The light breeze of the early summer wind made the leaves of the trees dance, and a few birds flew away. She followed them with her eyes until none of the animals were visible anymore. It had always been nice to listen to them while she was working.
Standing in front of the window, Helena sighed and moved back to her chair.
"What's up with you today?" Shawn asked, munching on his food. He, unlike her, was in a great mood.
"I don't know. I feel kind of stressed." Helena shook her head, trying to clear her mind. She had so much work to do. She had never thought deciding if there should be a new hypermarket in town would be so hard and tedious. There were so many papers and people to talk to. And the worst part was, it was going to be run by humans. More humans in the wolves' den.
Clearing her mind from her obtrusive thoughts, she looked at her loyal Beta. "I told you not to bring food in my office!" she hissed, shooting him a glare.
He stretched his arms, leaning back on the couch, and shrugged. His blond hair shone in the sunlight from the window. Helena was his Alpha, and yet, he never showed fear or obedience in front of her. Cloudbridge's infamous Beta and his antics. No wonder other Alphas always eyed him with suspicion and prejudice. He was a ticking bomb for them.
"I brought you a hamburger and decided to keep you company for lunch. But if you don't want me here... Then I should just go." He grabbed the packaged food and started to leave, but Helena noticed the mischievous glint in his eyes. Of course, how could he just go like that?
"You know that's not what I meant." Helena sighed and crossed her arms.
"What?" He blinked in full innocence, but the small smirk fighting to appear on his lips made Helena inwardly groan. Typical. But no matter what, she really considered him her equal. He had been her best friend for twenty years. Ever since she took her first breath on Earth.
"Get back here," she commanded and rolled her eyes. Still, it was time for payback. "I wonder what my parents would've said if they were here..." She played with a folder on the desk, pretending to be interested in it.
"Scary..." Shawn drawled, widening his eyes. "But they're not, right?" He plopped back on the sofa and, slightly bouncing on it, grinned.
"Wow, when did you become so brave?" She lifted her brows with a laugh. "Or should I say shameless? Only if you were that brave when dad was here too..."
"Oh, don't make me shudder! I'm eating!" Shawn grimaced and dug into his food.
"Maybe I should call him. I haven't heard my parents in so long, anyway." She also sat in her chair and glanced at the phone. She did have to call him. Her parents hadn't remembered to call in what felt like ages.
Shawn shook his head, and food flew out of his mouth as he spoke. "Don't bother your parents while they are on their vacation! If you're that bored, why don't we check the land the hypermarket is going to be built on? Just to make sure it's not one of our hunting grounds."
"Ew, mind your manners, please." She threw him the box of napkins from the desk. Shawn grabbed them without a problem and bit into his hamburger. "You were supposed to do this alone", she scolded, but he lifted his shoulders. There was so much red sauce around his lips and cheeks red that she had to hold back a laugh.