything. Spent days and nights in the office, and the only reason she knew he liked women was because she could smell how much he wanted her. Even with all that, the man had a girlfriend. It boggled the mind. Okay, not really. Those gorgeous eyes behind those black-rimmed glasses, that clean-shaven look, and hair always in place did things to her that no naked man ever had. f*****g hormones! He never crossed the line with Scarlett. No. It was all work with him. Always making sure she was busy doing the most boring work on the planet. She really needed to find a new job. No, you don’t. Mate. Mate. Mate. Argh! If her lioness weren’t so stubborn, she could have left this job, but no. The fact that she liked being near Knox kept Scarlett from quitting. She didn’t know why her stupid cat kept thinking of him as her mate, but no man she could break in bed could be her mate. No f*****g way. “Knox?” she repeated, pulling him out of whatever daydream he was having with his work. “What were you hoping?” “That you would come to the company party this weekend.” She saw the desire in his eyes. Her p***y went slick. Thank God he couldn’t smell her or things would get really f*****g awkward. “I’m not sure if I can, but I’ll do my best.” He smiled, and her n*****s tightened. She had to be going into heat. It was the only explanation for how suddenly she couldn’t get enough of his voice or the way his dark eyes roamed her face until they stopped at her lips. She licked them and was rewarded with him clearing his throat. Her cat purred, and she had to cough to cover the sound. “I’m going to have dinner with Lisa,” he said, adjusting his bow tie again. “I’ll see you tomorrow at the party.” If he mentioned his girlfriend one more time, she might growl. She had yet to meet the woman, but her lioness already hated her. Not to mention she’d seen a photo of him and Lisa in the paper at some swanky charity event. “Have you talked to her father about those deposits?” she asked. “I left him a message. Once I hear back from him, I’ll know where to go from there.” “Hopefully, he can tell you where all that money came from, since you’re supposed to be the one handling his accounts. I don’t get how someone can buy a company with capital that wasn’t there. Where did it come from?” “Don’t worry about that stuff, I’ll figure it out.” She waved him out of the office, hating that he was leaving, but she took a breath and slipped her heels off. Time to relax. She picked up the phone and dialed her sister-in-law, Shani. Her brother’s wife had invited her for dinner, and she was taking her up on it. First, because Scarlett loved Shani’s cooking. Second, because she was dying to hold her newest nephew, Max. “Hello, darling!” Shani answered. The sound of kids laughing in the background made it hard to hear her. “I’m coming. Be there in half an hour.” “Wonderful. I made your favorite. Nick is off guarding some movie star, so we won’t be eating with him tonight.” Scarlett’s brother owned a security company. Thankfully, Shani was incredibly understanding that her husband was constantly protecting some rich guy or another. Scarlett was happy to help Shani with the kids when Nick wasn’t around. She went into Knox’s office to drop a file on his desk, and the scent of him made her lioness crazy. She walked around his desk and sat in his chair. Pressing her body into the cushion, she breathed in hard. f**k, it smelled just like him. He’d left a handkerchief on his desk. It was folded neatly into a square with his initials embroidered on the corner. Her body throbbed, and she couldn’t get the image of him in that damn bow tie, his sexy eyes looking at her, out of her mind. She needed to get laid. Fast.