For over an hour he'd been listening to that incessant noise. He wanted to snarl in outrage. The tantalizing piece of human flesh outside his office door was moving around in her chair; left, right, back, forward; he could hear each and every direction she moved in, no matter how slight it was. Lord Sesshomaru regretted the chair already, even though it was purchased out of consideration for her, his intended bride. Of course Rin didn't realize it yet, but her employ in this company was to merely make Lord Sesshomaru seem more 'human friendly', although it couldn't have been further from the truth. He despised humans. Who wouldn't, with their odd odors, screeching voices and all their undesirable traits?
Except for the swiveling in the chair, his assistant Rin was turning out to be quite the contradiction. That was why Lord Sesshomaru had tossed aside all of his other options and selected her. The other human women his father had sent pictures of for him to choose from seemed pathetic in comparison to Rin, even if they came from rich families and held high titles. It didn't matter.
Swivel.
Clenching his teeth in frustration, Lord Sesshomaru tried in vain to ignore the noise and instead focus on the document in front of him. The phone ringing in the next room was oddly relieving. Looking at the paper Lord Sesshomaru realized the document was about a pending merger. Had he been staring at that the entire time? How insufferable. Rin was sure to drive him mad.
Swivel.
The beast in him crept slowly forward growing far more impatient than he had previously understood. Hoping to gain a measure of calm, Lord Sesshomaru took a turn about the room in the hopes of drowning out the noise. Perhaps he could just turn on the flat screen TV on the opposite side of the room.
Swivel. Swivel.
JUST TURN ON THE TV, Lord Sesshomaru thought. The antagonizing sound filled his ears as the TV clicked on and he immediately felt tension draining from his shoulders. There. Now he could enjoy—
Swivel.
Without another thought Lord Sesshomaru burst through the door separating their offices, accidentally ripping off a part of the door in his haste.
"Rin. What are you doing?"
The human woman looked so breathtaking and startled, it was almost difficult to keep himself next to the door.
"M—Me, My Lord?" She paled even further as I flashed my teeth at her quickly.
"Yes, you Rin. Are you intentionally moving around in your chair?" He could practically smell the guilt coming from her in waves. Guilt and something else enticing. Her scent seemed more and less all at once, it was intriguing.
"Whaaaaat. No, of course not, My Lord! Why would I do that?" Try as she might, Rin was barely able to conceal some sort of triumphant look. Just what was the minx up to? Lord Sesshomaru glared across the room at her.
"I'm sorry My Lord, but how would you even know if I was moving in my chair? Do you have the room videotaped or something?" She asked, although the thought was ridiculous. Some thought seemed to light up her eyes as she smiled back at him. She looked like the cat that ate the canary.
Lord Sesshomaru hated cats.
"Never mind, Rin. No more moving like that." The powerful Lord turned around, heading back toward his office. His shoulders seemed impossibly stiff as he held his beast immobile with stern discipline. His other side was acting more difficult than it had in years. Normally they were in perfect tandem, but today was odd.
She did smell heavenly. The door was nearly shut when he heard it again.
Swivel.
Before he'd even realized, the beast had taken complete control, whipping around and taking two leaps into the smaller office, yanking the woman over the desk and pressing her against the wall closest to his office, their bodies nearly melded together.
Looking into Rin's eyes, Lord Sesshomaru wrapped one of his clawed hands lightly around her throat, letting his poisoned claws press slightly into her skin. He wouldn't harm her he knew that. She didn't, however, and it was a heady feeling to hold even a measure of power when he was near this woman. His eyes must have turned to a demonic red from the way her mouth formed a little 'o' shape. He also knew his mouth had grown a little longer out, almost like a snout. The transformation was close at hand.
"I told you not to do that again, Rin." The beast breathed down at her, wanting nothing more than to sink his fangs into her shoulder. The impossible wench was HIS, not just for the press. For eternity. The beast knew it, accepted it.
In his mind Lord Sesshomaru was appalled by the beast. A human mate? He was of a pure and noble bloodline, yet his beast wished to alter that? Inhaling deeply, Lord Sesshomaru took in her scent.
She didn't fear him, which was intriguing. Most humans would faint at the mere sight of him in such a state, not to mention he held her captive with his hand around her throat. Her pulse beat quickly in his hand, however, the scent she was emanating smelled of desire and jasmine. The beast practically drooled equally in its want of the woman.
"But, I didn't mean to that time, I swear." She said quickly, a slight blush touching her cheeks. It looked quite lovely on her.
"Do you know what happens when you disobey me, Rin?" The beast whispered before tilting his head and nuzzling into the crease of her neck and shoulder. A growl emanated from deep within his chest.
"Um. Noo-oo. No, I don't know, My Sesshomaru." Did she just call him hers? Yes. The possession in his name sent him over the edge.
His tongue reached out, stroking languidly on her silken skin.
"You must be taught a lesson, RIn. You do not disobey me. Ever." The beast growled out, thinking the mating mark would allow him to keep her in line. She was HIS.
His rough hand locked into her long, soft hair and he gently pushed her head away from her neck, allowing him amble room for what was needed.
"Mine," The word came out guttural, primal, before he opened his mouth and bit into the small crevice of her neck and shoulder.
The beast moved impossibly closer to Rin, intent on mating her, there and now. Lord Sesshomaru fought for resolve. He didn't mate with humans. Surely he wasn't mating her.
Ripping away from a startled Rin, he took in the puncture wounds, torn blouse and her aroused expression. The human enjoyed that? The beast withdrew, allowing Lord Sesshomaru to wallow in denial.
"Must. Go." The Lord briskly exited the room, noticing Kagura at the front desk. "Come with me." His words practically dripped with disdain. Over what he had done, what he was about to do.
~*~
Sighing in defeat, Lord Sesshomaru pushed Kagura away from him. The demon nearly fell from the high bed with a huff feeling defeated herself.
"Why did you even bring me here if we aren't going to do anything?" Kagura readjusted her blouse before standing from the bed.
"An experiment, nothing more." What an experiment it had been. Lord Sesshomaru didn't want the demoness near him. Her touch was repulsive; the thought of seducing her nearly had him ready to vomit. He could barely stand the sight of her. Worse yet, he felt as if he betrayed the woman waiting back at the office for him.
Such an emotion was irrelevant to him, the great dog demon. It should have been. He truly was mated to the slip of a human woman and she didn't even know it.
"Get out, Kagura. Tell no one of this." They both exited the room, only to find a baffled and hurt Rin, standing awkwardly outside of the elevator. She rushed back into the elevator, the hurt pouring off of her in waves. Uncertain why he was so angry with himself, Lord Sesshomaru pursued her, denting the elevator door as it slammed close in front of him.