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descended from the second house, and they had an affinity for speed—but instead kept pace with me. Running was my drug now. As my feet pounded the track, the wind in my hair, I felt like I was running from all of my problems and it gave me a temporary reprieve from the insanity that had become my life.
     
    After showering, I dragged myself down to my boring-ass job of answering phones in the enforcer call room. Stepping through the door, I stumbled a little to see Ryder sitting in my chair, his feet up at my desk. I often had an enforcer in here with me, but never the big bad leader of the crew.
    I nudged his legs out of my way. “Excuse me, big day ahead. Important job of phone answering.”
    His heavy boots hit the floor. “Nope, sorry. You’re fired.”
    I ground to a halt halfway into my chair. “What?”
    Could he fire me? Was the Quorum involved? Maybe after last night they wanted me somewhere else. OMG please don’t let it be washing dishes or some shit.
    Ryder produced a sleek black gun from behind his back and a walkie-talkie. My eyebrows shot up as he handed them to me.
    “Let’s be honest, you’re not a people person, and how am I going to keep an eye on you unless I make you an enforcer trainee?”
    OMFG. “What? I’m an enforcer?” I jumped up and down like a teenager as Ryder’s lips quirked into a smile.
    “No. You’re a trainee, a rookie who will watch and learn and never leave the car. Got it?”
    I took the gun, sliding it into my belt, and clipped on the walkie-talkie. Fuck yeah. “Got it.”
    He nodded and walked away, motioning that I was to follow. I looked behind me and glanced one last time at my boring-ass desk and phone. Peace out, stupid job. Peace out.
    Following Ryder into the enforcer locker room, I met the gaze of the sexy six and tried not to smirk in pride.
    Kyle looked me up and down, his eyes resting on my walkie-talkie. “Well, well, what do we have here?”
    Markus advanced towards me, inhaling deeply. “Smells like a rookie.”
    I rolled my eyes. First unicorn, now rookie. Oh hells no. Pick a nickname and stick with it.
    “Rookie with a gun, boys,” I joked, turning a full circle to show it tucked in my waist belt.
    Oliver gave a half smile. “Perks of dating the boss. I didn’t get a gun for months.”
    Slivers of heat filled my cheeks. I knew my face was probably a little red. Were we officially dating? I mean … we had been on a date. Still, there were no labels or titles attached to us yet. Ryder was all dark and mysterious; he probably beat labels up for fun in his spare time.
    Ignoring the Latino enforcer, Ryder called the boys in closer. “Listen up, Lucas has approved Charlie to be an enforcer trainee. This gives her a weapon, an access badge, and clearance to leave the Hive grounds on official business.”
    The room was heavy, our silence saying everything as we all shared a look. This was a part of a greater plan, this was Ryder preparing for the possibility that we may one day leave the Hive. I swallowed hard, losing the thrill I’d initially felt at my new job.
    The boys nodded curtly, which had me squaring my shoulders. I could do this, I was going to be trained and have a gun. Screw the Hive. Game on, bitches.
    Ryder turned to me, handing me a keycard with my name on it. “Guard this with your life. Don’t go sneaking around, and stay out of the medical ward. Every door you open with that gets logged into a database that the Quorum looks over daily. Be good.”
    I saluted him. “Yes, boss.”
    My curt reply was followed up with a sexy smoldering grin, all eyelashes and bedroom eyes. How far could I push him now that he was my boss and possible dating partner?
    A few of the boys snickered.
    Ryder quickly concealed his earlier charm into a mask of calm, not giving into my pushing of his buttons. “Your locker is number eleven. Uniform is inside.”
    I rolled my eyes. He was no fun. All work. I strode across the aisle and found number eleven