Risk: Part 1 (The Vault) by Nina Levine

Author:Nina Levine [Levine, Nina]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Levine Publishing
Published: 2018-01-07T05:00:00+00:00

5

Charlize

“What time will you be finished?” Dylan asks as he pulls into a car park outside my work.

It’s Sunday afternoon, just after lunch, and I asked him to drop me off for a few hours so I could get a head start on next week’s work. I’ve been working at North & Co for three days and love it so much that I want to make a good impression by being ahead of the game as much as I can.

“Can I text you? It’ll probably be around five or so.”

He rests his hand on the steering wheel and peers at me over the rim of his aviators. Hitting me with one of his trademark sexy smiles that women line up for, he nods. “Sure thing, babe.” He then taps his cheek, which is something he only does with me.

I grin and lean over to kiss him. It’s something we’ve always done during the entirety of our ten-year friendship. This time, however, he surprises me when he takes hold of my face and murmurs, “Be careful, Char.”

I frown. “How so?”

He lets me go and pulls his aviators off. “You’re working for a guy you’re into, and you’re working days you don’t need to. That causes me concern. I don’t want to see you get hurt. So be careful, okay?”

I grip his cheeks and squeeze them while blasting a smile his way. “Aww, you love me, Dyl. But there’s nothing to be worried about. I’ve hardly seen Owen since my first morning there. He was all about having coffee with me, and then, nothing. It was like he disappeared off the face of the earth.”

“Yeah, well I’m keeping my eye out, and if I see any shit going down like it did with Lincoln, I’m hauling your ass outta here faster than you can argue with me.” My third-last boyfriend sucked me in with lies, and I fell hard for them and him. The relationship ended very messily, and Dylan has been super protective ever since.

My smile turns into a grin. “I like it when you get all bossy and manly on me.” Grabbing my bag, I exit the car. “I’ll text you when I’m ready. And as far as Owen hurting me like Lincoln did, that’s not going to happen because while I might be into him, he’s my boss and I’m not about to ruin this opportunity to finally get ahead in life.”

After I wave him off, I head inside the building that houses the North & Co offices. Owen’s company takes up five floors at the top of the building. The security guard clears me to enter, and a couple of minutes later, I step onto the floor my cubicle is on.

I love the quiet that surrounds me. As I walk to my desk, I confirm I’m the only one here, which makes me more than happy. While I like people, I prefer my own company. Plus, I’ll get more work done without any interruptions.

But first, coffee. And music.

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