i
bring upon coming here," the secretary said, her vo
g, praying I didn't drop anything on the bus ride over. I f
rutiny I only expected from high-level security pers
license here," she not
dmitted. The confession felt small and patheti
over my transcripts. She looked at me
ked to move the child from one point to another?" she asked, giving me an incre
n-house thing, you know?" I stammered, my fac
hether I was even worth the effort of an introduction or if
low
toward the back of the suite. We stopped in front of a
rely a second later, she slipped back out, ho
e will se
ely, I was greeted by a scent of rich masculine
campus, the one I thought dressed far too seriously for simple school lectures. Up close, the intensity of his pre
lashed across his face but it vanished just as quickly as
ing with everything I had to
he or
g through my documents, his eyes scanning the pages. Every so often, his gaze would flick up
eaned forward, giving me a hard sta
Twenty-three years old. A third-year student in
yes,
u live
uard. I blinked, my mind racing to find
never leaving mine. It felt less like an
" I said
s Throne, have you actually babysat before? I see no for
was the primary caretaker for the younger children in my neighborhood. I spent most of my teenage years looking after toddlers and
spoke again, his voice dropped to a lower tone, "Answer me
you me
arms across his broad chest. The movement made t
er, or distractions, especially during your work hours. I expect you to treat this position f
el free to fire me the moment you see I am n
y mouth to shut up. but I wanted him to know I w
k. The tension in the room shifted, just a fraction. "You resum
up and cheer, but I kept my composure. But as the initial shock wore off, a que
ng, I needed to be s
is question broke
his without sounding greedy, but I had to know. "The advertisement did say the
, his expression unchangin
aid, practically wavin
. You ma
and headed toward the door. But just as my hand r
ore th
back into my throat. He hadn't moved, but h
have a b
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