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.

laugh. “Okay, so we’re just casually living in a crime thriller

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

It had happened, but in Sutton’s eyes, things like this didn’t happen to them.

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

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Chapter 48

winced. “That may have

out,” Sutton deadpanned. “Are you

leave when I go home. There will always be a guard on the top floor now.” They

that’s something. Still, B, you

Blair’s voice softened. “I promise,

we will personally hunt down whoever is

down. “No idea. It could still be an accident.

walked in. She took one look at Blair’s expression and crossed

sisters, I just told them some

that. So, are you interested in lunch?

door. Roman was still in meetings, and she had already let her sisters know what happened. What could possibly go wrong in the middle of the day? She wanted to

let’s go. I’ll send Roman an email so he

“Good call. He’d probably send a

right now he might just do that after what had

up her

KingstonFrom: Blair WarnerSubject:

pick you up

followed Kara out of the office, Ethan trailing at a discreet

at her. “So, is it

her a look. “You already

am I the only

not ready yet to tell everyone. I

shit. When were

Blair laughed. “Now, apparently.”

You don’t waste

She just