HIS DOE, HIS DAMNATION(An Erotic Billionaire Romance) novel Chapter 27

CHAPTER 0027

Alaric’s POV

Meadow was going to drive me completely insane.

It’d been nearly a week since she signed the contract, and things around the house were relatively normal.

Well, except for the fact that I had a woman as beautiful and sexy as she was living under my roof. I was barely at home because I had a lot of work to catch up on, but when I was around, it was impossible for me to take my eyes

off her.

She walked around in shorts that made her ass look like it was sculpted for sin. She was a little temptress, and it was obvious she had no idea how much she affected me.

Or maybe she knew what she was fucking doing and was trying to get me to touch her. I hadn’t since that night I tasted her and made her come so hard with my tongue.

That image was ingrained in my damn memory. And her taste?

Incredible. Fucking exquisite.

Meadow was either going to be my redemption or my destruction.

But a good distraction from Meadow was being at the office. Not just for work, but to watch Tyler Cross slowly lose his mind and squirm in my presence.

And for good reason.

His girlfriend was missing.

When Trip had knocked him out, he probably hadn’t woken up until the next morning because of how fucking stoned he was. And waking up to find out that his girl was out of reach and had gone missing had fucked with his head.

Add to that the fact that the police came knocking at his door a few days ago because an anonymous person had filed a missing person’s report–and we’ve got ourselves a sleep–deprived, and therefore, inefficient and incompetent employee.

Also, I was the anonymous person.

A knock sounded on the door and I knew it was him before he even pushed open the door and stuck his head in.

“Sir, would you still like me to schedule the 11:30 meeting with Delcoix or push it to tomorrow? He hasn’t gotten back to me yet.”

I took my time in answering, not glancing up at him. “I thought I asked you to set up a meeting for 9am.” The lie was as smooth as butter on my tongue.

“S–sir, you-”

“Come here, Tyler,” I ordered. “Shut the door behind you.”

He didn’t waste any time in doing what I asked, and when he stood in front of my desk, I looked away from my laptop, leaning back in my seat.

It took everything inside me not to whip out my phone, take a picture of this bastard’s face and send it to Meadow just for laughs.

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Tyler Cross looked a mess. One eye was swollen, the skin nearly purple, and he had a few cuts on his lip and jaw from when Trip gave him just an ounce of what he deserved.

To be honest, I wasn’t even expecting him to show up to work the next day, but I supposed he wouldn’t want to miss his first day working as my assistant. He wouldn’t want to test me.

I didn’t bother to ask him what happened to his face. I wasn’t in for fucking theatrics.

I ran my thumb along my jaw. “What do I hate the most, Cross?”

His Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed. “S–sir?”

My gaze sharpened. “I dare you to make me repeat myself.”

The panic that flared in his eyes was the most satisfying thing I’d seen today. It fueled me.

He bowed his head slightly. “You hate incompetence, sir.”

“Exactly,” I said, keeping my tone calm and controlled. “Now, come closer.”

He stepped forward, cautious, like he thought I might hit him. I didn’t need to. Not yet, at least. Not when I could humiliate him with far less effort.

Reaching for my laptop, I swiveled it so the screen was facing him: “Look.”

Tyler’s head leaned forward slightly, his eyes dropping to the display, and I felt this strong urge to slam his face hard against the table.

Control was underrated.

He blinked in confusion, and I could literally hear the wheels turning in his head when his whole face drained of color.

I watched it happen slowly, the way realization crept in and cracked his composure. His mouth parted slightly, his jaw tightened, and a bead of sweat formed at his temple.

I leaned back in my chair, letting the silence stretch.

The meeting with Delcroix, clear as day, had been scheduled for 9am. Not 11:30 like he said.

It was confirmed and digitally time–stamped with his name attached. Because I’d made the change, contacted Delcroix and asked to push the meeting to tomorrow.

And I hadn’t told Tyler.

“Sir…” he started, voice thin and cracking.

My lips twitched and it took everything in me not to smirk. “You were saying something?”

“I–I don’t understand-”

“No,” I interrupted, voice now clipped flat, cold as ice. “You don’t.”

I stood slowly, moving around the desk with so much calmness, even though my muscles sparked with tension, itching to feel something. Then I stopped right in front of him, watching him flinch without even being touched.

“I’m disappointed in you, Cross,” I started, letting out a slow breath. “Less than a week working for me and you’ve already let me down. Twice, if I count the fact that you got into a fight.” My gaze shifted to his black eye.

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“Are you a criminal, Cross? Should I be worried that you’ll bring disorder to my company?” I tilted my head slightly, my eyes narrowed at the edges.

Tyler’s hand automatically reached for his bruise. “Uh–no, sir. It’s a personal matter. This has nothing to do with the company.”

“I should hope so,” I muttered. “But I can’t. Because it looks like you’re letting your personal life interfere with your work.” I stepped even closer, shoving my hands in my pocket. “And between you and me? I’d fire a man over incompetence before I’d fire him for trying to fuck me over.”

That wasn’t a lie. It was just an altered truth.

I continued. “I’m sure you wouldn’t want to lose your job, would you?”

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