Claimed by my Brother’s Best Friends (Alyssa) novel Chapter 29

I rise to my feet smoothly, striding towards my office without looking back at her. "Come into my office, kitten," I demand, my voice even.

Sitting on the edge of my desk, I tilt my head as Alyssa gingerly follows me inside.

"Close the door."

Unease flickers in her eyes, but she quickly covers it and pushes the door shut. "What do you want, King?" she asks, a slight edge to her voice that I notice immediately.

What are you hiding, kitten?

"I just wanted to make sure your last day here was good."

She nods, her tone softening. "Yeah, thank you again for everything."

My lips twitch. The woman who hated me at the beginning of the week is now thanking me. And she's done it already a handful of times today. It feels...good. It's not like Gray ever thanks me for dealing with his constant bullshit.

"Is there anything else you need, or can I go?" Alyssa asks, the nervousness returning. She shifts on her feet, gnawing on her bottom lip.

My eyebrows raise. "Yeah, one more thing. I've noticed how you've been acting weird around Niko today. Did he touch you, kitten?"

Her face flames instantly. "Um, no."

She's definitely lying.

I step closer, our faces mere inches apart. "Kitten, you know better than to lie to me," I growl.

Alyssa's eyes widen, fear and defiance warring in her eyes. "He didn't technically," she whispers, averting her gaze to the floor.

Now we're getting somewhere. Something happened between my two sluts and I want to know what it is.

"What did he do?" I ask, my voice dropping to a dangerous octave. When she doesn't answer, I grab her jaw, forcing her to look at me. "What. Did. He. Do?"

"He...uh, put a bottle inside of me," she stammers, her voice trembling.

"I thought you said he didn't touch you."

"Like I said...not technically. He never put a hand on me."