Alpha Male Incorporated: Take Control
gave your brother? I can turn it back into the success it used to be when your father had it. Let me prove to you how good I am in and out of the boardroom.”
    Raya was stunned by Thorsten’s statement. His condescending attitude almost left her speechless. How did any female with a working brain find anything about him appealing?
    “I haven’t, nor will I, ever ask you to do anything for me, Mr. Irizarry. Why don’t you take all of this showboating and do it for another woman who wants it? I know I don’t,” she answered, trying to hold on to her rapidly slipping temper.
    “Baby, why are you fighting me so hard on this?” Thorsten asked. “I can see in your eyes how much you want to take it. Just do it. I’m only trying to help you out. How can you be so upset with me over nothing? I swear you won’t regret it.” He stepped closer and his hand reached out to touch her, but she brushed it away.
    “Don’t touch me!” Raya snapped.
    “Raya, I want to touch you because you’re my—”
    “Thorsten, that is enough,” a stern voice raged out in the hallway. “It’s time for you to leave Raya alone. I swear we heard you two arguing all the way back in the employee lounge.”
    Spinning around, Raya spotted Jax standing behind her with Zander at his left. She couldn’t get over how big the Irizzary men were. All three men stood way over six feet, four inches with muscles in places that she never thought possible.
    She liked Jax well enough, but she wouldn’t consider them buddies. He was a little too much for her with his ‘do-as-I-say’ attitude. However, as long as he treated her best friend Sahara with love and respect they wouldn’t have a problem with each other. Yet, she found it so strange vampires were real and not make believe, like she was raised to believe as a kid.
    Not only Sahara’s life changed when Jax came into it, because she had to keep his secret about being a vampire. Honestly, if she did try telling someone Jax was a vampire who would really believe her? They would look at her like she was out of her mind. She loved Sahara way too much to ever break her confidence.
    “Jax, you’re going to continue hearing me arguing with Thorsten,” Raya stated. “If your cousin doesn’t stop trying to steal my company, I’m going to be at Alpha Male Incorporated more than usual. I’ve told him to leave me alone, but he’s hard-headed and doesn’t know how to listen.”
    Jax and Zander looked away from her and shared an odd look before gazing back in her direction. Lord only knew what that was about. The Irizarry men were excellent at keeping secrets until a person was a part of their immediate family, which she wasn’t. She wouldn’t ever have the ability to know what they were thinking.
    “I have to agree with you. Thorsten does find it hard to listen when someone tells him something. I thought I was the only person he ignored,” Jax said, staring at her. “How about you go back to work and let us have a talk with him? Maybe Zander or I will be able to get through to him.”
    Glancing away from Jax, Raya looked over at Thorsten. Of course, he winked at her like all of this was just a game. God, does he ever know how to quit ? He was just too pushy for her.
    “I don’t know,” she said, hesitating. “If he hasn’t done it before why would he listen to you now?”
    “Raya, I believe Jax and I can get through to him a lot faster than you can,” Zander assured her. “Let us handle this for you and since you already know who has been sending you the text messages. I won’t have to send a guy to your office anymore. Why don’t you take the rest of the day off and do something for yourself? Don’t let Thorsten ruin the rest of your day.”
    “I wish I could, but I can’t. I still have a lot to do, but if you could get Thorsten off my back for the rest of the day. It would help me out tremendously,” Raya admitted.
    “Damn it, I’m right here. I can hear all of you talking

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