by Milly Taiden
ALPHA GEEK
NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
MILLY TAIDEN
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Lioness shifter Scarlett Milan hates that she wants her boss more than her next breath. All she thinks about is how his black-rimmed glasses and bow tie are sexier on him than any other man. But since he’s human, she’s afraid she could break him, even kill him, during a night of wild sex.
Knox Daniels, wimpy bean counter, has lusted after Scarlett since the moment he met her. The fact she’s his best friend’s little sister has stopped all dirty thoughts. Well, almost. After he breaks up with his girlfriend, getting his hands on Scarlett is the first thing on his to-do list. Being murdered was not.
A vicious attack almost kills Knox, but science comes to the rescue. Now he’s no longer the weak human Scarlett was afraid to touch. Actually, no one knows what he is except possessive, aggressive, and demanding she be his. They’ll have to team up to keep him alive while figuring out if he’s a deranged killer or just the most powerful alpha ever known.
This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are fictitious or have been used fictitiously, and are not to be construed as real in any way. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locales, or organizations is entirely coincidental.
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Alpha Geek
Copyright © 2016 by Milly Taiden
Cover by Willsin Rowe
Edited by: Tina Winograd
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Property of Milly Taiden
August 2016
—For my geek-loving daughter, Angelina
This geek is all yours. I love you!
ONE
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Scarlett Milan was going to kill her boss. She would watch his life drain from the slashes she’d leave on his neck. Then, she’d lick her paws and finally get some peace.
“Scarlett?” Knox Daniels’ voice made the lioness want to purr. Damn, stupid animal. What the fuck was wrong with her?
“Yes, Knox?” She turned to face him, swiveling in her chair. He wore those black-rimmed glasses he needed or he’d never see his own hand in front of his face. A blue dress shirt and a bow tie. Yeah, a bow tie. Not even a regular tie. For an investment banker, he was such a geek. He even had a frickin’ pocket protector.
Did her annoying lioness care he was a geek? No, she did not. Her bitch of a lioness wanted her boss. She cared he had eyes a softer brown than milk chocolate. Except Scarlett didn’t like her boss. She couldn’t. She’d probably break him in bed. Fucking hell.
Why the hell was she thinking of herself and Knox in bed? Why?
“I…I was hoping…”
She raised her brows and watched him tug at his bow tie. Dammit. Once again she had to suppress a purr from her feline and shut the animal up. “You were hoping?”
He cleared his throat. She stared deeply into his beautiful brown eyes and squeezed her legs together. Goddamn, he was so sexy.
He glanced down at her chest. The scent of his own arousal made it damn hard for her to push her lioness back. The bitch wanted to strip him to just the bow tie and the glasses while she fucked him.
He visibly gulped and glanced away from her low-cut neckline. She could say she hadn’t chosen that dress to purposely taunt him, but that was a lie. She knew he wanted her and hated that he was her boss. Hated that he was oblivious to her desires and hated that he disliked wanting her. More than anything, she hated that he was human and she could never truly go wild with him.
Not to mention how boring he was. He never did anything. Spent days and nights in the office and the only reason she knew he liked women was because she smelled how he wanted her.
Even with all that, the man had a girlfriend. It boggled the mind. Okay, it really didn’t. Those gorgeous eyes behind those black-rimmed spectacles. That clean-shaven look and his hair always in place did things to her that no naked man ever had. Fucking hormones! He never crossed the line when it came to Scarlett. No. It was all work with him. All about making sure she was busy doing the most boring job on the planet.
She really needed to find a new job.
No, you don’t. Mate. Mate. Mate. Argh! If her lioness weren’t so hard-headed, she’d have been able to leave this job, but no. The fact that she liked being near Knox kept Scarlett from quitting. She didn’t know why her stupid cat kept thinking of him as her mate, but no man she could break in bed could be her mate. No fucking way.
“Knox?” she repeated, pulling him out of whatever daydream he was having with his work. “What were you hoping?”
“That you would come to the company party this weekend.”
She saw desire in his eyes. Her pussy went slick. Thank god, he couldn’t smell her or things would get real fucking awkward. “I’m not sure if I can, but I’ll do my best.”
He smiled and her nipples tightened. She had to be going into heat. It was the only explanation to how suddenly she couldn’t get enough of his voice or the way his dark eyes roamed her face until he stopped at her lips. She licked her lips and was rewarded with him clearing his throat. Her cat purred and she had to cough to hide the sound.
“I’m going to have dinner with Lisa,” he said, tugging his bow tie again. “I’ll see you tomorrow at the party.”
If he mentioned his girlfriend one more time, she might hiss. She’d yet to meet the woman, but her lioness hated her guts as it was. Not to mention she’d seen a photo of him and her in the paper at some swanky charity thing.
“Have you talked to her father about those deposits?” she asked.
“I left him a message. Once I hear back from him, I’ll know where to go from there.”
“Hopefully, he can tell you where all that money came from since you’re supposed to be the one handling his accounts. I don’t get how someone can buy a company with capital that wasn’t there. Where did it come from?”
