The Business Engagement (Boss of Seduction) by Kasi Blake

Author:Kasi Blake [Blake, Kasi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-21T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Anna spent the next week and a half working from dawn until midnight most days. She barely saw Skylar, just a glimpse here and there in the hallways. She missed his first Friday morning conference. A potential client had called her from jail, begging her to do something quick so he wouldn’t have to spend the night there. She’d left a voice message for Skylar to let him know why she was missing, but he hadn’t responded. He didn’t return any of her texts or calls. Either he was angry at her for some reason or he was even busier than her. She hoped the latter was true.

She was a bit surprised when he summoned her to his office early one morning, surprised and excited.

His office door was wide open, so she stood in the doorway and watched him work for a few minutes. The man oozed sex appeal. How had she missed that before their time in the elevator? She must have hated him not to notice how blue his eyes were or how the dimples in his cheeks deepened when he smiled.

He lifted his head and motioned for her to join him.

She closed the door and crossed the room to stand in front of his desk. After opening up to each other about the trauma in their lives, she expected him to welcome her with a smile and maybe even a warm embrace. But he was in full professional mode. His cool demeanor pierced her heart.

His indifference woke up the insecure girl inside of her, the one who got rejected again and again. “I was beginning to think I’d never see you again,” she said. “Why didn’t you return any of my calls?”

“Busy.” He gestured to boxes in the corner. “I am getting ready to move into my father’s office, and I was wondering if you’d want to move into this one?”

Take his office? She slowly stood and walked around the large room. It was bigger than the office she was currently using. The floor-to-ceiling window took up more space than hers, and he had a couch on the opposite wall. His diplomas, awards, and other personal items had already been removed. Her imagination filled in the blanks. In her mind, she could see what her stuff would look like in his office.

“I would love to move in here,” she said, smiling. The smile quickly turned into a frown. “But won’t the other junior partners be upset that you offered it to me? They’ll think you did it because we’re sleeping together.”

He leaned back in his chair and gave her his full attention. Hands clasped on the desk, he wore a neutral expression. “It’s actually a peace offering.”

“Peace offering?”

He sighed. “I perused the Jensen file, and I went to see him yesterday. I think he did it. I think he killed his foster family.”

The bottom dropped out of her stomach, and she had the sick feeling Skylar was about to drop a bomb on her.

“I’m giving the case to Caruthers,” Skylar said.

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