Hunger Pains (Darkest Whisper Series Book 1) by B.L. Brunnemer

Author:B.L. Brunnemer [Brunnemer, B.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-03T18:30:00+00:00

9

Lexie

I walked into Miles’ house and closed the door behind me. “I’m here.”

“Upstairs in my office,” Miles’ called back.

I slipped off my sandals then followed his voice. I stuck my head through open doors on the second floor only to find him in the third room. My eyebrows shot up as I took in his new setup. Four large computer monitors hung on the wall, his desk right below them. A computer tower I’d never seen before sat on the right side of the desk near his mousepad. His eyes were focused on one of the screens with a live video feed of a man in his fifties.

“Let’s transfer the balance to her account,” Miles said.

I leaned against the door jamb as the roar of Zeke’s motorcycle headed down the road.

“Will do. She’ll be well taken care of,” the man’s voice said through speakers hung on the wall.

Miles shook his head. “You’ll have to continually remind my mother that the money in those accounts is for her living expenses and not to fund research or charities. The company has departments specifically for that to make the biggest impact.”

“It’s still hard to believe she emptied that account,” the man said.

“Drug research is expensive.” Miles sighed. “Thanks for running as go between and taking the job.”

The man nodded. “That’s what you hired me to do. Have a good night.” The accountant disconnected, leaving the window blank.

Miles leaned back in his black gamer chair then turned to me. “Sorry about that, an issue came up.”

“Your mother drained an account?” I asked, surprised.

His face was tired as he nodded. “She took her part of my father’s estate and spent it all to create a pharmaceutical company.”

My eyebrows shot up. That… that had to have been millions…maybe more. I didn’t exactly know how much his father’s company was worth. “Holy shit.”

“She decided that the money could do some good in the world instead of sitting in a bank, but she failed to think of her own finances before using all of it.” He pushed his rimless glasses up his nose. “So, I’m giving her enough money that she will be taken care of and hired an accountant to monitor her spending habits to prevent her from doing this again. Any large spending has to go through him first.”

“She’s probably not going to like that,” I said.

Miles met my gaze. “I had to make it clear to her that this was a one-time bail out.”

I gave him an understanding smile. That had to have been a shitty conversation. “So, fun week?”

“It’s been eventful.” He gave me a half grin. “How about you? How are you doing?”

Before I could over think it, I pushed off the door and moved to him, sliding into his lap.

He opened his arms, giving me room to rest against his chest as I hooked my knees over the arm of the chair. His arms wrapped around me and settled my body more comfortably against him. The scent of wintergreen filled my lungs. That feeling of home settled inside me as my mind began to slow down.

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