Beneath Her Bastard Boss

Roman stepped out of his office, his mind still spinning from the encounter with Jessica. He clenched his jaw as he spotted Blair and Kara talking over Blair’s desk. Blair’s arms were crossed, her expression unreadable, but there was an edge to the way she stood. He could see she was tense. Kara, on the other hand, looked apologetic, shifting awkwardly on her feet.

The moment Kara noticed him, she straightened, opening her mouth, but Roman shook his head. “Don’t,” he said firmly.

“I’m really sorry-”

“It’s not your fault,” he cut her off. “Jessica is manipulative and has no boundaries. You don’t have to apologize for her.”

Kara looked relieved, nodding quickly. Blair, however, kept her gaze steady on him, like she was trying to figure out what was going on in his head. Roman didn’t give her the chance.

“Blair. My office. Now.”

He didn’t wait for a response, just turned and walked back inside, knowing she would follow. And she did. A moment later, she was shutting the door behind her, arms still crossed as she watched him.

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Her next words shocked him. “I’m sorry about this morning. I was being a bitch. I’m not sure where my head is at, wanting to keep it quiet one moment to not to the next. So much has happened in a few days and I feel like everything is spinning out of control.”

Roman ran a hand through his hair. Glad she was feeling as mixed up as he was. But he had a feeling he was about to increase her feeling of not being in control. “We have bigger issues right now.”

“What?” she prompted.

cause problems, not to talk. When she tried to seduce me and

Blair’s brows furrowed. “Blackmail?”

thinks she can use the fact that there is obviously something going on between us to squeeze money out of me. Or worse, damage me.” He paused, eyes

stiffened. “What? But she

still sharp.” Roman took a step closer, lowering his voice. “She has

calling him sir. She may be an innocent compared to him, but she had liked it a

now wasn’t the time. Later.

involved with my secretary, make it something dirty. Like I make

Plus, you are only ten years

it didn’t faze him, but inside, it enraged him. Jessica had always been conniving, but

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and she had backed the wrong horse. “She could go to the media and create a scandal. I still have a board to answer to and

she was thinking about the best way to handle this. She shook her head,

feeling the weight of everything between them. The way she challenged him, refusing to let him get away with anything. The way she wasn’t afraid of him. And the way he felt about her, how much deeper it ran than anything

He could see she was as worried as he was about the damage Jessica could do. But he hadn’t lied. If she went public, he

a wary