Submitting To Him
e enigmatic Raphael, yet his presence linger
the company's strict no-dating policy. Their romantic entanglement forced them to find employment elsewhere, le
two dates, to be precise, both of which were absolute disasters. No matter who I met, I found myself compar
hake. Raphael had taken over my thoughts, leaving no room for anything-or anyone-el
colleagues on the way to the announcement hall. The CFO had called a
taller than his five-foot-eight frame actually allowed. He was dressed in
Though, it hurt to see someone so free-spirited, be in love with the CFO of our company. The unreq
said, handing me a macaron he'd swiped from the cafeteria.
ting the treat. "You do kn
n. "You mean to tell me that these rich, chocolatey strands-" he reached out, br
he macaron. "Yes, Kyle. I'm not
rains, beauty, and an impressive knack for avoiding
d. "Excu
lly. "Come on. Two dates, tw
a sip of my coff
d, his grin widening. "Y
ne. Date number one was
e from HR? You do know they're basically the company's personal FBI, ri
n HR until he started asking me abou
vering his mouth
about work, he switched topics... to the company's retirement pla
God, you poor thing
was cryptocurrency and why I should 'diversi
e nearly spilled his coffee. "Please
uote, 'Strong women should be independen
gall!" He clutched my arm dramatically. "I'm so s
," I de
love. One day, a decent man will waltz i
mind betrayed me, immediately
es. "Oh no. That fac
ed. "Wh
s bad for me but I can't help myself
ed. "It's
w often you talk about men-which is never-it
hoping to defle
h my God. Is it the mystery guy you ran into last w
ens
idened. "It i
le, can you pl
w and conspiratorial. "What did he do to you? Was it
d his ar
d. "Come on, just
dangerous, like invoking something I c
"His name
t up. "Oh. That
t argue w
a microphone being tapped caught our attention.
d. But this conversation is far from over."
ng, and beautiful ?". He said,
ad the same look I al
been acquired, and we were about to meet our new CEO. Strangely, Annabel se
or Mr. Joaquin Raphael Steel," she anno
. All the color drained from my face. My stomach twisted i
phael. The man who had hau
iss on his lips. His expression briefly flickered with
st me, or does he look like h
pond. My throa
is stunning, but that was the stiffest kiss I've ever seen. Like, does he even like he
nse silence. He hadn't noticed me-yet. I did my best to
first time, I
ile-it was the kind a p
llowe
rapped.