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Burning Attraction Book 1
“Mr Anders, you do not know this company or the people ork here I do” Sarah Sweeney stood her ground against Jake Anders, the fancy accountant some faceless board had hired to determine the fate of her company
“Like it or not, Ms Sweeney, I’e” Jake Anders jabbed the buttons on the control panel The elevator didn’t respond
“You’re right I don’t like it Joe Martinez loved this company and everyone orked for him He not only built a successful business, he created a family”
Sarah Sweeney paced from one side of the elevator to the other They were stuck between the fourth and fifth floors Bad enough that she’d been forced to endure her temporary boss’s company for dinner, now she was stuck in the elevator with him
“Another exa is old and should be torn down,” Jake said
Sarah sighed He did have a point The elevator could be a te Joe Martinez loved the idea of sharing his world with the past Anyway, the co her throat She missed her boss, his sense of huure to so many people
“Which is why it oing to throw good money after bad and froust laced Jake’s words as he glared at the unresponsive buttons
“There’s more to this coood people here who loved Joe Martinez and were loyal to him,” Sarah responded
She had to find a way to convince this man that the co Mr Joe anticipated and planned for We have a new contract worth in with”
Jake leaned against the wall, his eyes cold and calculating “No You have the proned and the ”
Sarah itched to throw so at this cold-hearted accountant who couldn’t see past the botto man she’d ever encountered She’d never worked with anyone who ca her lose control
“I’ve worked here for more than ten years, was Mr Joe’s personal ad you…”
“Precisely what I do not need to hear from you” Jake folded his arures Nothingless”
Sarah hated Jake’s cool impersonal tone “You’ll have them but there’s more to this coht that this dull and boring stranger with no personality was here to determine how much the company orth so that Mr Joe’s nephew could sell all that Mr Joe had worked hard to accoer froe, perfectly manicured hands
Pacing, she ignored Jake, atched her as he’d watched her all week The thought of being stuck in the elevator all night with Jake Anders was a nightmare come true The last time the elevator broke down, her best friend, Lainey, had been stuck inside all night with a guy in sales
Sarah studied Jake, looking for any sign that he was hu man who filled the small enclosure The cut of his expensive suit revealed a muscular frame, wide at the shoulders and narrow at the hips But it was his quiet authority and his take-charge attitude that made the confines of the elevator seem much too small
Sarah marched over to Jake In her heels, she only had to tip her head back an inch to aze “I want to speak to Aaron Martinez, the man who nons Mr Joe’s business” Sarah hardened her voice,Jake’s cool tones with her own
Up close, he was even better looking, especially the clarity of those aged-whiskey colored eyes
Handsome is as handsoht have the face and body of a God, be the best-looking man in all of San Francisco, but he had the personality of a weasel and the heart of a gnat The entire cons