Because He Steals Me (Because He Owns Me #6) by Ford Hannah

Author:Ford, Hannah [Ford, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Anthologies
Published: 2015-12-07T06:00:00+00:00

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“This is unacceptable, Adriana,” Kiersten fumed a few minutes later as we stepped onto the waiting elevator and she pushed button for our floor.

I swallowed nervously and pawed through my bag, searching for a napkin or a tissue. My sweater and blouse were soaked with coffee, and the fabric clung to my skin, hot and sticky. The coffee hadn’t been warm enough to leave a burn, but it was definitely enough to sting.

“Kiersten, I’m so sorry, it’s not…” I took in a deep breath. I was discombobulated, the thoughts spinning around my head. I had no idea what to do. Lie? Tell the truth? I decided to go with a half-truth, and play up the sympathy angle. “I was going to tell you about this,” I said, hoping my voice sounded calm and confident. “The truth is, see, there’s this man, Jason. He worked at a company that Callum took over.”

Kiersten was staring at me as the elevator soared up the floors. Usually the elevator made at least one stop for someone else to get on, and I was praying that would happen now, that someone would get on and give me at least a few seconds to collect myself.

“He found me last night at a Barnes and Noble,” I continued, realizing that I was beginning to sound like a babbling idiot.

“Callum found you at a Barnes and Noble,” Kiersten repeated incredulously. Her eyes wrinkled around the edges as she frowned at me, and I wondered if perhaps she was older than I’d first thought, or if it was just the fact that she was scolding me that made me think that. Her eyeliner was done in a sharp black, slightly pointed at the ends. It was obviously coordinated to go with the outfit she was wearing, a black flared suit jacket with a matching skirt. But all it did right now was make her look more terrifying than she already was.

“No, Jason found me at Barnes and Noble. See, he wanted Callum’s number because – ”

“Save it,” Kiersten snarled, holding her hand up. “Just save it.”

The doors opened onto our floor, but Kiersten made no move to get off.

Instead, she just stood there in the elevator.

I wasn’t sure what to do, so I just stood there too, not saying anything. My blouse was still stuck to my skin from where Aubrey had dumped her coffee on me, and I resisted the urge to pull on it.

The elevator doors closed again, but the elevator stayed in place.

“It’s over for you,” Kiersten said quietly.

“What? Kiersten – ”

“No.” She shook her head. “No, I told you from the beginning that if you had anything to do with Callum Wilder, you would be fired immediately. Now you’ve put me in a horrible position, because obviously I can’t fire you. Callum’s book is too important to us, so I’m stuck with you. But you’ve made an enemy in me, Adriana. And that is not something you want to do.”

“Is that a threat?”

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