Off%ice Seduction
Chapter 1
Allison Sanders
had zero tolerance for office romance. She’d managed to last six months in the
financial consulting firm without falling into any of the clutches of the many
well-known Casanovas. Considering she’d been prime target since the day she
arrived, it was a wonder she hadn’t succumbed after the many months of pursuit.
She’d managed to
hold on to her common sense no matter the temptations. Hey, she was a single,
young female, not bad looking at all and with normal needs like any woman. But
somehow, she’d managed to act with decorum and kept things simple between her
and her male colleagues. But that was before Brand.
Brand Wilcox,
the latest addition to her boss’s highly driven team of finance experts. He was
supposed to be some whiz sent from head office to get things shaped up with the
new accounts the company was handling. From the day he arrived, she’d had that
sinking feeling that she’d finally met her nemesis, so to speak.
Allison had
never really believed in “types”. She had eclectic tastes in men and had dated
guys who’d appealed to her on different levels of attraction. For example, her
friends never understood how she could have dated the indolent Hank for six
months. Hank had been sort of like a struggling songwriter who never really got
down to writing many songs. But she’d liked him; he’d made her laugh and she’d
felt so at ease around him, with his carefree take on life. Then there had been
Olsen, whom her pals hadn’t liked at all. Around them he was stiff and
uncommunicative, but behind closed doors, he shed his ice-prince persona and
blew her mind with his bedroom skills. She’d met him at a business convention,
and they’d been together for almost a year. She’d been sorry when it had ended,
but he’d had to move to another state for work and anyway, their relationship
had reached his peak.
So she was
single and kind of whimsy when gorgeous Brand Wilcox appeared on the scene. He
was one of those guys with effortless athletic good looks that couldn’t be
concealed even in severe dark suits. He had thick dark brown hair and piercing
green eyes. More than half the girls at the office already had a thing for him.
The other half were married but she’d heard even a few of them say how they’d
go pants-down with him in a heartbeat. This was the kind of effect he had on
sensible, normal women.
And to think of
her, sensible and normal yes, but chaste for far too long…well, she didn’t
stand a chance. Being the boss’s personal assistant meant she had loads of
ample opportunity to come in contact with Brand. She liked to tell herself he
might have noticed her beyond the level of co-worker. He couldn’t be more than
a few years older, and the few times they got talking, he told her they had a
few things in common. But would he ever make a move? Allison figured she was
feeling too cocky, thanks to being used to getting hit on by the other guys at
work. But Brand seemed far from the type to be making an ass of himself over
some chick at work. Or maybe he already had a girlfriend?
That had to be
it, she thought and she tried not to allow too much of a sinking feeling to
settle in her stomach.
Chapter 2
Allison prepared
for the top-level meeting with little enthusiasm. The news that her best friend
Sarah was finally going to marry had not been the high point of her morning.
She was happy for her, of course, but she was still single and they had always
imagined being married at the same time and having their kids growing up
together. She wondered who she would be paired with and she hoped it wasn’t
that relative of Sarah’s who never stopped bugging her when he was around.
Well, at least they can make a day of going out and finding a nice wedding
dress for...
“Allison? Did
you hear what I
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