Beneath Her Bastard Boss

Roman sat at his desk. It was getting late, but he stared at his phone, knowing he needed to make a few more calls before he could take Blair home and make love to her. The first call was the one he worried about the most.

He had made plenty of difficult calls in his life, high–stakes business negotiations, shutting down enemies before they even became a threat, but this? This felt different. It wasn’t about business; it was about Blair.

With a deep breath, he scrolled through Blair’s employment file to find the number he needed. Once he had located it; he dialed Sutton.

She answered on the second ring. “Sutton speaking…” He could hear the wariness in her tone. She wouldn’t recognize the number.

“Sutton, it’s Roman Kingston,” he said smoothly

“Roman?” She sounded surprised by his call. “What is it?”

He smirked at her directness. “I need a moment of your time.”

“You sound serious,” she said. “That’s rarely a good thing.”

Roman leaned back, his voice steady. “I’m calling because I want your blessing to marry Blair.”

There was a pause, then a knowing laugh. “Why are you asking me now when you’ve already asked her?”

Roman grinned, shaking his head. He should have known Blair would have already told her sisters. They were that close. “Because you’re the head of the family, and I respect that I know how much she values you and your opinion. I wanted to do this right.”

Sutton was quiet for a beat, then her voice softened. “Blair deserves someone who puts her first, who won’t let her down. Someone who doesn’t cheat.”

“She’s my priority. Will always be.”

Another pause, then Sutton spoke, her words firm. “Then you have my blessing. But if you ever hurt her, Roman, I don’t care how powerful you are… I will come after you.”

His smirk returned. “I’d expect nothing less” He really did like how protective Sutton and Keira were of Blair. But he believed the one who would harm him more was Keira.

“Good and congratulations, Roman. She deserves happiness. I hope you do, too.”

moment, letting it sink in. It wasn’t just about marrying Blair; it was about building a life

His mother answered, her voice lighting up the moment she heard him. “Roman! To

be the first to know I asked Blair to

mother yelling, “John,

ago how he felt about Blair. He hadn’t wanted it to be a big surprise once he got her to agree to

father’s deep voice came through the

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“Yes.”

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never took his crap in the office. His parents had known about

voice overlapped, “Roman, I am so happy for you both! Tell me you planned something special

suddenly came over the line. “Hold on–did you actually

his nose. “Do I seem like the type to

no” His sister Rose

Roman countered. He could not tell them that he had wanted her so much

but his family didn’t need to know that His intentions had been good–he

every day,”

make sure you bring her

“I will” He promised

the call, Roman exhaled One last call

was just about to

it down before it even makes it to print Make sure every outlet knows that if they so much as run a headline with her name and mine

she’s blacklisted No one will

cold. “Good, and make sure she understands one thing if she tries anything. If she so much as breathes Blair’s name