Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

The brightness of the cameras flashing coupled with the photographers shouting Kylan's name, was enough to make her head spin uncomfortably. She suddenly understood exactly why Kylan always got so angry every time a photographer encroached on his space. It was disorienting, and she was thankful she had his hand to hold onto "Stare at the ground, not directly at the lights. It helps some," Kylan whispered directly into her ear.

She nodded slightly in response, taking his advice and diverting her gaze to the ground. Her heart was racing within her chest, and her cheeks felt like they were permanently flushed at this point. Knowing how to work a crowd and being subjected to dozens of cameras, were two vastly different things.

At galas in the past, she always showed up without Kylan, and she was never what anyone wanted to take a picture of. Now thought She wondered what people were thinking of her. Everyone could see that she and Kylan were holding hands. Something he had never done with someone, in public at least

Were there always this many stairs leading to a museum? They felt never ending

After what seemed like several minutes of careful walking, she finally reached the

e top of the stairs. Kylan glanced over at her, his eyes searching her

face.

you ready?" he asked her quietly

She took a deep breath. "I'm fine." She tried to sound confident, but she was certain that her voice was shaking.

"Just put on your PR face. This is no different from any other shit, Kylan tried to reassure her

But it was different. All of it was different. She was holding her CLO's hand, for freaking's sake. That alone was different.

go in, okay?" She was flustered and the

my lead with anything else" Kylan had leaned toward her, and he was speaking so close to her car, she could smell the mint

a little bit more self-confidence. "I'm your fiance tonight, Kylan. Let's go showcase that," she said, flashing him a

all dressed to

group of waiters was walking around the room, each carrying a tray

gulps, before returning the empty glass to the tray. She felt Kylan staring at her,

surprised the hell out of her as he wrapped an arm securely around her lower waist. She fought back the

It was a deep, rich, almost musky scent. It was fairly intoxicating if she was honest with herself and she decided to lean into him a little more. Because

that she recognized from Elorde Corporation. She nudged Kylan lightly nodding her head in the direction of Ryan. Kylan nodded subtly, turning and heading in the direction of the executives. The pair came to a

you are.

ago perfected his gala voice, as he liked to call it, and it

responded curtly. "Gentlemen," he added to the

vaguely familiar. I wonder, have we seen her before?" one

eyed her up and down. She fought the uncomfortable shiver that tried

assistant for the last three

that read play nice. "Sweetheart, surely these men only didn't recognize me with my hair

sentence by giving a small giggle, doing her best to play up

head. "That must be a "He agreed with her. "This is Katrina Morgan. She is my... fiance, as well as my assistant,"

Perhaps we're all conducting our own companies the wrong way. She must teach us how the cape to know her assistant in such a capacity,"

the deal at hand," Kylan responded evenly. He wasn't looking at her, but she felt him pulling her closer in his side. The hand at her

rest of the

only where it was pertinent for her Rispeak, but she

whispers she was getting