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trouble."
"That seems to be my new duty in life." She rolled her eyes.
"It could be worse, you could be responsible for training that little bastard." Gavriel's eyes
flickered back and forth from red to grey.
"Have fun. Don't kill any of your trainees at work today, honey," she said and stopped. She
had done it again! She had said something outlandish, but in this insane house it made perfect sense.
Gavriel sniffed dramatically. "I make no promises," he said turning her words against her and
then left.
Don't kill any of your trainees at work today?
And she'd meant it?
Maybe she deserved more than a new closet out of this mating.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Elizabeth was about to join Meryn and Jaxon in the media room when the doorbell rang yet
again. She looked around, no one else was in sight. She walked over to the door and opened it.
Two men in overalls smiled at her. "Hello Missus, we're here to deliver the office equipment
you ordered." The balding man said by way of introduction.
Elizabeth smiled at both men. "Wonderful! Wait right here, that room is in use at the moment.
Shouldn't take me a second to clear it out. Be right back." She closed the door and hurried down the
hallway. She tapped on the door before opening it. Aiden was just hanging up his archaic phone
receiver. He sat back, looking tired.
"What did Adair say?" she asked. She was curious to find out what Aiden's brother knew
about Sterling. It wasn't like the academy to allow anyone that could become a possible threat through
the system.
Aiden sighed. "He said that Sterling was known for being an elitist and somewhat of a bully,
but scored exceptionally well in all of the trials and tests. He comes from a very affluent family, so
there are politics involved. Adair said Sterling spent half the time at the academy chasing women and
has no real idea how good the little bastard could actually be if he trained correctly. Adair was
hoping he would settle down after being assigned to a unit. I don't want to overlook this but damn if
my hands aren't tied."
"So basically he's always been a dick, but now he's a dick that we've actually trained, so he
knows better ways to hurt and kill people. Training doesn't make bad men good, Aiden," Elizabeth
warned.
Aiden nodded. "I know, trust me, I know." He frowned. "Did you need something?"
"Yes, the new office furniture is here, so they will need access to this room."
"I was done here anyway. I'm going to spend the rest of the day monitoring Sterling. I hope
Gavriel hasn't killed him," he muttered, standing.
"Just so you know, Gavriel has asked the construction crew to start on an addition to the
Alpha estate for the trainees. He said that his immortal soul would be in danger if he had to live under
the same room as Sterling." Elizabeth winced as Aiden's eyes widened.
He surprised her when he broke out in a boyish grin. "Good! And since he requested it, he can
foot most of the bill. This is turning out to be a good day after all. Best of all, since it's Gavriel
requesting the renovations no one can say that I'm treating the trainees differently. Hell, if my father
can spin this right, we can make it look like we're spoiling them with new equipment and barracks."
He walked past her, practically whistling.
Elizabeth couldn't help but smile and followed him out of the office to the front door. Aiden
opened it wide and both men stepped back startled. To those who didn't know the Unit Commander,
he could come across as a harsh military man. But she knew better since she lived with him, the man
was a complete marshmallow.
"Gentlemen," Aiden barked and walked past them, towards the training area.
Both men turned to her, looking spooked. She gave them her brightest smile and they relaxed a
bit. "This way, gentlemen. I can't wait to see what the office will look like with the new furniture.
We'll have to be careful with the Commander's desk though, it's an antique." She showed them where
her future office would be. Both men eyed the huge hand carved desk and gulped. It would be a chore
to move.
An hour later the men tipped their hats and left. She looked around the room. It seemed a lot
bigger after they had moved Aiden's wooden monstrosity of a desk to one side to act as a flat surface
workstation. The newer desks were smaller but were more functional with technology hutches, filing
cabinets and drawers.
She looked down at the new computers still in their boxes. Smiling she walked to the media
room where Meryn was showing Jaxon and Noah how to strip ethernet cables to attach new heads.
Noah must have slipped back in during all the furniture moving. She was glad he made it back safely.
"Oh Meryn, I have a job for you," she said.
Meryn looked up. "What's up?"
"The new computers are here. Feel like showing your minions how to set them up?" The
words had no sooner left her mouth than Meryn was up and moving. She, Jaxon and Noah followed
Meryn to the office where they found her smelling the boxes.
"They have that new technology smell," she said before she began to decimate the packaging.
Elizabeth sat back in her new leather manager's chair and closed her eyes and listened to their
excited chatter. She was exhausted. She would let them work on the computers while she just rested
her eyes for a bit.
*****
When she woke the sun was setting and the room was starting to get chilly. She looked down
to see that Meryn had once again lovingly covered her with a red throw blanket. Smiling she got up. It
took her a moment before the dizziness passed and she felt well enough to walk. When she was on
steady feet she followed the sound of voices and found that the men and Meryn were in the family
room. Gavriel stood when she walked in and was immediately at her side.
"You could have woken me," she said when he leaned in for a kiss. His lips were warm and
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