00:03Talia stirred from sleep and refused to open her eyes because she didn't want to end a
00:07marvelous dream. She lifted her head and spotted a note on his pillow.
00:13I had to start my day early. When you are ready for work, join me in the study.
00:18Talia remembered that this was her first day as Damon's assistant. Oh no, she was late for work!
00:24Talia swiftly scooted out of the bed and headed to the bathroom to freshen up. Her steps halted when
00:31she saw attached to the door of the bathroom a hanger with a light blue pencil skirt and a blazer,
00:36and there was a white shirt also. She recognized clothes, they were from her closet, and she had
00:43bought all of that when Damon took her shopping. A note was attached to the left pocket of the blazer.
00:49I look forward to seeing you in this. It was not signed, but Talia knew it was from Damon.
00:55She smiled when she saw blue shoes on the floor. He had thought of everything, and it matched. She
01:01hurried to get ready. Talia entered the study and saw that Damon was talking to Maya and Caden.
01:10They were seated on chairs around the coffee table that was full of scattered documents.
01:14Talia didn't want to interrupt, so she stood on the side and waited for them to acknowledge her presence.
01:21Damon was neat in dark gray pants and a light gray shirt that fit him perfectly. Talia confirmed
01:27that he looked good in anything. He didn't wear a necktie, and the unfastened top button of his
01:33shirt gave him a less official vibe. Damon's eyes moved over Talia in approval. She was wearing the
01:39outfit he had prepared for her, and her hair was pulled up into a messy bun. Talia had wanted to
01:45style it, but her knowledge of hair styling was limited to a ponytail, a braid, and a messy bun.
01:51Since the first two seemed childish and this was her first day at work, Talia had opted for the bun.
01:57After exchanging morning greetings, Damon beckoned Talia to come closer.
02:02We are nearly done with this. Until then, he gave her a laptop. This one is yours. The password is
02:09the date you came here. You can sit at my desk, go through my email, and sort it based on
02:13urgency.
02:14If there is anything important, I want to check it before breakfast.
02:19Normally, Damon started his work day super early with a cup of coffee, and he had breakfast later.
02:24Since Talia had arrived at the Dark Howler's Pack, Damon was starting his work later,
02:28if he worked at all, and the piled-up work showed it. Talia accepted the laptop apprehensively.
02:35How do I know which ones are urgent? You will know. I trust your judgment. He ended with a wink.
02:43Talia liked that he said he trusted her, but at the same time, it was a lot of responsibility.
02:48She wondered if she would be able to do a good job. What if she messed up? Which one would
02:53be worse?
02:54If she gave him something non-important as urgent and he wasted time? Or if he didn't see a serious
02:59issue in time because of her ignorance? You will do fine. Damon's words pulled Talia out of her
03:05thoughts, and she wondered how did he know she was doubting herself? Talia was surprised to see that
03:11the laptop was set up to sync Damon's emails, and there was an account created for her also.
03:16Talia perked up. With her personal email address, she could contact Axel, Mindy, Maddox, and also Axel's
03:24Beta and Gamma, Kai and Tyler. Those five people had given her their contact information, yet she had
03:30had nothing to give in return. Now it was different. Talia's mood dropped when she saw that Damon's email
03:37Elias was Damon Blake, while the one she got was Talia Blake. How on earth was she supposed to contact
03:44anyone with this email? It was one thing when Damon called her Mrs. Blake in private, but this was
03:50ridiculous. Talia felt like crying. Why would he give her an email that she couldn't use?
03:56She swallowed her grievances and told herself to focus on the task Damon had given her. Later,
04:01she could ask him to change this email nonsense. Talia noticed that she could mark every email with
04:07flags. She would put red flags on the urgent ones, orange flags on the ones that were so-so,
04:13and green and blue on the ones that were just information sharing related to the Dark Howler's
04:18pack or outsiders. What's your progress? Talia jumped when Damon's voice sounded close to her ear.
04:25When had he gotten there, and why was he so close? Almost done, she said, while looking sheepishly in
04:32the direction where Maya and Kayden were. Does anything stand out? he asked. Talia told herself not to
04:39overthink it. He was so close that he could read from her screen. That was all.
04:45There are these few marked in red that I think are important, and this one requires your response by
04:50end of the day, she said while opening the last email for him to see. Damon raised an eyebrow while
04:56reading, Future Alpha of the Lightclaw Pack is having a party to introduce his Luna. Damon's words
05:03got Maya's and Kayden's attention. Anthony's Luna? Maya asked. Is it? Her words trailed when she saw Damon
05:12shaking his head. It says that her name is Kalina, Damon said. I'm sure that Stephanie will know more
05:19about it. Maya and Kayden exchanged concerned glances. Stephanie didn't talk much about her
05:25daughter's love life, but they all knew that Lisa was, or was it better to say, Lisa had been dating
05:32Anthony for several years. If he was announcing someone else as his Luna, that girl was probably
05:38his fated mate, and he had broken up with Lisa. When is the party? Kayden asked. In two days,
05:45Talia responded. Kayden looked at Damon questionably. Are you going? Should I postpone my
05:51traveling plans? We are on good terms with Lightclaws, and it would be rude not to go. But there is
05:57no
05:58need for you to postpone your schedule. This is not business. It's just a party. We will go on the
06:03day of the party and return one day later. Kayden glanced at Maya. If Damon rejected Kayden and spoke
06:10as we, then will you take Maya with you? No. Maya has a lot of work here, Damon said, and
06:18looked at the
06:19oblivious girl next to him. I will go with Talia.
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