Beneath Her Bastard Boss

Chapter 55

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Roman sat behind his desk at the office, the light coming in from the floor–to–ceiling windows behind him cast him in shadow to anyone entering the office. His phone was on silent, though his gaze kept flicking toward it every few minutes. He’d told himself that leaving Blair with his family was the smart move. Eleanor and Rose were both fiercely capable, but it didn’t make being away from her any easier. He was constantly worrying about her..

He should be focused. Peters had sent over a folder of updates that morning, and Roman had already skimmed the contents twice. No obvious threats. No strange activity flagged with her family. No signs of who might be targeting Blair. And yet, the pit in his stomach hadn’t gone away. So who the hell was doing this?

He scrubbed a hand over his face, frustrated. Whoever was behind this was careful. Too careful.

A knock at the door pulled him from his thoughts. Kara poked her head in. “Roman? The catering team confirmed they have arrived at the estate to begin prep for tonight.”

“Thank you,” Roman said with a nod. “By the way Kara, are you ok?”

Kara smiled at him. “Yes, I was a little sore this morning. But I’m ok. Thank you for asking.”

“Thanks for finding the catering company.”

She nodded and left.

He had called his dad once he got to the office, inviting them to stay the night and have dinner with them. He wasn’t sure a crowbar would get his mother away from Blair right now. So he had arranged a catering service to come in and handle the meal.

needed to know their sister was okay. The last thing anyone needed was to worry about cooking. He

her and Keira to dinner at. the estate. Keira had roasted him with an update on the investigation into who was

done enough for today. His team would continue the investigation. He was too worried about Blair to be concerned about work. Right now, he needed to be home with Blair. He couldn’t see anything useful in the file on his

As he stepped inside, he was immediately hit with the sound

and found Rose and Keira on the couch,

tell me Blair’s sister was this

her glass with a smirk. “Your sister’s a riot. We’ve already

arched a brow. “Should I

said at the same

looked well… better than

crossed to her, brushing a kiss to her temple. “You look better.” He so wanted to tell her how he felt, but needed to give her time. He didn’t want to rush her. But her close calls with death had brought home to him just

her.

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said softly. “Thanks to your mum, dad and Rose. And now Sutton and Keira

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and threaded their fingers together. “I thought you would like your family here. I didn’t want you to worry about feeding

you. Dinner’s almost ready.

tension that had hovered over the last few days seemed