mouth closed when Sloan turned to look at her over his shoulder. “Sorry.” She acted as if she zipped her lips closed.
“That will not be happening again.” Sloan turned his attention back to Katrina. “I personally made sure of that.”
Katrina actually looked at Becky, then closed her eyes. “Now they will hate me even more.”
“Then work your ass off to make sure they have no reason to hate you except when you kick their ass.” Becky gave her a nod. “Come on, Katrina. I mean, I don’t know you, but it sounds like these guys are just a bunch of jealous drama queens, who for some reason are intimidated by you.”
Sloan watched Becky’s words sink in, so he stepped back and let Becky continue.
Katrina shook her head. “They are not intimidated by me.”
“Obviously they are if you’re the only thing they have to talk about.” Becky raised an eyebrow at her. “If it were me, I’d be in there 24-7 to prove those assholes wrong. I bet Jill will help you. It seems she’d like to stick it to a bunch of idiots.”
“You think she would?” Katrina looked up at Sloan, hopeful.
“It’s already taken care of,” Sloan replied, his respect for his new secretary soaring. She’d done in a second flat what he and Blaze couldn’t do, give this girl with no confidence whatsoever, hope. “She will be there tomorrow.”
Everyone watched a battle rage across Katrina’s face until she finally nodded. “Okay.”
“Good.” Sloan gave one short nod. “You will be staying here with Becky instead of the compound until you officially become a Warrior. I expect you back at tomorrow’s session. You can ride in with Becky on her way to work.”
“Thank you,” she said, first to Sloan and then Becky.
“Ben started the rumor and has everyone going on it,” Sloan added, his eyes staring her down. “It is up to you, right now, if he stays in the program.”
“I don’t want anyone kicked out because of me,” Katrina finally replied, her voice and eyes not wavering.
“Good girl.” Becky gave her a thumbs-up.
“There’s something else you should know.” Blaze stepped in. “It looks like Katrina has a power that I’ve never heard of.”
“Which is?” Sloan’s interest piqued. Any powers, even odd, helped their fight against the war going on that grew worse every day.
“Seems we have our own Dr. Dolittle,” Blaze replied, a small grin tipping his lips.
“Who the fuck is Dr. Dolittle?” Sloan frowned, not having a clue what Blaze was talking about.
“Holy crap.” Becky stepped next to Sloan with a huge grin on her face. “You can talk to animals?”
“Who the fuck is Dr. Dolittle?” Sloan repeated, still not getting it.
“You know, Eddie Murphy, the movie.” Becky glared up at him. “Seriously, you need a movie night.”
Sloan ignored her, but chuckled to himself. Lord, he was truly fucked with her. No one in the room knew what he was thinking because he made damn sure he looked serious enough to kill anything that moved. “So you are telling me you can talk to animals?”
Katrina nodded.
Sloan had heard of some strange powers, but this was a new one even for him. “Okay, you know what, let’s save this until tomorrow when all the Warriors are present.”
“Sounds good,” Blaze replied. “She needs to feed anyway.”
“Oh, I just went to the store,” Becky spoke up. “I can make something real quick.”
“Not for food,” Sloan replied, liking the way Becky was ready to jump in and help one of his Warriors and future Warrior, with not just food, but opening her home. Not many would do that, but she was different and in the short time he had known her, his respect for her was growing, quickly.
“Huh?” Becky looked at him for a second until understanding brightened her face. “Oh! Well, yeah, ah, I don’t have any of that.”
Sloan actually laughed, a real belly laugh. How fucking long had it been since he’d done that. Long enough that he couldn’t
“That will not be happening again.” Sloan turned his attention back to Katrina. “I personally made sure of that.”
Katrina actually looked at Becky, then closed her eyes. “Now they will hate me even more.”
“Then work your ass off to make sure they have no reason to hate you except when you kick their ass.” Becky gave her a nod. “Come on, Katrina. I mean, I don’t know you, but it sounds like these guys are just a bunch of jealous drama queens, who for some reason are intimidated by you.”
Sloan watched Becky’s words sink in, so he stepped back and let Becky continue.
Katrina shook her head. “They are not intimidated by me.”
“Obviously they are if you’re the only thing they have to talk about.” Becky raised an eyebrow at her. “If it were me, I’d be in there 24-7 to prove those assholes wrong. I bet Jill will help you. It seems she’d like to stick it to a bunch of idiots.”
“You think she would?” Katrina looked up at Sloan, hopeful.
“It’s already taken care of,” Sloan replied, his respect for his new secretary soaring. She’d done in a second flat what he and Blaze couldn’t do, give this girl with no confidence whatsoever, hope. “She will be there tomorrow.”
Everyone watched a battle rage across Katrina’s face until she finally nodded. “Okay.”
“Good.” Sloan gave one short nod. “You will be staying here with Becky instead of the compound until you officially become a Warrior. I expect you back at tomorrow’s session. You can ride in with Becky on her way to work.”
“Thank you,” she said, first to Sloan and then Becky.
“Ben started the rumor and has everyone going on it,” Sloan added, his eyes staring her down. “It is up to you, right now, if he stays in the program.”
“I don’t want anyone kicked out because of me,” Katrina finally replied, her voice and eyes not wavering.
“Good girl.” Becky gave her a thumbs-up.
“There’s something else you should know.” Blaze stepped in. “It looks like Katrina has a power that I’ve never heard of.”
“Which is?” Sloan’s interest piqued. Any powers, even odd, helped their fight against the war going on that grew worse every day.
“Seems we have our own Dr. Dolittle,” Blaze replied, a small grin tipping his lips.
“Who the fuck is Dr. Dolittle?” Sloan frowned, not having a clue what Blaze was talking about.
“Holy crap.” Becky stepped next to Sloan with a huge grin on her face. “You can talk to animals?”
“Who the fuck is Dr. Dolittle?” Sloan repeated, still not getting it.
“You know, Eddie Murphy, the movie.” Becky glared up at him. “Seriously, you need a movie night.”
Sloan ignored her, but chuckled to himself. Lord, he was truly fucked with her. No one in the room knew what he was thinking because he made damn sure he looked serious enough to kill anything that moved. “So you are telling me you can talk to animals?”
Katrina nodded.
Sloan had heard of some strange powers, but this was a new one even for him. “Okay, you know what, let’s save this until tomorrow when all the Warriors are present.”
“Sounds good,” Blaze replied. “She needs to feed anyway.”
“Oh, I just went to the store,” Becky spoke up. “I can make something real quick.”
“Not for food,” Sloan replied, liking the way Becky was ready to jump in and help one of his Warriors and future Warrior, with not just food, but opening her home. Not many would do that, but she was different and in the short time he had known her, his respect for her was growing, quickly.
“Huh?” Becky looked at him for a second until understanding brightened her face. “Oh! Well, yeah, ah, I don’t have any of that.”
Sloan actually laughed, a real belly laugh. How fucking long had it been since he’d done that. Long enough that he couldn’t
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