Sophie Oak - Siren Enslaved

Leo slapped him on the back. “And I need to go make sure Jack Barnes’s scene is properly prepared. It’s the least I can do. Will you be around later, boss?”

“Not tonight,” Julian replied. Danielle turned and caught sight of him. Her whole face lit up. Finn followed her line of sight, and they both began rushing his way. “We’re staying in tonight.”

“Have fun, boss.” Leo left, making his way toward the center of the dungeon, greeting people all along the way.

“Hello, Mr. Lodge,” Danielle said with a smile that lit up his world. She walked into his arms.

He gave her the words she wanted. She loved her new name. He’d pulled strings to facilitate her name change. “Hello to you, Mrs. Lodge-Taylor.”

Finn laughed. “She thinks it makes her sound very elegant.”

Her nose crinkled up. “It does make me sound elegant. And it’s true. It’s my name. I got my new driver’s license in today. Now I can go down to the campus and get my student ID. Before he knows it, I’ll be running Julian’s company.”

Julian shuddered to think about it. She really would try. The wife he shared with Finn was a sweet little thing, but her ruthless side came out when she talked about having a career. Of course, she also talked about starting a family. Danielle was determined to have it all, and Julian was determined to give it to her.

“I don’t think that’s a good idea. That would mean I was sleeping with the boss,” Finn said.

Danielle snorted and began to walk toward the door. “Like you don’t do that already.”

Finn followed after her. “It’s different with Julian. He’s like the boss of everything.”

Julian watched them for a moment, his heart fuller than he could have imagined. Danielle had told him that she’d learned the world was a bigger place than she could have imagined. He’d learned the opposite. He’d learned how amazingly small the world could be. His whole world was encompassed in two people. Four arms that could surround him. Two hearts that loved him. Two souls to share his own with.

The world was small, and he would have it no other way.

“Are you coming with us, Julian?” Finn asked. He held open the door as Danielle walked through into the bar.

“Always,” Julian said as he caught up to them and took Danielle’s hand.

THE END

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