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Chapter 212

โ€œAre you ready for today?โ€ Toya woke me up the next day, handing me a cup of coffee I wanted to kiss her for, and a smile.

I nodded as I took my first sip. โ€œI finished it at three in the morning. I also transferred it to my tablet.โ€ I stretched. โ€œFuck my life. Iโ€™m exhausted.โ€ But I felt my smile stretch across my face. โ€œBut itโ€™s going to be worth it all.โ€

โ€œWhat did he say?โ€ Toya waited as I slipped my shoes on.

โ€œHe sent back one word. โ€˜Okay.โ€™โ€ I turned to her. โ€œLike, what the fuck is that?โ€

โ€œMaybe someone is watching him?โ€ She offered as a solution. I mean, she was probably right, but Iโ€™m just annoyed with it all.

โ€œDo you know when the announcement will happen?โ€ Toya turned to the door as a knock sounded. She opened it to find everyone else there holding tablets.

โ€œWhatโ€™s going on?โ€ I took another shot of caffeine and cracked my neck as I settled on my sofa.

โ€œWe wanted to help.โ€ Micca walked in and handed me her tablet.

โ€œHelp?โ€ I furrowed my brow and wiggled her tablet. โ€œWith what?โ€

โ€œToya had the idea last night while you shut yourself up in there.โ€ Wendy handed me hers and Toyaโ€™s tablets and then sat down in my chair.

โ€œWhat idea?โ€

The girls turned to Toya, who just smirked. โ€œI was thinking, instead of having just your tablet, what if we had a table of five tablets? All with the same application and system to forward the emailed forms directly to Rowan.โ€ She wiggled her dark brows. โ€œIt will go five times faster and honestly, we can streamline the whole process. That way, if there is a deadline for applications of a few hoursโ€ฆ we can maximize the amount we can put in.โ€

The idea was perfect. โ€œYou are a genius.โ€ I jumped up and ran to my computer. I started the install of the program I created on the tablets and then had the girls log in to their emails. Once everything was set up, we stood. โ€œLetโ€™s go eat.โ€ I smiled, but then my phone rang. โ€œHello?โ€

โ€œHey Amy.โ€

โ€œHey Sterling. What can I do for you?โ€

There was a hesitant pause. โ€œI have an Alpha Brandon waiting down here for you. He said he is here to help with todayโ€ฆโ€ Sterling trailed off and I pulled my phone away from my ear.

โ€œUm. Sure. We were just heading down, anyway,โ€ I answered as I ended the call.

โ€œWhatโ€™s wrong?โ€ Wendy slid up next to me.

โ€œBrandon is here to โ€˜helpโ€™ with todayโ€ฆโ€ I looked to the girls and then down to my phone. โ€œWell, letโ€™s go see what this โ€˜helpโ€™ is, ladies.โ€

We reached the ground floor. Brandon was leaning against the wall with a roll of brown paper against his leg. Confusion was the only thing in my mind as his smile stretched across his face. โ€œGood morning.โ€

โ€œGood morning Brandon.โ€ I pointed to the roll. โ€œWhatโ€™s that?โ€

He smiled bigger. โ€œI know you didnโ€™t need my help with your plan for today, but I wanted to,โ€ He looked at me hesitantly before turning to Sterling. โ€œCan you help me with this?โ€

Chapter 212

Sterling looked to me and I gave a tiny nod before he walked around the desk and grabbed one end of the roll. Together, the two unrolled a banner that was obviously handmade, but it made a huge smile break across all our faces. โ€œYou didnโ€™t.โ€

Brandonโ€™s face took on a little bit of a predatory smile as he turned back to face me. โ€œI did. I figured you guys were busy figuring out the logistics of how to do the tech stuff, that you wouldnโ€™t think of something to pull people to you. I thought this might help.โ€ The words were bold, black with golden highlights made of thick paint. The words Royal Mate Applications were written in clear, legible letters across a ten-foot span. โ€œI already moved a table from the caff into the main building hallway and I have a ladder waiting for us to slap this on the wall behind it.โ€ Sterlingโ€™s eyes bulged out of his head as he read it, but Brandon was already rolling it back up. โ€œThis should attract everyone to youโ€ฆright?โ€

โ€œItโ€™s perfect.โ€ I bounced up to him and nudged his shoulder โ€œThank you.โ€

He sniffed a few times and I could see a little sadness flash across his face. โ€œYou are welcome.โ€ I waited for Meganโ€™s reaction to being this close to Brandon, but there was none. And I felt my face fall. โ€œWhatโ€™s wrong?โ€ He leaned into me and I had to stop myself from pulling away, allowing him to get close.

โ€œNothing.โ€ I lied. Then my stomach growled, and I smiled, thanking my body for saving me. I pulled away and turned to the girls. โ€œI donโ€™t know about you. I am starving.โ€ I wiggled my now empty coffee cup. โ€œAnd I need another shot of caffeine before the mayhem of today begins.โ€ Because we all knew today was about to be the biggest shit show of the century.


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