Alpha's Human Mate

Tassy The moment I step into the boardroom, I meet his eyes. With his amazing brown eyes, he gazes at me knowingly, it’s like he was waiting for me, it's like he knew I would be walking in at that moment. Were my footsteps so loud? I don't think so. But I notice he is the first one to look before the others. Despite being a stranger to me, I feel like I know him already. I can’t tell if he is mad that I am late, or he is going to fire me the next minute. But by the atmosphere of the room, I know I f****d up. I bet he was saying something, but he stopped, and now he is just staring at me, his gaze is boring into mine in a way I have never experienced in my life. “I am sorry sir, I…” I try to speak. “Take your seat and stop wasting my time.” His harsh deep voice comes replying. I proceed to the far end, where there is an empty seat. “Don’t you know where you are supposed to sit, Miss Evans?” Comes Mr. Charles Carter Raynold’s voice, my boss, the CEO of RAYNOLD’S TECH CORPORATION. I can tell his voice apart since I have been working for him for more than fifteen years now. “I know sir.” I walk slowly, not daring to lift my head due to the shame I am feeling inside. This is all Wilfred’s fault, that man, I have no choice though but to obey him. When will all this end? When I am dead, I presume. I sigh as I take a seat right next to the brown-eyed man, even with his dark and weird aura, I am tempted to look at him. The first glance I had, made me want more. So I stare, hard and dreamy. I stare at his Adam’s apple as it twitches when he speaks, his perfect lips as they move in sync, his gorgeous brown eyes, and long lashes. His sideburns his perfectly shaved beard, in general, and his perfect facial features before slowly moving my eyes down his body. Wow, he is perfect. How can a man be like this? There isn’t any blemish visible to my eyes. His smell is heavenly, I could stay next to him forever. ‘Forever? Girl, you are losing it.’ My mind screams at me. I start wondering what he looks like naked---- I shake my head, trying to bring myself back to reality. ‘What wrong with you Tassy, get a grip on yourself.’ At the same time, I see him briefly look at me, and I swear I see a crooked flashy side smile before it disappears. Did he hear my thoughts? Naaaah! Probably my stupid mind playing tricks on me. “Alright, you are dismissed now.” It’s all I hear from his perfect, deep and raspy voice. I swear I see him in slow motion as he ruffles through his hair as he flips his MacBook. OMG, what’s happening to me, what kind of thoughts are these? I get up to pick my things. “Not you.” He commands, his voice directed to me. “What?” I turn to look at him. “Aren’t you Mr. Carters’ personal secretary?” he asks, his eyes not leaving mine. It might be my eyes lying to me, but I feel like he is getting closer to me physically. Did I see his hands stretching towards mine? ‘Get over yourself Tassy, look at yourself, you and him.’ My mind laughs at me. I look at my mismatched outfit, and my brown leather shoes, and I am very sure my hair isn't that well combed, and I probably have dark circles under my eyes. I slowly raise my eyes to look at the sophisticated man before me dressed in a gray suit accentuating his sculpted physique, the white shirt beneath is unbuttoned just enough to reveal a glimpse of his chest. His hair is perfectly combed and one cannot see even a strand that is astray. I feel so small before him. But when will I even have the time to take care of myself, when all I do is work and work? “Yes sir, I am,” I answer, all my excitement is gone and all I am left with are my insecurities. Firstly, my age and the fact that I am way older than him, the fact that I am married and not nearly pleasing to look at. Sadness creeps me, all I want is to get away from him, as he makes me question myself. “And that makes you mine as well.” He speaks in a deeper tone than before, ‘his?’ that’s all that keeps running in my mind. “But you will be on probation, I will give you one week, and if you don’t work as per my desire, then I am afraid I am going to let you go.” He adds. “Let me go?” I ask as hot tears sting my eyes, the idea of him letting me go hurts. It’s weird, very weird, I never behave this way. What’s happening to me today, why am I misquoting every statement? “So, I have two rules;” he continues, entirely ignoring my question. “I should never, get to the office before you and whenever I need you, you must be available. I repeat, MUST.” He stresses the last word. “I will be available during the office hour’s sir, a hundred percent, I promise to do my job well and…” “Save your speech, I hate speeches, I hate lurkers, I only judge people according to their work. So stop trying to kiss my a**, it won’t work.” He interjects before I can finish my sentence. With that, he walks away, leaving me standing. How am I going to keep up with this kind of boss? With Wilfred being in my life, I know I will lose my job pretty soon. I take a deep breath before walking out of the boardroom and to my workstation. The moment I take a seat, the telephone rings. “To my office, now!” My new boss yells, even through the telephone, his voice is hot and scary. I still don’t know his name, since I wasn’t even paying attention at the meeting. I rush into his office and take a seat. Before sitting I notice the name tag on his desk "DECLAN CARTER - CEO". Such a beautiful name Declan, I sigh inwardly, something is definitely wrong with me. “Is that how you behave” he asks taking me out of my day dreaming. I look at him with a confused expression, I was in my own world just now, I didn't even hear what he was saying to me. “You pretend to be clueless? Wow! How can a woman like you be a secretary anyway, aren’t you supposed to be at home taking care of your children or something?” he says in a tone I can’t really read. But his words hurt me so deeply. “I am sorry sir if I did something wrong to you.” I can’t look at him anymore. I feel even smaller in his eyes, besides knowing him just two hours ago, his words hit deeper than Wilfred’s. He is just like him and maybe even worse, what did I expect though. All I expected was a little respect, but I can’t get that either. Can’t I get just one day of peace, one day when I smile genuinely, one day when someone loves me? I am thirty-eight years old, and never a single day have I been happy. All I know in this life is pain and suffering when will all this end? “I need you to go to my house and pick an outfit for me, I have a date tonight.” He says as he continues to type something in his laptop. “Sir?” I ask shocked which type of work is this, and where is his house? His father has never asked me to do such kind of task before. “Tassy or whatever your name is, don’t ever question me when I order you okay.” I just nod. “And when I speak, you look at me.” He shouts even louder. If the walls weren’t noise proof, everyone would have heard him. I raise my head slowly to look at him, he opens his mouth as if to speak, but he doesn’t say a word anymore. I, on the other hand, is fighting the tears that are building up inside me. Do I really deserve this treatment? “I have instructed my driver to go with you. I expect you to be here in one hour.” He instructs and continues with his work as if I don’t exist. I don't blame him though, have you seen me? I just hope that all this will end soon, at the back of my mind, I always dream of something better for myself. When I close my eyes at night, I always picture myself in the arms of a man who loves me. A man who will protect and care for me. That's how I fall asleep, it's hope, hope that one day I will be in a better place.