Teapots & Treachery by Donna K. Weaver

Author:Donna K. Weaver [Weaver, Donna K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, romantic suspense, Ghost Story, new adult, Clean & Wholesome, Clean Romance
Publisher: Emerald Arch Publishing
Published: 2017-01-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 2

SHELBY LIMPED A LITTLE AS she entered her father’s office building. She’d finally had to stop at a small shoe store to buy a pair of running shoes. Even so, she was sure she had a blister. She’d also kept her father waiting an hour. Worth it.

Pausing for a few seconds for her eyes to adjust to the darker entry area, she shifted the shopping bag holding her heels. After a deep breath to steel herself for battle, she headed toward the elevator. She didn’t miss when security recognized her; the man immediately turned his mouth to his shoulder mic and said something. They’d been waiting for her. She sighed. Really no surprise there.

She stepped into the elevator and set the bag down, glad to have a quiet moment to herself. It never hurt to mentally prepare for one of Alan’s briefings. He would never admit that her father had cameras and watched their interactions, but Alan never denied their existence either. Just as the door had almost closed, a hand shot through the opening, causing the doors to open again. Shelby jumped a little and stepped back against the elevator’s handrail.

Her Asian bodyguard, his eyes blazing and lips pulled in a thin line, stepped into the elevator. Pinning her with a hard gaze, he never moved his eyes to the side but reached over and pushed the Close Door button. As the doors slid shut, he pushed a button and the elevator didn’t move.

Wow, she’d really ticked him off. Shelby swallowed, her heart beating faster. She forced her breathing to stay steady; no way was this guy going to intimidate her. She lifted her chin, lips pinched tight, and met him gaze for gaze, keeping her hands against her legs so he couldn’t see them shake.

A familiar little twitch near the corner of his left eye broke her concentration. She squinted and leaned in a little closer. Yeah. He had to be.

“You’re one of Shang’s boys, aren’t you? I should have recognized you before.” She leaned against the elevator’s back wall, going with her I-don’t-care attitude. It always surprised coworkers who knew her in the field to see her headquarters act. Or vice versa. Well, her father had set things up so she had little choice but to work for him. It seemed only fair that he should reap the consequences. “So, are you going to get this thing moving, or are you trying to make me late?”

The only sign he gave that she’d surprised him was a little raising of a brow. “You’ve already made sure you’d be late, Ms. Grantham,” he said, his voice stern.

“Nash.” Shelby tried not to grit her teeth.

“Grantham, as long as your father is my employer.” He pointed to one of the elevator’s “hidden” cameras. “We need to have an understanding, you and I.” He took a step closer and leaned in until their noses were almost touching, the smell of his morning coffee breath strong. It took all of Shelby’s self-control not to flinch or look away.

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