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face.
“Ummmpf,” was all Aurelia could manage.
Lucas grinned, his eyes taking in her flushed face and sated expression. Leaning in, he kissed her more thoroughly.
“Glad I could give you something to remember me by while I’m gone,” he said, his tone light.
“Gone?” Aurelia asked, her face crumpling into a scowl.
Lucas cupped her chin, nodding.
“I have to go to Atlanta for a few days,” he said.
“You’re going to get the new girl?” Aurelia asked, a little hurt. He didn’t need to bring it up right this second, did he?
“No, no,” Lucas said, shaking his head. “I have this little company, Luna Corp. You might have heard of it?”
Aurelia couldn’t help but laugh. Everyone under the age of sixty had heard of Luna Corp., they made a lot of the top software programs in the country. The company had thousands of employees, and their products were sold in every country.
“Yes, I seem to remember that,” she said.
“Well, I have to go run the place. As I said, Walker’s gone after the new girl. Ben’s on lock down here, working on the newest product release. Ben doesn’t really do business meetings, anyway. The board members don’t appreciate sarcasm the way I do,” Lucas said with a sigh.
“How long will you be gone?” Aurelia asked. Biting her lip, she wondered if she sounded too clingy.
Lucas gave her a soft smile, reassuring her.
“Three days, I think. I’m going to try to talk the board into doing more video conference meetings, but they’re all pretty old school. Funny, since they’re tech investors. I am trying to arrange things so that I can be here at the Compound more, though. I promise.”
His gaze shifted upward, scanning the treetops.
“Actually, it looks like the daylight is going to be gone soon. I need to be in the chopper in half an hour if I’m going to hit Atlanta by sunset,” Lucas said.
Giving her a final kiss, he rose and offered a her a hand up. Aurelia let him pull her to her feet. She was pleasantly surprised when he kept her hand, his fingers lacing with her own as he led her back to the wooded trail.
“Do you need anything else before I go?” Lucas asked as they walked back to the house, naked and barefoot.
“I can honestly say that I’m perfectly content. Spoiled beyond reason, actually,” Aurelia admitted, squeezing his hand.
“Tell me one more time that you’re okay with my plan. The harem, I mean,” Lucas said, looking over at her.
“I’m okay with it. I think we both know how well suited we are for one another, and that no one can detract from that. I like the idea of having the house full of shifters, and having women around will be nice. As long as I’m number one in your heart, I’m open to anything,” Aurelia said.
Lucas nodded, seeming pleased. They walked the rest of the way back in comfortable silence, admiring the beauty of the forest and the beautiful weather.
When they got back to the house, the living areas were deserted. Aurelia was more than a little glad that Ben had headed elsewhere, since she and Lucas had lost their clothes when they’d shifted in the woods. Lucas walked her upstairs to their suite, stopping at her door like a proper date.
“See you soon. Just three days, okay?” he reminded her.
“I’ll be fine. I have years of bad tv to catch up on, and new programming languages to scope out, and I think I might even do some baking,” Aurelia said, grinning.
With a laugh and a kiss, Lucas left her at her door and headed down the hall to his own suite, disappearing inside. Aurelia did feel a pinch of sadness when she heard the helicopter fire up a little later, but she comforted herself with her plans to stay busy and the fact that it was only a few days. She would barely have time to bake cupcakes, much less get into mischief… right?
7
Chapter 2
A urelia rose with the sun on Thursday morning. Crawling out of her plush bed, she padded to the mammoth floor-to-ceiling picture window that adorned
“Ummmpf,” was all Aurelia could manage.
Lucas grinned, his eyes taking in her flushed face and sated expression. Leaning in, he kissed her more thoroughly.
“Glad I could give you something to remember me by while I’m gone,” he said, his tone light.
“Gone?” Aurelia asked, her face crumpling into a scowl.
Lucas cupped her chin, nodding.
“I have to go to Atlanta for a few days,” he said.
“You’re going to get the new girl?” Aurelia asked, a little hurt. He didn’t need to bring it up right this second, did he?
“No, no,” Lucas said, shaking his head. “I have this little company, Luna Corp. You might have heard of it?”
Aurelia couldn’t help but laugh. Everyone under the age of sixty had heard of Luna Corp., they made a lot of the top software programs in the country. The company had thousands of employees, and their products were sold in every country.
“Yes, I seem to remember that,” she said.
“Well, I have to go run the place. As I said, Walker’s gone after the new girl. Ben’s on lock down here, working on the newest product release. Ben doesn’t really do business meetings, anyway. The board members don’t appreciate sarcasm the way I do,” Lucas said with a sigh.
“How long will you be gone?” Aurelia asked. Biting her lip, she wondered if she sounded too clingy.
Lucas gave her a soft smile, reassuring her.
“Three days, I think. I’m going to try to talk the board into doing more video conference meetings, but they’re all pretty old school. Funny, since they’re tech investors. I am trying to arrange things so that I can be here at the Compound more, though. I promise.”
His gaze shifted upward, scanning the treetops.
“Actually, it looks like the daylight is going to be gone soon. I need to be in the chopper in half an hour if I’m going to hit Atlanta by sunset,” Lucas said.
Giving her a final kiss, he rose and offered a her a hand up. Aurelia let him pull her to her feet. She was pleasantly surprised when he kept her hand, his fingers lacing with her own as he led her back to the wooded trail.
“Do you need anything else before I go?” Lucas asked as they walked back to the house, naked and barefoot.
“I can honestly say that I’m perfectly content. Spoiled beyond reason, actually,” Aurelia admitted, squeezing his hand.
“Tell me one more time that you’re okay with my plan. The harem, I mean,” Lucas said, looking over at her.
“I’m okay with it. I think we both know how well suited we are for one another, and that no one can detract from that. I like the idea of having the house full of shifters, and having women around will be nice. As long as I’m number one in your heart, I’m open to anything,” Aurelia said.
Lucas nodded, seeming pleased. They walked the rest of the way back in comfortable silence, admiring the beauty of the forest and the beautiful weather.
When they got back to the house, the living areas were deserted. Aurelia was more than a little glad that Ben had headed elsewhere, since she and Lucas had lost their clothes when they’d shifted in the woods. Lucas walked her upstairs to their suite, stopping at her door like a proper date.
“See you soon. Just three days, okay?” he reminded her.
“I’ll be fine. I have years of bad tv to catch up on, and new programming languages to scope out, and I think I might even do some baking,” Aurelia said, grinning.
With a laugh and a kiss, Lucas left her at her door and headed down the hall to his own suite, disappearing inside. Aurelia did feel a pinch of sadness when she heard the helicopter fire up a little later, but she comforted herself with her plans to stay busy and the fact that it was only a few days. She would barely have time to bake cupcakes, much less get into mischief… right?
7
Chapter 2
A urelia rose with the sun on Thursday morning. Crawling out of her plush bed, she padded to the mammoth floor-to-ceiling picture window that adorned
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