Mayhem: The Order of the Wolf, Book 5 by Angela Addams Page A

he pulled away, her eyes still closed.
    “Give us a chance, Hannah.” He placed his palm against the side of her face, thumb stroking her brow.
    When she opened her eyes, they were sparkling again. “How can I say no to that?”

Chapter Fifteen
    “Burt wants us in the war room in ten,” Dani said as she leaned against the low wall of Hannah’s cubicle.
    Hannah looked up from her computer screen, couldn’t help smiling when she saw the barely concealed excitement beaming from her cousin’s face. “You’re loving this aren’t you?”
    Dani bounced on her heels. “Hell yes I am!”
    “Keep your panties on, Dani,” one of the other reporters shouted from a couple of cubicles down. “Some of us are trying to actually work here.”
    “Can’t. I’m not wearing any panties,” Dani said with a wink in his direction before leaning down toward Hannah. “Do you have any idea how jealous these bitches are of us?” She waved her arms around. “They think I’m sleeping with Mayhem! That’s the rumor! Can you believe it?”
    Hannah’s face grew hot and she bristled at those words. “They do?” She didn’t like that, not one bit. “Seriously? Can’t a female reporter make it ahead without sleeping her way to the top?”
    Okay, so technically, she was sleeping with Mayhem and the job opportunity did come with some strings attached, but not for Dani.
    “Um, cuz?” Dani leaned closer, whispering this time. “This isn’t the time for self-righteous indignation. Sometimes sex does get us what we want.”
    “I didn’t agree to it because of the sex and I don’t like people thinking that way about you.” And it pissed her off that everyone just assumed Dani was the one sleeping around, like a rock star would never be interested in sweet, little Hannah. It also made her jealous. Mayhem was her boyfriend—she just didn’t want the whole world knowing about it.
    Dani leaned back with a wicked smile. “Let them think it’s me on my back.” She shrugged. “When the truth comes out, I can give them all the finger while I’m rolling in the dough. He said book deal, right? You sure about that?”
    Hannah smiled once again, her bitter thoughts evaporating. None of it mattered really. Mayhem wanted her to be with him and he was doing everything possible to make it happen. Laying the tracks for her to fall madly in love with him. As if she wasn’t well on her way there. Who cared what other people thought?
    “Yes, Dani, book deal, exclusive with the magazine.”
    “Cool.” She nodded over her shoulder. “Let’s go, don’t want to keep the old fart waiting. You know how cranky he gets.”
    Hannah nodded as she hit save, then closed her computer. She’d been editing the article Dani had whipped up from two nights before, polishing it before submission. It was good, Mayhem had been very candid. Dani had texted her a million times as she transcribed and then wrote the article. Things like: Holy shit! I didn’t know that! He fed a tiger? People are gonna crap when they read this. And so on. Obviously, Mayhem giving an interview was a big freakin deal.
    “So your flight leaves at what time?” Dani linked arms with her as they headed toward the meeting room where all of the magazine reporters pitched ideas, talked shop and gossiped. It was also where Executive Editor, Burt Lowry assigned jobs and ripped strips off poor, underachieving souls. Hannah had never actually been in a war room meeting before, not ranking as one of the privileged…until now.
    “My flight leaves at five. I’m going to head out of here after the meeting and finish packing. Good thing my passport is up to date!” She was scheduled to fly to Vermont to meet Dave, Mayhem’s manager, and then proceed to the band’s main residence. Mayhem had left reluctantly the night before, citing “business” that needed tending before her arrival. She didn’t ask, respecting his privacy but knowing for some bizarre reason that whatever he wasn’t