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door slammed.  She turned her attention to the phone and waited for the light to flash to life indicating that Monroe was on his line.  It didn’t come on.  It never came on.  Why Monroe would use his smart phone when he had a phone readily accessible on his desk was beyond her.  It was also a little confusing, and had her wondering on more than one occasion if Monroe thought the phones were tapped.
    The door to Monroe’s office was jerked open again as the CEO stormed out, “You told Legion to take King to the infirmary before meeting with me?” His tone was accusatory and she knew just how to handle it.
    Lifting dainty fingers to her keyboard, Lilly began typing again.  “Yes.”
    “Yes?  Why?”
    Lilly didn’t look up from her typing, “Malaria.”   She swore she heard the CEO’s teeth clench.
    “Explain!”
    Sighing as if put out greatly, Lilly stopped typing to pin the CEO with an annoyed gaze.  “Dr. Houlton thought it best for Mr. Mulholland to be tested prior to his traipsing about the estate.”
    “Dr. Houlton?  She’s a fucking vet.”  Monroe was grateful his personal assistant was human and unable to scent his lie.
    Shrugging negligently, Lilly started typing again.  “I’ll send Mr. Mulholland in once he arrives.”
    “Lilly,” the word was ground out between clenched teeth, “if you…”
    Just then the door to the reception area opened and Legion entered followed by the meanest looking man Lilly had ever seen.
    My God, would you look at that!   The man looked like he’d just stepped off a battle field.  Well over six feet tall, he was thick with well-defined muscle.  His black hair was military short and his savagely hewn jaw had what looked like a day’s worth of stubble, giving the man a dangerous look.  His dark eyes locked on Monroe and afforded Lilly the opportunity to sweep her eyes up and down the man’s massive frame.  Clad in black fatigues that were creased with military precision, the man was sexy as all hell.  Full lips, dark eyes, and a strong nose had Lilly—for the first time since she’d been hired by Monroe—taking notice in one of the gorgeous men that were under his employ. 
    “King,” Monroe greeted as he turned without shaking the man’s hand to stalk toward his office.  On his way he flicked a hand in her direction, “This is my assistant, Lilly.  Legion, leave us.”
    Legion exited and King turned to lock eyes with her.
    Holy shit!   The room seemed to tilt when the man, King, simply stared at her.  Her lips parted to offer a greeting, but no words came out.
    Slowly, the Master Chief stalked closer.  He didn’t take, what Lilly could see at closer inspection were, green eyes off her.  “Do I know you?”  His tone was gruff.
    God, I wish!  
    “King! ”  Monroe barked and had Lilly jerking to life even as heat stained her cheeks.  Christ, she’d practically been drooling over the guy. 
    “Uh, no... Sir,” she added lamely.  “No, Sir.”  Her lips thinned as she shook her head and dropped her eyes to his chest.  I sound like an idiot!   Her hands were shaking and she balled them into fists before lifting her eyes to once again meet his.  “Mr. Mulholland, I’m Ms. Worthington.”
    He didn’t move or respond, simply stared at her.
    For the life of her she couldn’t stop staring in return.  He seemed familiar to her too, but she knew that she’d have definitely remembered meeting him.  Shocked that she was so affected by him, she blushed when she realized that she was actually aroused.  “Umm, Mr. StoneCrow is waiting,” she offered as she squirmed uncomfortably.
    The man blinked hard and drew in a deep breath before his brow creased and he tore his eyes away to stalk to the CEO’s office where he shut the door.
    Holy Christ!   Lilly stretched her hands over her keyboard as her brows speared down, What in the hell is wrong with me!   She clicked on the link to her e-mail.  She had to get a message to