Phoenix Rising (A MMM Romance) by Valerie Ullmer

Author:Valerie Ullmer [Ullmer, Valerie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Valerie Ullmer
Published: 2024-08-06T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

LUKA

I scanned the last stack of invoices I needed to get through before our three-week holiday break. Determined to push through the paperwork and forget everything business related until the new year, I ignored the raised voices outside our shared office.

Of course, my partner wouldn’t stay out of anything and stood, opening our office door, distracting me.

It wasn’t as though I wanted to be at work on a Friday afternoon when both me and Burton should be naked with our man. At my suggestion we skip work, Phoenix raised an eyebrow and shook his head, so I’d given up on the idea. I’d bitched enough about the paperwork I put off for weeks, so both of us understood it couldn’t wait any longer.

Making the mistake of glancing at the clock, fuck, it was only three. I sighed and started reviewing the numbers, matching them with the materials list for each job. If they did, I’d approve it for payment. I knew I had talented accountants on my payroll, but some things I would never let out of my control.

“What the fuck?” Burton growled.

It was the tone of voice which B used whenever Phoenix was under threat which made me surge to my feet and stride to the door. My steps faltered when I noticed Hale Aalto standing at our PA’s desk, pounding his fist against the surface, his face red and splotchy.

Before I stepped in and threw the fucking man out on his ass, Drew stood and leaned forward, not at all intimidated by the last asshole we expected to see.

“If you would lower your voice, you’ll notice both Mr. Horváth and Mr. Kavka are standing to your right. They have a free moment until three-thirty, so if you’d ask in a civilized tone, I’m sure they would make time for you.”

B scoffed. “The fuck we will!”

Then, as shocking as the man showing up at our offices, which until that moment, I would’ve bet money he thought we worked out of our garage without staff, was the smile plastered on his face as he noticed both of us standing there.

“Just the men I was looking for,” Aalto said.

B and I shared a look before I crossed my arms and stared down at the slimy man.

How Phoenix became the beautiful, giving, and sweet man he was today was a testament to the man himself, and had nothing to do with his father. Hale had an angle, wanting to find some way to hurt Phoenix, and until I understood his plan and figured out a way to dismantle it, I would not say shit. B didn’t have that problem.

“It’s rude to drop in without an appointment, isn’t it, Aalto? And then yelling at Drew when you didn’t get your way,” he shook his head and scoffed. “Then taking advantage of the situation because you made enough of a scene we stepped out of our office makes me want to say no.”

The desperation etched on his face made me suspicious instead of feeling any sympathy for the conniving bastard.

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