"When I heard that little punk had tried to hurt you, I seriously wanted to kill him. Where is Aiden? I don't want that deviant living under the same roof as you," Gavriel growled looking around.
"He's in his office on the phone with his brother asking about said deviant. Meryn already asked Aiden to send him away, but because of how new the program is, we can't afford for it to seem like we're playing favorites," she explained.
Behind them Ryuu and Jensen were coming down the stairs. Gavriel stepped back and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. Ryuu walked up and Elizabeth handed him his apron.
"I take it you're the foreman?" Gavriel asked.
"Yes, sir. Nice place you all have here." Jensen said.
"How long would it take your crew to build an addition to the Alpha estate? Big enough for five trainees?" Gavriel stared at the foreman whose jaw dropped.
Ryuu began to chuckle and walked away tying his apron back on.
"Sir? Are you serious?" the foreman asked.
"Deadly." Gavriel responded.
"That kind of project takes time, materials, man hours..." Jensen thought about it. He looked at Gavriel. "How urgent is the request?"
"If we don't move one of the trainees out of here by the end of the week I may lose my immortal soul for murdering the little shit in his sleep," Gavriel snarled.
"So kinda urgent then. Okay, let me call in some favors. I'm not going to lie, sir, this might get pricy." Jensen flushed a bit.
"Do whatever you have to. Call whomever you have to. The sooner you get it built the larger the bonus," Gavriel offered.
Jensen nodded. "Let's get this closet built for your lady and I'll start making some calls." He nodded and headed out the door already yelling for his men.
"You're the most incredible man I have ever met and I love you." Elizabeth hugged her mate tightly.
"And you are the most important thing in my life, how could I not ensure your comfort and safety. It's best for everyone if they have a space of their own. Maybe after time, the urge to rip out his throat will diminish." He shrugged. "If not I can always torture him during drills."
"My hero!" she pretended to swoon.
He dipped her down, kissed her lips and then straightened them both.
"I'm going to go make sure Colton and Darian are being harsh enough. Keep Meryn out of trouble."
"That seems to be my new duty in life." She rolled her eyes.
"It could be worse, you could be responsible for training that little bastard." Gavriel's eyes flickered back and forth from red to grey.
"Have fun. Don't kill any of your trainees at work today, honey," she said and stopped. She had done it again! She had said something outlandish, but in this insane house it made perfect sense.
Gavriel sniffed dramatically. "I make no promises," he said turning her words against her and then left.
Don't kill any of your trainees at work today?
And she'd meant it?
Maybe she deserved more than a new closet out of this mating.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Elizabeth was about to join Meryn and Jaxon in the media room when the doorbell rang yet again. She looked around, no one else was in sight. She walked over to the door and opened it.
Two men in overalls smiled at her. "Hello Missus, we're here to deliver the office equipment you ordered." The balding man said by way of introduction.
Elizabeth smiled at both men. "Wonderful! Wait right here, that room is in use at the moment. Shouldn't take me a second to clear it out. Be right back." She closed the door and hurried down the hallway. She tapped on the door before opening it. Aiden was just hanging up his archaic phone receiver. He sat back, looking tired.
"What did Adair say?" she asked. She was curious to find out what Aiden's brother knew about Sterling. It wasn't like the academy to allow anyone that could become a possible threat through the system.
Aiden sighed. "He said that Sterling was known for being an elitist and somewhat of a bully, but scored exceptionally well in all of the trials and tests. He comes from a very affluent family, so there are politics involved. Adair said Sterling spent half the time at the academy chasing women and has no real idea how good the little bastard could actually be if he trained correctly. Adair was hoping he would settle down after being assigned to a unit. I don't want to overlook this but damn if my hands aren't tied."
"So basically he's always been a dick, but now he's a dick that we've actually trained, so he knows better ways to hurt and kill people. Training doesn't make bad men good, Aiden," Elizabeth warned.
Aiden nodded. "I know, trust me, I know." He frowned. "Did you need something?"
"Yes, the new office furniture is here, so they will need access to this room."
"I was done here anyway. I'm going to spend the rest of the day monitoring Sterling. I hope Gavriel hasn't killed him," he muttered, standing.
"Just so you know, Gavriel has asked the construction crew to start on an addition to the Alpha estate for the trainees. He said that his immortal soul would be in danger if he had to live under the same room as Sterling." Elizabeth winced as Aiden's eyes widened.
He surprised her when he broke out in a boyish grin. "Good! And since he requested it, he can foot most of the bill. This is turning out to be a good day after all. Best of all, since it's Gavriel requesting the renovations no one can say that I'm treating the trainees differently. Hell, if my father can spin this right, we can make it look like we're spoiling them with new equipment and barracks." He walked past her, practically whistling.