The human girl was a nuisance.
Rin.
She failed to realize her place in all this. Lord Sesshomaru stepped through the doorway and into his own office, closing the black door, closing her out. It didn't matter that she wasn't allowed inside his private office, her smell clung to him. The smell of lavender and jasmine floated throughout his office, assailing his senses each time he breathed in. He'd tried to ignore it the first few days after she started working, but it was proving futile. Unless Lord Sesshomaru held his breath, but he wasn't about to discomfort himself for a human. Any human.
Her smell didn't disgust him like any other humans did, however. That was equally as unnerving. His beast preferred her scent, even worse it preferred her scent on him. The dog demon clenched his teeth. Even his mokomoko acted of it's own accord with this woman.

When it had first started, Lord Sesshomaru made sure she kept her hands off of it. He could feel every sensual touch from her, and it had repulsed him. Or so he'd made himself believe. It only took a few days before he, Lord of the West, was craving the simple touches of affection from the human. Rin. It should have stopped there. He shouldn't have allowed it to continue, but a small part of him secretly enjoyed the love in her eyes and the affection in her caress. Pathetic. No human made Lord Sesshomaru feel that way. None. He limited the amount of touches to morning only, in the vehicle so no one else would notice.

When his PR demon had first consulted him a few weeks ago, Lord Sesshomaru had been informed of the drop in stocks in his company. Most of them from humans. Apparently his hatred of humans was becoming wide spread, and it was affecting his legacy. Everything he worked for. Because a few ants he had squashed had grown upset at his lack of concern toward them. Lord Sesshomaru's rep had told him flat out; just hiring some humans to work in his building wouldn't be enough. Not this time.

No, instead of hiring more janitor slaves, he had to employ some humans into higher, respectable positions. That thought had almost been laughable, if Lord Sesshomaru laughed. But he didn't. So they'd hired the human girl Rin even before she interviewed, giving her one of the higher paid jobs in the company, as his personal assistant. The next day Lord Sesshomaru had also been informed that the best action to take was to MARRY a human woman, if he valued his company.

Ridiculous.

Some prominent females had already been picked out for him to choose from. All eager to wed a demon, especially one as powerful and wealthy as himself. They'd been pretty enough, for humans. But the thought of any of them taking his name… Well, that had been disgusting.

Lord Sesshomaru growled in repugnance. It wasn't until he'd seen his new assistant, the human, and she'd mouthed off to him that he'd even come to his next conclusion. He could marry her, the nobody with the sassy attitude. For whatever reason, Rin both exasperated and amused him. She challenged him. When he did something she found insufferable, she called him on it. The little slip of a human actually laid down the law with him. Normally anyone, human or not, who would dare try such an antic would suffer harsh, and sometimes lethal, consequences, but not her. His demon side enjoyed the challenge she presented. She intrigued him, made him think somewhat differently than he was used to. And that was supposed to be the point of marrying a human. To behave differently, of course only for the public.

So Lord Sesshomaru had decided on Rin. The human. If she made him feel a certain, positive way then the humans would take an interest in his company once again.

Sesshomaru scoffed as he sat at his desk. It was intolerable, the mighty dog demon, relying on pathetic humans to keep him in line. He'd eradicate them all, if he could. Pathetic worthless creatures. Except Rin. Never Rin.

She was beautiful. Breathtaking. For a human. There was a kindness in her eyes she wasn't afraid to show toward him. An inner peace and happiness radiated through her, and for some reason, he felt touched by it. Embraced. He didn't want to feel this at all, but if people could also feel that emanating from her, then they would like him.

It was probably why he'd bitten her. Also another reason to marry the human. His demon had acted foolhardy by biting the woman. To dog demons, bite marks like that were a type of brand, a possession, a warning. She belonged to him. He also, regrettably, belonged to her. His demon tolerated the touch of no other woman. Sesshomaru wanted to growl in frustration. Even when he'd taken his whore, Kagura, to his penthouse he'd known on a level nothing could happen. She repulsed him. Still, he had tried, hoping his demon had made some mistake. Imagine him, relying on hope. Pathetic. Rin was already making him weaker.

Now the slip of a human was demanding he, Lord Sesshomaru, propose to her 'the proper way'. He wasn't even sure what that meant. On one knee? Two? Begging for her? The foolish woman. Lord Sesshomaru begged no one. He stooped down for no one. He wouldn't start now.

She'd already agreed to marry him. That was the end.

Propose. What a joke.