Chapter 8

“I'm not ready to deal with your manners,” I hear her generalizing. “I only wanted to work here initially after I discovered that my celebrity crush is one of the seven. Little did I know you're worse than the devil's son!” She barks at him, rolling his eyes on him. 

"Hmm," Dustin scoffs. "Am Omega like you showing us pride?"

“You, in particular!” She lashes back. “I mean you don't even have sympathy even af-” Her voice trails off and she starts to cough. I thought maybe it's something light but it persists, I drop the second file with Baron who's beside me, rushing over to the reception. Getting a bottle of water, no rush back, opening it and handing it over to her. She gulps it down, taking a heavy breath as she's done. Her eyes stare down at the water, then to me, she sighs. 

“Thanks.” She hands the bottle with the remaining water back to me, what captures me more becomes her eyes as she steadies on mine with a feel of profound gratitude. S