Morgan Reeves was the name of the omega who gave birth to Mikaela. Mikaela knew from an early age that Morgan loved attention, specifically attention from Alphas. The attention came easy to him because of his good looks. It was like a drug, and Mikaela watched as Morgan spiralled into addiction.
Mikaela wasn't raised by Morgan. He was always too busy with his love life to pay attention to his son. Mikaela's caretaker was his grandmother, but Morgan would show up to stay over every now and then, usually accompanied by a different alpha each time. The most traumatizing moment of Mikaela's youth was when he walked in on Morgan, being mercilessly railed by a large Alpha female in the living room.
Mikaela never knew his Alpha Parent, but neither did Morgan, he admitted to Mikaela that he wasn't a planned pregnancy but a careless mistake on his part for not taking suppressants for his heat before he went to a party. Mikaela never felt any attachment to Morgan, but seeing as he was just eight years old when he heard that, it did wound him a bit.
Mikaela last saw Morgan when he was fifteen years old during the funeral service of his grandmother. Morgan had finally settled down with a much older alpha gentleman, and they brought an infant child alongside them. Neither of them said a word to each other that day.
Mikaela detested Morgan's lifestyle and how his idea of control was by spreading his legs for every alpha. He swore to himself to never be in a position where he would have to whore himself out like his father who did it solely for attention.
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Mikaela stands by the sink staring at his reflection for a moment right after the call he had with Darcy. His mind was scattered and all over the place as it kept putting two and two together. Was the Director aware of how Ji-hoon was with his secretaries?
How naive I was to think she actually respected me. In the end she's still an alpha.
Mikaela ultimately pushes the thought out for now. He still had a job to do, he would confront the Director about this later, right now his number one priority was finding anything that ties Ji-hoon to the Guild Of Blood and Bones. So he washes his face and takes one last look in the mirror before exiting the bathroom.
He returns back to his desk, Ola who is still in the same position Mikaela left him is startled from his thoughts when Mikaela approaches him.
"Is that tour offer still open Mr. Joshua?" He flashes a charming smile.
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Ola rambles to Mikaela as they explore the floors of the building, showing him the several departments in the company like engineering, sales and marketing, finance, and legal, that make up the majority of the first floors of the building. He also chatters about his marriage, to say that he's oversharing would be an understatement.
"There are so many good mannered people in this company, you'd fit right in Mr. Miller. The people here make eighty percent of my social circle, ninety percent when my husband refuses to speak to me when I make a mistake. Complimenting how fine the staff look in a restaurant is not cheating."
Mikaela ignores him for the most part as he accepts that Ola, unlike the communicators in his ears, lacks an off switch. His attention is more fixated on the surrounding area on each floor, trying to detect any suspicious spots.
They enter into the elevator and it stops at the main entrance, where the reception is.
"And that concludes our tour." Ola gives himself a little clap, "I certainly hope I was an excellent tour guide Mr. Miller."
Mikaela quirks his brows "What do you mean? There's still one last floor we haven't covered." He aims his finger at the last button on the elevator.
Ola chuckles uneasily, "Oh we call that the danger zone. That's the manufacturing department as well as the showroom for new products. Unauthorised staff aren't permitted to go down there…for our own safety of course." Ola comes out of the elevator with his head facing backwards to Mikaela when he stumbles to the floor after bumping against something that feels like a concrete wall.
Mikaela comes out of the elevator, "You okay?"
Ola rubs his aching nose, his eyes shut "Yeah, I think I've just accidentally slammed my head against a wall."
"It wasn't a wall."
Ola opens his eyes, looking up to see an absolute giant of man in a tight plain white shirt and faded blue jeans, wearing a silver chain around his neck.
The muscular man makes declarations that sound Russian, absolutely livid.
This frightens Ola who moves away from the man as soon as the man tries to grab hold of him. Fortunately for Ola, Mikaela steps in front of him.
Seeing Mikaela, the muscular man laughs, "Man Pretty."
This sets Mikaela off and tackles the man face first to the ground swiftly, holding both of his huge arms tightly together.
"Let him go Mr. Miller." a domineering voice orders him.
It's Ji-hoon who is exiting the elevator with his bodyguards behind him.
Mikaela follows orders, "This stranger was trying to attack Mr. Joshua. I was only trying to defend him."
Ji-hoon just smirks as he comments "Mr. Miller you seem to have a knack for defending others. Are you sure you are in the right line of work in this company?"
Mikaela freezes, Oh he's definitely unto me.