His Seductive Shadows of Power

ry's

rly. I was greeted by Mary w

id beaming in her usual profe

e you doing?" I asked

way she always had a smile for everyone she wasn'

Someone said from behind me

warmly, then I added. "You know you

y." He smiled and I smiled back at him. I liked Sean. He w

g of wh

rrived yet?" I

nna be around until 9:

d thing I still had a few more precious minutes to enjoy

and made to leave as Sean walked off too.

b lunch with me later?" I asked. I cou

oin me and my friend last night to eat dinne

" She said and I nodded grateful

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r and I looked up from my l

he door opened to reveal a petit

e," she said. "I'm Nina, the janitor

go on ahea

ma'am." I

her and got back to work. I had met some files on my de

notification and I absentmindedly picked it

: I mis

e actua

d out that it was hidden. Who could it be? I mulled

ain he's my boss, all my contacts are contained in my resume so

'am. " Nina s

aid, forcing a grateful

it. Chloe wasn't my mom. I'm a grown-ass woman,

could

What

knock on my

st!

art skipped a beat, or ten, I don't know how you coun

s normal blue eyes. It was like a rare sight of burning waters. His well chiseled jaw was clipped and his hands were in his pockets. He had this autho

up immed

" I said frightened but

id. Then added. "Cherry." Like he

t I wasn't calm. We both sat in awkward silence for minutes that seemed like hours unending. Him w

erday after what we discussed. " He

ft very early yesterday. " I

id, still watc

to look

hat s

said. "Call

s your decision

s the moment when I either get fired after now or ret

e-night stand with my boss, whom at the time I didn't know was my boss, I'm ready to rectify that rather than continue following it

this confiden

on

trous to my career and I wouldn't want that. And even though I may lose my job here at Blacks In

lieve I just s

ing he was finding my very feeble attempt, which was a lot for me by

cking pack up my

leaving, except for Mary. I'd just tell her I'm rearranging my office, she wouldn't know and wouldn't

s listening to my thoughts. Fuck

ile. "So what happens if you mix pleasure with work? You're an adult, b

ting that to arrogant and rude. That was a low blow. How could

an uneas

advise someone to mix pleasure with the profession? An

He shrugged folding his arms a

n't think I want to be t

e it wasn't a non-prof

d it doesn't make me function better. Plus, I'm a woman I need to k

iss Allen?" He asked amused with glints of mischief in

om the whole sentence I just made? Ho

his phone rings. He raises his hands in motion

the call while I took that time

ed, then he turned to me. "Let her know I'll me

her k

st eligible billionaire bachelor in New York City, his marriage should be newsworthy. I want to believe the reason it'

to jeopardize my career by having sex with him. Again. If it

ontinue this conversation later, for now," he look

job for a few more

curt smile as he got up

shing me a panty-dropping smile. One that showe

r he shut the door behind him that I let out a heavy sigh of relief and slumped further into my seat. Even sharing the same air with Brandon Black could be ove

e time with him. But, things were as they were. And even though the first sex with him was mind-blowing, something I've not

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