“I’m sure,” he drawled, settling over the cushions as he watched her, bored.
“Did Alliana bring you here?”
“Yes,” Elle replied. “She said I would meet with Avani?”
“Avani’s water broke,” he replied with a half shrug.
“She should be delivering her brat sometime within the next hour or so…”
Elle swallowed, unsure how to register this man’s abrupt bitter tone.
“I see…”
“So, guess that means you’ll have no one to train you. Which sucks—as you people love to say—since the Sheikh is a serious hardass.” The man pushed himself up to sit and face her.
“You know the Sheikh?” Elle asked curiously.
She felt strangely hot now that she was speaking to this man. He was unbelievably attractive. Dark skin and dark hair that curled in messy waves over his scalp and teased his dark eyes.
“You could say that,” he replied, smirking.
“Although, I doubt you want to know him, dressed like that.” He added, waving a finger in her direction in a loose gesture.
Elle glanced down at her clothes, lip sinking behind her teeth. “If he saw you like that, habibi, he’d rip you apart.”
A bubble of irritation set her nerves on fire.
Elle glanced back up at the man with a scowl, “I didn’t come here to play dress up, I came here to work, mister…?” She trailed off.
“Malik.” He said, smirk widening. Elle blinked in surprise.
“You’re related to the Sheikh?”
“In a matter of speaking,” he said with a snicker.
“Since you’re so eager to work, maybe I should put you to it. Trial by fire, or so they say right, habibi?”
Suddenly, he was up on his feet, heading towards a door at the other side of the suite. “I’m certain you know all about the Rules, know how the Sheikh loves to take his coffee. Also, you know all about the Schedule, right?”
“The—what?” Elle stammered, unsure whether to follow him or not.
“Wonderful! The Sheikh is a stickler for the schedule, and if you don’t have that memorized like it’s your mother’s name then you won’t last long.” He said and continued to say after he walked through the door that lead to a fairly large office space.
Elle finally decided to go after him.
“I won’t need to show you to your desk since you probably already know where it is, so you better hop to it!”
The office was pretty immense, two desks sat in opposite sides of the room facing each other. The room continued into another room with glass doors, where one could see an immense desk and several other assortments needed for a business.
Malik strolled in through the room before whirling around and facing her. Elle nearly collided into him, stopping short to take several steps away from his dark stare.
“Are you fond of challenges, Miss Roberts?”
“Uh—Y-yes?”
“Good, because this one is probably one you’re not suited for. The past five girls that came here hardly lasted a couple of weeks—although one of them managed to get a full month in before she was fired.”
“All of them had impressive credentials and all of them were much better dressed than you. You’re out of your league here, Miss Roberts. So, I’d recommend you turn around and go home before making any other decisions.”
Elle frowned, squaring her shoulders. She had grown up in a comfortable small town and in a place where everyone knew each other, but she was a hard worker, and she was unmatched in organizing events and dealing with rough customers. She would not be cowed by some guy in an Armani suit.
“With all due respect, Mr. Malik, I appreciate your warning, but I didn’t come all this way to give up. I may not look like the women out there, but I’ve got something none of them have.”
Malik rose a brow, “Oh, and what’s that?”
Elle fixed him a defiant stare.
“Determination. So you can go tell the Sheikh that I’m not going to get beaten that easily.”
Malik let out a low laugh before grinning at her, “I’ll be sure to let him know. Good luck, habibi. You’re going to need it.”
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