Kapitel 18: Roxy from HR

«Hello, my name is Roxy!» the woman exclaimed after offering her hand.

Lara shook it, saying her name and smiling politely.

«I work in the HR department, so we will see each other often until we find the perfect place for you.»

«I thought you were looking for an accounting assistant.»

«Indeed, but our policy is to find the perfect place for everyone! You might change departments until we find yours. It will be fun, and you will have a chance to understand the company better. We prefer our employees to have a broader view about how we function.»

«Oh, all right,» she said. «So, what will I be doing in the sales department?»

«For the moment, watching and learning. You'll be helping them by organising documents or similar tasks. Most agents are out for the whole day, so it won't be too crowded.»

The sales department was where all the handsome male wolves were sent to avoid trouble with the females.

Female single wolves were also in a separate department with no males, all to avoid trouble during the mating season.

It was all organised to have a smooth business and, at the same time, a safe place for the pack.

Since Lara was a human, she didn't have a mating season. She might have felt attracted to the men in there, but she would just hold her reins and continue working.

Humans had better self-control.

Roxy knew this was what her husband thought. She knew him well enough to guess he would make such a stupid mistake.

But she couldn't say anything in front of Lara, for she was posing as a secretary.

That woman had Nate's scent on. She had interactions with a total of three werewolves. The other two must have been the pups.

If Alpha Nate was interested in Lara Clayton for anything other than how she ended up with two wolves in her care, sending her to a department full of handsome males was the worst idea ever.

Roxy was positive nothing would happen. Yet, the thought would have made the Alpha uneasy, and Bass would be feeling the rage of a possessive wolf on his own skin.

She could understand it. After all, the only reason her husband got his place was so that she could keep him under control. When he did get up to go to work. She preferred doing her job while pretending to be a simple secretary and having Bass alone in his office, far from the other female's clutches.

However, there was someone in the sales department that could be of help.

She just had to explain the situation to Samantha.

«Can you wait here for a moment?» Roxy said when they reached the door. «I will be right back.»

She looked for the loner wolf in every office, finding her drinking coffee and cursing one of the younger workers.

«I told you: you can't use any charm when dealing with clients. And you're not as handsome as your mama made you believe. It's business here. If we wanted only pretty faces, we would have founded a modelling agency.»

«Yes, boss,» the youngling muttered, looking at the tip of his shoes.

Samantha was one of the top rankers in the pack and the best sales agent they had. She was next to Alpha Nate when the old Alpha died under the claws of a rival pack.

At barely twenty-five years of age, she was the youngest employee at her level and one of those taking decisions in the pack.

Yet, she was unreachable. Closer to being an Omega than a Beta, her character was very difficult. She didn't like to be surrounded by many, and she never socialised more than what was strictly needed for work.

That was why she worked in a department filled with hunks: she was untouched by their looks, and her mating season mostly passed unnoticed.

«Sam, can I have a word?» Roxy said. The young man looked at her with adoration, happy he was saved from further scolding.

«Go fix your mistakes,» the she-wolf said, pushing some papers on the man's chest. «And remember: this is a place of work, not a stage for flirting or courting customers.»

«You're so strict, Sam,» Roxy chuckled. «These poor wolves will die if they work too much. Have some mercy.»

«What is it that you need?» The other woman cut it short.

«We have a... situation. A human will work in the company for some time. In the morning, eight-noon. Can you keep a watch on her for me?»

«Her?»

Samantha crossed her arms.

«You sent a woman here? She'll cause more trouble than I can manage. The boys will be distracted, especially if she's pretty. Oh, what am I saying? Even if she's not that pretty!»

«She is.»

«Awesome. And how am I supposed to help?»

«Just keep her safe and far from finding out about us. She seems not to know what we are.»

«Seems?»

«We're not sure.»

«She knows 'bout wolves, or she doesn't. How can you not be sure about it? If it's a human, she most probably never heard of us. Or she thinks we're urban myths.»

«Oh, this one seems clueless. But she's raising two pups.»

«What? How is it possible?»

«That's what I want to know, too.»

«Are the pups hers or adopted? Hybrids or pure wolves?»

«I don't know. Cooper couldn't collect enough details about it. It seems they're hers, but her wolf partner died years ago.»

«You hired someone you barely know, and now I have to babysit her. Why in the world? What's your reason?»

Samantha scoffed. She didn't have time for that. The sales department was already difficult to manage without humans roaming around.

«It means I can't beat them up until they understand,» Samantha murmured. «With a human nearby, I have to be careful.»

«It was Alpha Nate's decision.»

«Nate's?»