Beneath Her Bastard Boss

Blair woke up feeling unusually energetic. Yesterday’s confrontation with Jessica had left her with a sense of closure she hadn’t realized she needed. If anything, she had been more of a problem for Roman than her. Blair just hated bitches, and Jessica had been a huge one.

The look on Jessica’s face when she realized she’d been outmaneuvered was something Blair would treasure for a long time

to come.

Roman was already up, sitting at the edge of the bed, reading something on his tablet. God, he was sexy and all hers. He looked up when he felt her stirring.

“Good morning, warrior princess,” he said with a smirk. “Sleep well?”

“Like a rock.” Blair stretched, enjoying the pleasant soreness in her muscles…a sweet reminder of how thoroughly Roman had “shown his pride” in her actions the night before. “What time is it?”

“Just after seven.” Roman set his tablet aside. “We should head in early today. The board meeting’s been moved up to nine.”

Blair sat up, suddenly alert. “Did something happen?”

“Peters identified our thief.” Roman’s expression was grim. “It’s worse than we thought, so I moved the meeting forward.”

“Who is it?” Blair asked, slipping out of bed naked before reaching for her robe.

Roman watched her. “Dan.”

Blair froze. “Dan? Are you sure, Dan?” He wasn’t smart enough for this.

Roman nodded. “Sutton found the trail. He’s been siphoning funds through a series of shell accounts for months. Small amounts gradually increasing. The total is over two hundred thousand dollars.”

“I can’t believe it,” Blair said, though somehow she wasn’t entirely surprised. “Actually, no, I can believe it. He always did live beyond his means, and Laura doesn’t come cheap.”

“There’s more,” Roman said, his tone darkening. “He didn’t act alone.”

Blair’s stomach dropped. “Who?” She had known… Dan could be charming and talk the talk, but he just wasn’t smart enough to pull something like this off.

the finance department. A woman named Caroline Mitchell. She’s been helping him

her a quiet woman in her thirties who’d been with the company for years. “Why

what we can tell, they’ve

Dan was cheating on Laura and me… unbelievable. I’m surprised that he had the energy to even work.” Then Blair snorted.

hotel receipts. It’s

dirty… people like Dan they

she will after today’s meeting. This isn’t something we can keep quiet. Dan and Caroline

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had hurt her, Blair wasn’t sure she deserved this public humiliation.

she said finally. “We have a lot to

for her boring

along with Peters and Ashley, Roman’s lawyer. Blair could see the surprise on some faces

voice commanding immediate attention. “Thank you all

Peters, who distributed folders to everyone

been investigating discrepancies in our financial reports,” Roman continued. “What we discovered was a systematic embezzlement scheme that

Roman waited for

employees have been working together to steal from Kingston Industries: Dan

announcement. Blair kept her expression neutral, though her heart was racing. Dan and Caroline had been summoned to a separate meeting that would start in thirty minutes. A meeting where they would be confronted with

had already handed over all the police

Roman said gravely. “This is criminal activity. We will be pressing charges. Ashley has

of publicity?” One

Kingtons isn’t a company to mess with. We don’t sweep our messy under

ramifications. Throughout it all, Blair remained composed, though she felt the weight of everyone’s eyes on her. They all knew Dan

meeting concluded, Roman asked her to stay behind as the others

asked once they were alone. Pulling her close and kissing

you told me it was Dan, it just so… out–there.” Blair assured him.