What the hell are you doing?

**Angel:**

"Your office will be here," Locke said, crossing his arms over his chest.

I looked around, smiling at the beautiful place. It was indeed a few minutes from Lowrence's school, and getting there wouldn't take long. If there was an emergency or he needed me, I could be there in less than ten minutes.

"The windows are amazing," I said, looking at the view of the city. "It gives a spacious aspect to the place. And even though my budget isn't high..."

"You don't need to pay a high price, Angel," he said, stopping me. "We can make the necessary arrangements. I need a partner in my office as well, and there are things where I could use your expertise. I believe that if we work together, we can achieve great things."

"I prefer to work on my own terms and not work for anyone..."

"I can give you shares," he said, interrupting me. "We can both be partners, but there are things I will need to discuss with you. One of the reasons I'm offering to invite you to breakfast. We can talk about it, and you can think directly about the topic at hand."

"While it's very kind of you, I'd prefer if we talked here? We can have our discussion here in the office, and if you're interested, I can invite you for a cup of coffee," I said, and he smiled, nodding at me.

"You know, the day isn't going as I initially planned," he said, and I laughed, shaking my head at him. "Give me a chance, Angel. We can enjoy each other's company. We can eat, talk, and we don't necessarily have to keep it work-related. Yes, I'm interested in working with you, and you have no idea how much that idea intrigues me, but I won't force us into something you won't do; especially considering the fact that your ex is still a partner..."

"Dimitri?" I asked, and he looked down at his feet for a second. "Are you serious right now?"

"I thought you knew," he said, and I took a deep breath.

"I wouldn't be here if I did," I said, stepping back. "My apologies, but the last person I intend to work with is Dimitri."

"You don't need to work with him. The two of us aren't on the best terms, and I think we can make arrangements that he wouldn't agree with," he said, and I scoffed.

I crossed my arms over my chest before stepping toward him. My eyes studied his expression carefully, and I knew he was studying mine.

"If anyone on this planet worked with Dimitri once, they would know he's not the type to reject something that would work," I said, choosing my words carefully. No matter my anger toward my ex, I couldn't deny his skill. "I am not going to work on something he rejected. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but if that was the reason you planned on having me in the office, then I'm going to have to excuse myself."

"Angel..."

"Thank you for your kind offer, Alpha," I said, stopping the man. "I'll show myself out..."

"Aunt Angel, are you good at science?" Lowrence asked, catching me off guard as he entered the room.

He was in the room with Antonia, both of them with their things on the floor as they tended to their studies. I was surprised when he asked to come here himself, not wanting to be alone. But I didn't mind, I was more than happy to have him beside his brother. Plus, Haizel was nowhere to be seen and Dimitri had yet to come home from wherever he went.

"Do you need help?" I asked, putting my phone away, I was scrolling through, looking for a proper office to work in. It was either I found something good, or I was going to choose to work here in the house until I managed to find a proper base.

"I'm lost about this topic about frogs and toads. Can you help me, please? I tried to get it from the teacher today, but it didn't fit in my head," he said, and I nodded. I patted the bed on my right, motioning for him to come and sit beside me.

"Can I please have your pencil? I'll give you small pointers that would make the lesson a lot easier for you," I said, and he nodded with a smile on his face.

The two of us talked for a while, and I wrote, drew, and even had him answering the questions in the workbook to make sure he understood the lesson well enough before he got up from the bed.

"Thank you, Aunt Angel," he said, and I smiled.

"You're most welcome," I said, hearing his father's heartbeat by the door. It was amazing that despite all the years of us being apart, I still could recognize it from a distance. Lowrence walked back to the bedroom with Antonia, and I smiled when I saw the two of them tending to the rest of their homework as the two maids sat, chaperoning them.

I got up from my bed and opened the door for the Alpha, raising an eyebrow.

"You could have knocked," I said.

"I didn't think that you would open the door," he said, his voice above a whisper, clearly making sure not to be heard by the kids. "What brought him here?"

"He asked to be with us in the room when he found neither you nor his mother around. I wasn't going to put myself in the situation of hurting a child, and I chose to allow him inside," I said, and he nodded before turning to face me.

"He has parents that you should address or ask. You don't see any of us taking Lowrence..."

"When you spend an hour, just ONE full hour with the kids; I'm not going to say no about you helping Lowrence with his homework if I'm not around. But you don't even know the kid and you are complaining," I said, stopping the man, making sure not to raise my voice. "The kids have had enough of us fighting..."

The man wrapped his hand around my arm, and I was surprised when he pulled me to the bathroom, pushing me inside.

"What the hell are you doing?" I whispered, yelling.

"I should be asking you the same question," he said, stopping me. "One minute you are with my partner in the morning and now, you are hanging around my son. What the hell are you trying to do...?"