My Orc Bosshole: A Monster Romantic Comedy by Zora Black

Author:Zora Black [Black, Zora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-01T18:30:00+00:00

16

ZOUK

I slump over my desk, rubbing my head. Why did I let Goran bait me into having those last five shots last night? I haven’t been this hungover in a long time.

I groan, remembering the night. All that whiskey … all that scotch … all that splintered wood, and so many pulverized darts. And so much talk about women. About me being straight with who Goran is calling my mystery woman.

That thought brings a smile to my lips, and I straighten up. Yes! Today is the day that I’m going to tell Carnette how I feel about her. The thought excites me enough to take the edge off of my headache.

I reach for my phone. I should call her and invite her to the office. Or maybe I should ask if she wants to meet me after work? Not at a bar, though. The idea of being anywhere near alcohol makes me feel slightly ill. Maybe a café. That would be nice – and it would be much less likely to be construed as a date, too.

But before I can press a single button, Carnette throws open the door to my office. She looks at me and frowns. “You look like shit.”

“I had a late night,” I grimace. “My brother is a bad influence.”

“Goran, right?”

“Yeah,” I say, impressed with her memory. “He wanted to go out, and—”

“I’m not interested in hearing about your nocturnal exploits,” she cuts me off. “I came here to find out about our shipments.”

“What?” I ask, taken aback by her cool tone.

“Deiderich sent me over,” Carnette says smoothly. “He wants to know why we haven’t received a single shipment yet. If Black Iron can’t keep up its end of the contract, they’ll be fucking with Valdor’s business. You more than anyone should know what a bad idea that is, Zouk.”

“I do,” I say, growing irritated. Wasn’t that my whole plan anyway? When did it switch?

I look at her, hoping to catch her eye, but Carnette is staring at a spot just over my shoulder. “And you, more than anyone, know the kind of hole that Black Iron is trying to dig itself out of.”

“You said that you could meet our timeline,” she protests, crossing her arms over her chest.

“Look, will you please sit down?” I ask, gesturing at the chair I’d come to think of as hers.

“I’d prefer to stand, thank you.”

“Fine. Valdor’s order is our number one priority. We’re working as hard as we can on it.”

“That doesn’t mean a lot when you’re down half your staff,” she says impatiently.

“You think I don’t know that?” I ask, my own voice rising. “What, you came down here just to tell me a bunch of shit I’m already well aware of? I’m glad to know that Deiderich considers your time so useless that he can waste you on stupid errands.”

“My time is incredibly valuable,” she shoots back. “And my reputation is on the line here, Zouk. Deiderich doesn’t know how badly you’ve fucked up here. I’ve gone out on a limb for you at Valdor.

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