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.

let out a nervous laugh. “Okay, so we’re just casually living in

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

cars just lose control and jump curbs where you’re standing?” It had happened, but in Sutton’s eyes, things like this didn’t happen to them. They had already had

of the way. Roman is

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

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Chapter 48

may have been

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

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

exaggerated sigh. “Well, that’s something. Still, B,

“I promise, I’m taking it

still tight with frustration. “Because if something happens to you, we will personally hunt down whoever

idea.

the office door opened, and Kara walked in. She took one look at Blair’s expression and crossed her arms.

told them some news. And they are pissed

Family is like that. So, are you

was still in meetings, and she had already let her sisters know what happened. What could possibly go wrong in the middle of

let’s go. I’ll send Roman an email so he doesn’t freak

He’d probably send a SWAT

after what had happened yesterday if she left without letting

up her email and

Roman KingstonFrom:

you up something

Kara out of the office, Ethan trailing at a

her. “So, is

a look.

I the only one

and Dan. But that’s it. I’m not ready yet to tell everyone. I

tripped over her own feet. “Holy shit. When were you

Blair laughed. “Now, apparently.”

You don’t

does Roman.” She just