“No. I am at the hotel in town with my team. Keep the room until everything is done. Your new appliances will be here on Monday morning as well as your new furniture. If you don’t like anything, let Mom or Dee know and we will trade it out for something that you do like.”
“Are you always this bossy?” Athena fired back, her hands on her hips as she glared at Draco.
She nearly faltered her stance when the infuriating man stepped toward her, towering over her. God, she wanted to climb that fucking man like a monkey and have her way with him.
“You have no idea, little one. Now, be a good girl and go make your list. Stay at my parents so that we can get this done and keep you safe.”
“Who’s keeping you and your family safe from my dangers? I can handle it. I’ve been dealing with it longer than any of you have,” Athena challenged as she stepped closer to Draco.
“Now, it’s time to let us help you. I can handle myself, little one. My team and my brothers have my back. We all have yours.”
Athena continued to stare into Draco’s eyes, losing visual of those around her. She was afraid of trusting them.
Trusting them left her open. Vulnerable. It also made them targets. Even dead.
“I’m not a child, so stop calling me little one.” Athena glared at him.
She felt the need to push him away with her anger. Keeping them all safe by distancing herself was her best bet.
“Never said you were. But compared to my size, or my brother’s, you’re small,” Draco said softly as he brushed her hair off of her forehead.
“Jesus Christ. Just fuck her already so we can move on.”
Athena startled at the female voice that sounded harsh. She quickly backed away from the infuriating man and walked away.
She walked as quickly as she could into the house and looked around at what had already been repaired. She pulled out the notebook she had and started writing all she would need.
She was in the bedroom when she felt his presence nearby in the doorway, hovering. She continued to ignore him.
“I’m sorry for Shades. She’s never learned how manners worked, sadly.”
“No biggie. I know to stay away from her and the rest of you since that seems to be her territory,” Athena quipped, moving toward her bathroom.
“She’s a teammate. One of my employees. Nothing more. She doesn’t own any of us. Especially me.”
Athena turned to look at Draco for several minutes before shaking her head at him. “Does she know that? You know what? Not my circus, not my monkeys. What you do and with whom is none of my business. Just like what I do and with whom is none of yours.”
She turned away and continued into her ensuite bathroom, turning on the light as she looked around. When Draco stepped into the bathroom, the room suddenly became crowded as hell.
She nearly squealed out when he gripped her arm and jerked her around to face him. His eyes had gone dark and dangerous.
“I have never touched her or Arrow.”
“I don’t care, Draco. I’m not some little girl crushing on you. I am out of your league. I’m not stupid enough to even wish I was in your league.”
“And who is?”
“Definitely not me. Men like you go for the skinny girls. Girls who are hot as hell. Models. I’m definitely not a model.”
Athena didn’t know what hit her when Draco’s hand encased her throat, while his other hand gripped her ponytail. She couldn’t help the gasp that sounded at his touch, which sent her body into overdrive.
“Whose shirt are you wearing?”
“Huh?” She looked at him in confusion.
“Whose…fucking…shirt…are…you…wearing?”
When Draco growled out each word, her entire body lit up. Her nipples tightened, her eyes dilated, and even her pussy clenched, sending her senses into overdrive.