“Don’t worry about that stuff, I’ll figure it out.”
She waved him out of the office, hating that he was leaving, but she took a breath and slipped her heels off. Time to relax.
She picked up the phone and dialed her sister-in-law, Shani. Her brother’s wife had invited her for dinner and she was taking her up on it. First, because Scarlett loved Shani’s cooking. Second, because she was dying to hold her newest nephew, Max.
“Hello, darling!” Shani answered. The sound of kids laughing in the background made it hard to hear her.
“I’m coming. Be there in half an hour.”
“Wonderful. I made your favorite. Nick is off protecting some movie star so we won’t be eating with him tonight.”
Scarlett’s brother owned a security company. Thankfully, Shani was incredibly understanding that her husband was constantly protecting some rich guy or another. Scarlett was happy to help Shani with the kids when Nick wasn’t around.
She went into Knox’s office to put a file on his desk and the scent of him made her lioness crazy.
She went around his desk and sat on his chair. Pressing her body into the cushion, she inhaled hard. Fuck, it smelled just like him. He’d left a handkerchief on his desk. It was folded neatly into a square with his initials embroidere
d on a corner.
Her body throbbed and she couldn’t get the image of him in the fucking bow tie and his sexy eyes looking at her out of her mind. She needed to get laid. Fast.
TWO
Knox sat in his car waiting for Lisa to show up at the restaurant. She was always late. He should just end things with her, but every time he mentioned dating other people, she started the waterworks, and he had no idea how to shut it up other than to tell her to forget it.
His cell phone chirped. An alarm that someone was in his office blinked to life. A few key strokes and he was accessing the remote camera he’d installed in his office. Since he was working with Lisa’s father’s accounts and buying a new company, he’d been specific about security. He’d taken extra measures to ensure his locked up paperwork wasn’t tampered with.
The camera gave a clear image of his desk. His cock went hard as he watched Scarlett, his sexy as hell assistant, sit in his chair. He glanced around the dark parking lot. His was the only car there. Most people parked in areas closer to the main road, but he liked not worrying about someone scratching his Bugatti.
The car was his one gift to himself. There had been no reason for it, either. He’d just gone out one day and bought it. His gaze went back to Scarlett in his chair.
She leaned back and lifted her legs, her skirt falling to either side of her hips. He straightened in his seat. What was she doing?
When his friend Nick had asked him to give his little sister a job, Knox hadn’t expected Scarlett. Hell, in all the years he’d known the lion, he’d never met Nick’s sister. Then they’d had dinner at Nick’s place, and Knox had never been the same again.
On her first day at the job, his tongue almost fell out of his mouth when she walked in the door.
Her gorgeous peachy skin alone caught his attention. But the full package? Those curves, the tattoos, and the long black curls made his dick hard enough to hammer nails. When she spoke, her soft throaty voice did him in. He’d actually gone to the bathroom to jerk off just thinking of her voice.
He’d been disgusted with himself. This was Nick’s little sister. Though nothing was little about her. Not her sumptuous curves and not her breasts. Certainly not that gorgeous ass. One of his favorite things about her was the way her eyes glowed a sexy gold that he knew meant her wild side was near.
It wasn’t that he was intimidated by her. Not really. He just respected the fact she was his friend’s sister. That and she was out of his fucking league. The short dresses she wore with the low cut tops that showed off her breasts drove him fucking crazy. He should tell her to be more professional, but who the hell was he kidding? He loved wondering what she might wear every day.
He continued looking at her on the phone’s screen. Her sexy lips formed a pout. He’d already learned all her facial expressions. That look on her face meant she was frustrated. He wondered why. He ate up the image of her sitting at his desk. She was so goddamned sexy.
His cock hurt, and he found himself stroking it over his pants. It wasn’t enough. He watched her slide a hand between her legs. Shit! Was she really going to? Yes, she was. He hadn’t even realized he’d pulled his dick out of his pants until he glanced down and saw it in his grip.
For fuck’s sake, he hadn’t had sex in too goddamned long.
Lisa wanted to, but every time he tried to do anything, his dick went limp, refusing to work. It was embarrassing as hell. All he had to do was think about Scarlett and he went instantly hard. If he didn’t know better, he’d think she was a witch instead of a lioness.
He’d decided tonight was a good night to end things with Lisa. He’d break up with her even if she cried. He was done with her. That decision made allowed him to watch Scarlett guilt free.
Scarlett pushed her panties to the side and he tapped an icon that zoomed in on the image of her. The camera he’d installed was the best and damn expensive. He realized now it had been worth its weight in gold. It gave him the clearest image of her.
She yanked down the neckline of her dress, revealing her hard-pointed nipples. His mouth watered. Beads of moisture gathered at the tip of his dick. He used it to lubricate his cock and jerk harder. At the moment, he could give two fucks how hard he was handling his dick.
