Never By You

Chapter 3

Within a week everyone in the office understood that their new boss is as cranky cranky and cruel as anyone can ever be about anything. But none raised a voice instead just kept gossiping. There were also plans going on to sabotage her status and designation as CEO by many but none heard to be too serious is what Valora thought or felt so.

Today was the start of the second week in the office - a Monday. Everyone was tired although it wasn't even noon yet. And blamed all on one person who just kept adding on work on them - their new CEO and her speed which was supernatural for many. And there was a rumour on the go about a surprise visit by their former employer with no proper reason known. People hoped for a dismissal of their present CEO to be the reason or at least a warning - to not torture their employees the way she was. But Valora knew better and certainly doubted that and knew there was more to it - more about the firing of certain secretary.

"You already might know why I am here. Yet I'll tell you again, I heard from a little birdie that you don't have a secretary. Plus that henceforth u have added more work on you're employees which should be done by a secretary. It's tiresome for them and questions are arising about you're ability of managing and guiding them. For it seems you're making them work for you with their respective jobs in their departments. Hence I have come here to interview with you, all the candidates for the job of assistance as you're personal assistant and secretary. Ah Yes! I took the liberty to call the candidates who are now waiting downstairs to be interviewed. You have got 5 minutes to join me in this office, I'd say complete your work and set it aside by then." Mr Stevenson talked in a stretched as he marched into Valora's office.

Valora seemed to be have kept her neutral face all the while hearing her father but her eyes told otherwise. She was indeed appalled by the sudden appearance of her father in her office and his oppressive voice that only asked about the workers and the welfare about the company. But she knew better and smoothly answered without getting up from her chair " I am quite surprised to know that you have spies in my office, thank you for confessing it to me. I'll be more cautious from now on about my employees. Secondly onto the interviews, I am least interested to be recruiting officer at the moment hence I recommend you take them to the old secretary's office. After you finalized you're candidate send them over to mine. I will see about their caliber in getting accepted as my assistant . Until then do not disturb me, I have job to do which isn't that simple for a fact."

"Well yes. I will do according to what the boss's wishes. But do understand Miss New Head of my companies that these are and were my companies as well that I have worked here before you hence I certainly think that you are free enough to review just more than one candidates' caliber. Also I expect you to show you more respect than you have showed you're former boss at the moment. It's an order not a request" he announced and stormed off the room.

And henceforth started the line of people into Valora's office for the job of personal assistant. The line seemed to be never ending that it almost looked like her father was doing nothing on purpose.Just sent over every candidate that applied as she started to see all kinds of people from the unqualified to the impolite imbeciles. She was growing annoyed of it while the sunny afternoon turned to chilly evening.

Finally she lost her cool and was onto outrage into her father office from hers when she was knocked over quite literally on her head by a hand at her door. "Ouch! What the fuck ?" yelled Valora without looking but when she did open her eyes, she was met with another pair but much prettier and bigger ones. When she zoomed out from alluring sky blue eyes and stared deadpanned into the face of a young man that was chiseled out of perfection with a slinky stubble that just complimented it more.

She quickly tried to compile her look and tried to hear what he was saying with straight face but without her even knowing it, her eyes roamed down to his attire and around his lips. He wore a well fitted greyish silver suit with a black shirt and tie that light his eyes so much it was hard to not notice. He even had a sling laptop bag that showed professionalism with style. Then was his lips the most sensual flush colored lips that even girls only dream have were his. She really wanted to see if they changed colored when suddenly they stopped moving.

She was stabbed back to reality where she just cursed and he replied something which she didn't quite get but a small rewind in her brain told her dat he said sorry with an expression similar to a goat caught in front of headlights - umm she didn't know if it was her concussion by the hard hit on her head or his face that reminded her of a goat more than a deer. But she remembered something more important than figuring out how masculine his voice was therefore shoved him off without a second glance into her dad's office.

"I think "you finding me an assistant" joke has gone too far, father. I suggest you stop it now without being compelled to " she gritted out. "First of all I wasn't joking when I sent you those interviewees for some of them were very qualified although had some issues concerning their behavior" said Mr Stevenson said with a sinister smile but stopped Valora for speaking and continued "But I have found the perfect candidate for you and have sent him to meet you just now didn't you see?" he added curiously.

"I..umm..." thinking about the past few moments Valora was feeling dazed and lost of words when a baritone voice spoke "Umm.. sorry to disturb you sir but there was no one to meet in the CEO's office." it belonged to the same man who knocked her and now who stood right behind her probably staring at her back thought Valora. "Ah yes Altair, the person you were supposed meet is here - Miss Valora Stevenson - you're interviewer and future boss" said Mr Stevenson while giving a stern look to his daughter that said to take him seriously and interview well. Valora just smiled back nefariously and walked back into her office telling him to follow.

"Sit" said she and he sat looking at down. Valora then asked him about his portfolio which he pulled out of the bag and presented her. All the while she couldn't help from noticing the subtle but significant reflexes of his biceps under his perfect fit blazer that felt like it would tear out any minute if he stretched too hard. That thought made her shiver suddenly without any comprehension of her mind. The moment she did a double take and realized it, she felt something else something that said the guy who named himself as Altair, sitting in front of her could be her grim reaper.

But the question was of what? Her body or soul, she doubted soul for it was too well built to be to reaped by anyone but herself. More than that what troubled her was her body and it's uncanny reactions, as up to now her brain seemed to have no control over the responses she had for him. Also somewhere deep down in her, she wanted to get more of these especially from him for her. All at once she seemed to make up her mind about acquiring them from him sooner or later and smiled secretly to herself.

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So sorry for the late update. Due to uncontrollable reasons like losing my phone as well as my wattpad id I couldn't post anything. Wont happen again and I change my word. I will be posting 2 chapters per month. Hope you guys are enjoying my book :)

thanks for reading again,

rein