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Threat

Lucas Neil Parker sat heavily behind his desk, his head on his computer and mad at himself.

He was in need of a staff who can actually work at gaining more contracts for his company. He needed a good worker, one that will convince his collaborators, it seems like all those who applied for the job for the past few months are incompatible for the post.

He was thinking about it when the door to his office badged open and he saw a lady, damp red hair, water dripping to her face as she entered his office and slammed it with the energy of a lady that wanted to break the entire building down.

Lucas started rising to his feet when he saw his security men rush towards the lady, but she was far beyond their reach.

"Let me talk to your boss, I need the position, I need to be interviewed," Kimberly shouted at the top of her voice.

He looked at her and something inside him clicked. It was his mate. Five months ago, he had let her go because he couldn't bring himself to talk to her, right now, she had found him for the second time.

He acted cold, he had changed a lot, as usual, when he was a Park leader, it was hard to tell from when he is in the normal world leaving to his title as the mafia of New York.

Kimberly started turning her body to fiercely addressed the mafia when she was shocked to see her strange alpha behind the desk.

He had changed, or it was her eyes who were playing her a trick. The man had blonde hair, it suited him, more like those characters from comic books, he was breathtaking, bad those emerald eyes of his shocked her to her roots.

"Alpha?" Kimberly sputtered out.

She wasn't sure if she was the man she had come across five months ago after she had stumbled upon him in the forest, it was hard to tell, the man's face was expressionless.

Lucas didn't have to say anything, his security staff handled nicely the situation.

One security man grabbed the lady's arm and her documents left the file fell to the ground.

"The boss will get you arrested if you do not move, miss. God! you are so wet," Jared said in his deadly voice.

He didn't care if Kimberly's documents had sprawled across the floor, he just wanted her out of the mafia boss' office.

Kimberly cried out of pain as Jared's fingers dug into her flesh. Lucas knew it was up to him to stop this folly, he could pretend like he didn't know his mate, but he wouldn't be blind to the fact that she was been hurt.

"Let go of the lady, Jared," he said sparingly.

Jared flinched and his fingers uncurled immediately.

Lucas was mostly feared there is no way one could leave his order unattended.

Four guards were in his office now, two roamed outside, Kimberly stood with her free hand clutching the one that had been pinched so badly.

"You all may leave now," he said.

In a breathtaking, everyone left the office except Kimberly. She didn't dare look upward. Her eyes fell on her documents and she went to retrieve them.

Lucas was still standing, he stared at her closely like a hawk watching over his prey.

Kimberly knew the man hadn't accepted when his name when she called him Alpha, that wasn't even his fucking name.

She rose to her feet her heart literally in her mouth.

Alpha Lucas gave a swift glance through her attire, it wasn't appealing to the least. It was evident she had not as considered looking herself in her vanity before she deemed it right it was the proper outfit for an interview.

She wore a grey plaited skirt, topped it up with a blue strapless top, and then, a blazer. He noticed her mismatched shoes and almost burst out laughing if the situation wasn't that awkward.

"You lack the sense of dressing, don't you?" Lucas said pointing out at her outfit.

Kimberly blushed profusely, she knew it was her Alpha, but there was no way she could prove it. She wondered if the man had recognized her. It had been quite a while though.

"Excuse me, Sir, it is raining heavily outside, I didn't predict the weather, thus, it was hard taking an umbrella along with me," she apologized looking downwards.

Kimberly always seemed to lose her tongue when she was faced with this man.

"What about your shoes?" Lucas asked pointing out at them.

Lowering her head and spotting those mismatched colors, a bright shade of red spread through Kim's face.

"Holy heaven! I had not figured out I was wearing the wrong pairs of shoes. I was so focused on reaching here on time..." Kimberly said frowning when she thought of how unwilling she had been earlier.

Lucas was enjoying himself with the lady's embarrassed stature.

"You are late if I may tell you. The interview session is closed as well. No one seems to be compatible with the post," Lucas said dryly.

He sat hard behind his desk, the lady was still sitting.

"You can interview me, I promise to be to the task, Alpha," Kimberly said.

Lucas cut in directly.

"I don't know what alpha means, but I am Lucas Neil Parker, get a seat," Lucas said pointing at the vacant space opposite him.

Kimberly hesitated but took the sit as being offered.

"I know who you are, it wouldn't surprise to see you here hiding your identity, but being a mafia, I am astonished," the lady shot out.

Lucas ground his teeth as he thought quickly.

"I will tell you this is a big accusation you are putting out on me," Lucas said.

Realization dawned on Kimberly, she figured out Lucas was leaving a shady life in town, the reason why he kept his wolf part a secret.

"I think we should strike a bargain, alpha," Kimberly.

Lucas knew this wasn't going to end well.

"Sorry?" he asked raising his brows.

Kimberly leaned close to the desk and whispered out her bargain.

"Employ me, and your secret as the alpha of some small pack is save," Kimberly said.

Her bargain was outrageous, more like blackmail.

"Hell and damnation, lady, who are you?" Lucas asked his eyes on her.

"Kimberly Richards, your new employee," she shot out.

Kimberly felt that burning gaze of her stranger alpha burning through hers. She didn't as much as flinch, but deep in her, she felt cold, she was frightened by her own bargain.

Lucas was stunned.

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