Her shoe-less feet pressed at the edge of his desk. She leaned the chair back and fondled her pussy with her right hand while tugging on her nipples with her left.
“Fuck, that’s a beautiful sight.”
She increased her speed, her eyes closed. Her pink tongue swiped over her full lips as if she were getting them ready to suck his dick. Yes. His dick. Because this was his fantasy, and he’d give his left testicle to make it a reality.
As she increased in speed, so did he. He jerked in tandem with her circles on her clit. Her pussy gleamed pink and so fucking perfect, he could imagine being the one in the room with her, pressing his fingers to her clit. She cracked her lids open and the golden glow was there.
“Look at me,” he whispered to the phone. She glanced up at the lamp in his office, to the very spot he’d had the camera hidden. It almost looked like she was looking right at him, and he loved it.
He jerked harder, watching her chest rise and fall with her breathing. She tugged on a nipple and tapped on her clit. Her hips rose off the chair. Another tap and she bit her bottom lip.
He watched her toes curl on the desk. Her breathing increased in speed. Wetness dripped from her slit, and she slid two fingers into her pussy and gripped the armrest as she came.
He continued to jerk and when he saw her grab his handkerchief and wipe her pussy juices with it, he fucking lost it. He grabbed at the napkin in his cup holder and covered the head of his cock as he came.
Streams of cum landed on the napkin, a napkin he wished at that moment was her slick, hot sex. He milked his cock, the image in his mind of her wiping her pussy with his handkerchief, one he’d never wash. Fuck. Her face had been priceless.
His phone buzzed in his hand, interrupting his video feed, and he almost had a heart attack. He cleaned up and put his dick away. The last thing he needed was someone to catch him doing that shit.
Lisa. Fuck, he’d forgotten all about her. “Lisa?”
“Where are you? I’ve been waiting at the restaurant for at least two minutes.”
He bit down the urge to send her to hell. “I’m coming.” He wasn’t lying.
“Well, hurry up!”
Tonight. Definitely tonight. He was at the end of his fucking rope with her.
THREE
Scarlett knocked at Shani’s door with a smile. She’d been naughty in Knox’s office and he’d never know. Oh, he might find the dirty handkerchief in his drawer and assume it’d been used, but she’d know. After her little self-pleasure moment in his office, she’d ended up using his private shower.
“You look like the cat that ate the canary.” Shani laughed. “What did you do?”
Scarlett shrugged. “Nothing. I’m just happy it’s Friday.”
Shani raised a brow, bouncing little Max in her arms. “Do I look like I was born yesterday?”
She giggled and wiggled her fingers, ready to take baby Max for herself.
Her lioness purred the moment she had the little cub in her arms. Man, she wanted babies so badly. If only her damn cat wasn’t obsessed with Mr. Geek and would look at other shifter males. No way in hell was she mating him.
“So, how was work?” Shani asked in the living room.
“Hey, where are Taylor and Tiana?”
“The twins are asleep,” Shani said and raised a glass of wine filled with fruit punch in a toast. “The only one awake is alpha baby over here.”
She glanced at Max and fell in love with his big brown eyes. They reminded him of Knox’s sexy chocolate eyes. The baby gurgled and gave her a toothless grin. She hugged him and inhaled the scent of baby and lion cub. Both her human maternal instinct and her lioness sighed.
Her biological clock was hammering the need for kids over her head and sh
e wasn’t even mated.
“Scarlett!” Shani exclaimed. “Are you listening to me? I asked how was work.”
“Same old.” She grinned, unable to suppress the memory of what she did in Knox’s office.
“Doesn’t look like it to me. You look guilty.” Shani sighed. “Remember that Knox is a good guy. Your brother had to talk to him to get you a job.”
She knew that. Knox had known Nick all through college and helped Nick learn to build his money, to make his wealth work for him. Heck, Nick, Shani, and the kids were set up for life thanks to Knox.
The man was a genius when it came to the stock market and finances. She bounced Max on her lap. “I know. I’m doing my job. I chose to stop working at Nick’s security business because I got tired of getting shot at by stupid humans. Hunting and capturing the bad guys was exciting, but my lioness wanted out of that kind of business.”
Shani nodded. “You lost your patience a lot.”
“Yeah, well, there were a lot of really dumb shifters that wanted to be protected and did the exact shit we told them not to do so they wouldn’t put themselves in danger. A person can only do so much before realizing these morons like the attention.”
She’d quit on Nick. He had been so understanding, telling her he understood. The truth was once she realized she would rather hurt some of those clients herself than protect them, she knew there was a problem.
“I do my job when it comes to Knox. He has no complaints.” She was the one having a hard time not riding him on his office chair. She wanted to yank down his pants, scratch his chest and watch his black-rimmed glasses fog up from the heat they’d create. But Knox was human. And she didn’t have it in her to go there with him.
Do it. Just one time. Just once.
“Are you excited?” Shani refilled her fruit punch and passed a glass to Scarlett, who raised a brow. “Don’t look at me like that. If I have to drink fruit punch, so do you.”