A Winter's Vow (A Winter's Tale Series Book 3) by Kristi Tailor

Author:Kristi Tailor [Tailor, Kristi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 7th Meadow Publishing
Published: 2018-07-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Nicholas leisurely made his way down the long hallway that led to his office, his eyes fixed on the thick stack of papers in his hands. With a steady pace, he flipped through the pages not breaking stride as he passed by employees hurtling past him in frenzied movements. It was twelve hours until the final submission for the Spring publication to be sent off to Fissicle, and all around him hysteria ensued. Looking up briefly, Nicholas stopped to nod at his secretary, his expression blank. Rachel smiled at him, “Good morning, Mr. Elliot. Big day, today,” she acknowledged.

“That it is,” Nicholas agreed, but offered nothing more on the subject. Knowing his planned fate at Gizzelle Bridal had swayed his way of thinking. While he did hope that the monthly catalog would succeed, it was only for the sake of his employees. He wasn’t a fool, if the magazine’s numbers dropped after the Spring release Fissicle would no doubt get rid of the staff that had come to work for Gizzelle Bridal after the takeover of Leisure Me Ready. It was a hard reality to face, an unfortunate situation created by the man who should have invested in him, but instead orchestrated his defeat, his father. Choking down the realization of his predicament, he walked into his office, his eyes still scanning over the documents in his hands. Rounding his desk, Nicholas dropped the papers onto the mahogany table, his gaze shifting to the manila envelope propped against his computer monitor. Frowning, his brows drew together in quiet perplexity. Reaching for the package he opened it without needless delay, his greys fastened on the contents inside the small casing. Nicholas froze, unable to move as the reality of his transgressions threatened to strangle him, threatened to bring him to his knees. Photographs of him and Blithe on the balcony of her parents’ beach house clouded his senses, plagued his thoughts with regret and revulsion. He had all but forgotten that night, his subconscious skillfully replacing the memory with moments worth remembering. Yet, nearly two months later he held the evidence of his betrayal in his large shaking hands. Letting out a painful breath Nicholas averted his gaze from the prints. Instantly his mind was filled with dread. Someone had seen them, and worse, they had taken pictures. But why? He wondered. Blackmail? His brain immediately began to undertake thoughts of conspiracy and sabotage, the notion causing rage to spread through him, igniting a fever in him that left him feeling dizzy. Angrily he ripped the pictures into tiny remnants until they lay in tattered shreds on his desk, not satisfied until the images were unrecognizable. Roughly pulling his fingers through his hair, Nicholas called for his secretary.

“Yes, sir?” she answered from the doorway of his office.

“Rachel, this envelope,” he said, holding it out in front of him. “Who put it on my desk?”

“I did, sir.”

Nicholas narrowed his eyes at her. “And who gave it to you?”

“A gentleman came in early this morning, around 7:30 a.

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