Beneath Her Bastard Boss

Blair spent most of the morning at her desk, Roman locked away in back–to–back meetings. Her body still ached from yesterday, but the heat from the shower had helped, along with Roman’s skilled hands. She glanced at her phone, debating whether she should call her sisters now or wait until lunch.

She decided to wait until lunch and sent them both a message in their group chat:

Blair: Can you both talk during lunch? Something happened yesterday. I want to tell you myself before you hear it

elsewhere.

Keira responded first.

Keira: You can’t just say that and expect me to wait. I already feel a stroke coming on.

Sutton: Is it Roman? Because if he’s being a dick, I’ll come down there myself.

Blair rolled her eyes, a smile tugging at her lips.

Blair: It’s not Roman. I’ll call you at lunch. Is noon okay?

Sutton replied with a simple: Fine. That meant she wasn’t happy about waiting, but she would tolerate it… barely.

Keira: Okay, but my brain has gone into overdrive.

The day moved slowly, tension thrumming beneath Blair’s skin. Between checking emails, reviewing documents, and forcing herself to focus on work, she kept glancing at the clock, counting down the minutes. Finally, lunch arrived.

Blair grabbed her phone, took a deep breath, and dialed Sutton first. As soon as Sutton answered, she linked in Keira, putting the call on speaker.

“Alright,” Keira said the moment she was connected. “Talk before I lose my

mind.”

Blair exhaled, gripping the edge of her desk. “Something happened yesterday. I wasn’t going to say anything until I knew more, but if you heard it from someone else, you’d kill me.”

“Damn right we would,” Sutton muttered. “Spill.”

Blair recounted the near miss, how she had been walking to the bus stop, how Ethan had shoved her out of the way just in time, how the car had jumped the curb.

Silence.

Then, “Someone tried to run you over?” Sutton’s voice was sharp, dangerously low.

“Okay, so

been an accident,” Blair reasoned. They still didn’t know, but the creeping unease in

“Are you serious? Do you think cars just lose control and jump curbs where you’re standing?” It had happened, but in

me out of the way. Roman is handling everything.” Now they knew she

better. Let me guess, you didn’t tell us immediately because you didn’t want

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Chapter 48

winced. “That may have

we’re freaking out,” Sutton deadpanned. “Are you safe

at work. Roman had security escort me if I leave the building. But I only leave when I go home. There will always be a guard on the top floor now.” They normally ordered lunch in. When she had been with Dan, they would sometimes go out to the cafe down

that’s something. Still, B, you have to be

softened. “I promise, I’m taking

frustration. “Because if something happens to you, we will personally hunt down whoever is responsible before Roman even gets the chance. Do you have any idea who it might

hunt them down. “No idea. It could

opened, and Kara walked in. She took one look at

“My sisters, I just told them some news. And they are pissed I didn’t

are you interested in lunch? Or do you have plans with

had already let her sisters know what happened. What could possibly go wrong in the middle of the day?

I’ll send Roman an

call. He’d probably send a

now he might just do that after what

pulled up her email

Roman KingstonFrom:

out to lunch with Kara. I’ll pick you

Kara out of the office, Ethan

walked, Kara glanced at her. “So, is it official yet? You and

gave her a look. “You

smirked. “Yeah, but am I the

to tell everyone. I

shit. When were you going to

Blair laughed. “Now, apparently.”

You don’t

“Neither does Roman.” She just hoped