Red Hourglass by Risque Scarlet

Author:Risque, Scarlet [Risque, Scarlet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, thriller, Adult, Suspense, Contemporary, Mystery
Amazon: B0179EKC70
Goodreads: 27413612
Published: 2015-10-27T07:00:00+00:00

Zhong Yuan

“Roses for my Scarlet Queen,” said Conan as he greeted me with a bouquet of flowers on Monday morning.

He was wearing a shiny gray suit. The sharp cut of the jacket highlighted his well-defined features.

“Thank you … Conan.” I was surprised, to say the least. Everyone was looking over their cubicles at us and I was embarrassed. I smiled shyly in their general direction.

“My pleasure.” He winked at me and walked back into his office.

I breathed in deeply and let the aroma of the flowers fill my senses. He was everything I liked in a man—strong, solid, secure, smart, and suave. He’s so dashing. Life is beautiful. I shook my head and put the dozen red roses underneath my desk. The last thing I needed was to get caught up in fantasies about running off with Conan and living happily ever after.

He came out of his office with a MacBook Air tucked under his arm. It matched his suit.

“Did the roses delight you?” Conan looked around to see if anyone was watching us. He leaned down and kissed my forehead.

“Oooo … I love the roses. They bring out the Scarlet Queen in me,” I squealed. I was caught off guard by his public display of affection and I couldn’t control my response. My mind began racing with fantasies.

“I’m glad,” he whispered. “I’m off to meet the new security trainees. We’re meeting downstairs if you need me.”

Conan was so charming and disarming. I had to talk some sense into myself and I gave myself a quiet little speech under my breath: “You aren’t supposed to fall in love. Don’t compromise your mission. Remember Max. He used you, abused you, and tore out your heart. Remember what your stepfather did to you. Conan is the same—a dirty, filthy, liar. These lowly men aren’t even worthy of your attention. They’re only worthy of being your minions.”

I clenched my fists and felt my confidence go up. I caressed my tattoo through my blouse. I’m the Red Hourglass, not a secretary falling in love with her boss. I have to continue working here, but there’s something for me at the end of it. I’m an agent and I should’ve been on the hunt by now, but I have to do this if I want to find my mother. I am in control. I used an NLP technique to reinforce my positive thoughts and I felt much better.

I picked up a stack of papers and started my filing. I came across an important-looking press release.

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