Abducted by the Mountain Man by Ambrielle Kirk

Author:Ambrielle Kirk [Kirk, Ambrielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Books by Ambrielle
Published: 2018-04-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

Being freelance had its drawbacks. Zaira knew this first hand. There was an advantage to it—she set her own hours and showed up for work when there was actually work to do. The disadvantage was that she was on call. Most of time that meant scheduled meetings and appointments with only a moments notice. Like the one starting in fifteen minutes…

The elevator bell dinged each time it progressed a level. The noise only aggravated her migraine more, and the headache pill she’d taken prior to leaving her condo did nothing to ease a massive hangover. What was she thinking when she agreed to go to that initiation party with the girls last night? How would she have known that her father would call an impromptu Monday afternoon meeting?

The elevator finally came to a stop on the fifteenth floor and corporate offices of Svelte Technologies. Zaira stepped into the main lobby and was promptly greeted by the receptionist at the desk.

“Zaira,” Patrice called out. “Nice to see you again. Are you working a late shift tonight?”

“Hi, Patrice. No, not tonight.” Zaira approached the desk and placed her briefcase on the black marble floor. “I was scheduled to be off today, but I’m here for the one thirty meeting. It’s in the main conference room, right?”

“Let me check.” She scanned the computer briefly before looking up again. “Actually the re-organization meeting is in your father’s office. I’ll let them know you’re here.”

“Thank you.” Zaira said her farewell to Patrice, and then used her pin to enter the main suite.

Since when did her father call private impromptu meetings?

Zaira bit the inside corner of her lip. The last time they discussed business on short notice, the conclusion was an addition to Svelte’s product line. During the transition, she nearly doubled her working hours at the office. Maybe her father had even more plans to increase her workload.

She greeted a few people along the way, passing the rows of cubicles and offices. She had a good working relationship here with her colleagues for the most part. But the majority of the people didn’t see her as the temporary accountant who worked odd hours to make up for the current vacancy in the CFO office. They saw her as the only daughter to the owner of the company.

The door to her father’s office suite was closed. Behind it, she heard the voice of her father and one other in room. She knocked softly at the door.

“Come on in,” her father called.

With keen curiosity she pushed the door open. The first person she saw was her father’s smiling face as he sat behind his large oak desk. There were three chairs directly in front of him. One was empty. One was occupied by Marcus Brooks, Svelte’s CEO. She recognized the third person as Trent Stone just as she stumbled inside the office. Her insides tightened and warmth fanned across her body. Zaira tried to hide her surprise and muster some semblance of composure, but she was truly struggling inside the four-inch stilettos she wore.

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