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Chapter 1 : Sweet Escape... And a Little Steam

**Isa"Boob check," Maggie chirped, leaning around me and placing her hands on my chest. I gave her a look of dead disbelief. Earlier, she'd put me in a strappy form-fitting blue top and skirt and told me that it was guaranteed to make Thomas (my ex) regret dumping me and losing his business partner in turn."Personal space, dude," Erin said, swatting our friend's hand off of me. Maggie rolled her eyes and adjusted her dress to show off another quarter inch of cleavage. "What's it gonna hurt?" she pouted. "You know what they say about how to get over one man…""Yeah, yeah, you have to get under the next—" I started flatly."Nope," Maggie said smugly. "You just have to go out into the world looking hot and get complimented by all of the other men in the world. At least… that's how I do it."Erin rolled her eyes but smiled. "Let's go get hit on then," she said, looping her arm through mine and heading inside the bar. Maggie pittered behind us, still distracted by her o

Chapter 2 : No Longer on Top

**IsaFirst-day jitters had never been a thing for me. Even when it came to my first days of school each year or going on first dates or starting new jobs, I just wasn't a nervous person. Instead, it was more thrilling to me than anything. I wasn't COO of my investing app anymore, but I would have the opportunity to try out a new area of business that I had always been interested in. As the Chief Marketing Officer of this new company, SoulMode International, I would finally get to put my Master's Degree in Marketing to use.I was excited to get started at such a prestigious place as SoulMode International Clothing. I knew I didn't have to create something with my own hands in order to feel successful, so while it was tough to leave a company I had been co-operating for more than four years, it was refreshing to get to start again. Confidence.My mother had always told me that's how businesswomen had to get through work and through life. That's how she got through divorc

Chapter 3 : Just Another New Girl

**Callan"But Mr. Arison really is a tough nut to crack," I overheard Rosie say casually. "He's so cold to all of us that most of us are afraid to meet his eyes. I bet half of the staff couldn't even tell you what he looks like because they're too afraid to look at him and piss him off."I scoffed as I rounded the corner. This wasn't the first time I'd heard my subordinates gossiping about how mean I was—though I would disagree with the term 'mean.' 'Tough,' maybe.Besides, looking someone in the eye was a display of trust just as much as it was a display of dominance. It just depended on your mindset. "I guess I'll just have to decide for myself what kind of person he is whenever Mr. CEO finally shows me his face," an unfamiliar voice chimed in. The new girl.... She sounded nonchalant, uninspired by Rosie's words. I stepped into the break room, and Jeffery, my personal assistant, halted just behind me. I cleared my throat. "Perhaps you'd like to save the speculations,

Chapter 4 : Silent Rager

**Isa"Uh, are you going to be okay?" Erin asked. I pedaled my stationary bike faster and gritted my teeth together. I could feel her eyeballing me with worry, but I just had to tire myself out before I talked about this. I'd seen his face a few times now at work, even a couple of times up close, and nothing. Either he didn't remember me, or he was hella good at playing pretend. I scoffed and tried to go faster, but I accidentally lifted my foot off the pedal, causing it to swing around and clip the back of my heel. I flinched in pain and nearly fell off the damn thing. "Woah, girl," Erin said, stabilizing me with her motherly-instinctive hand. "What's going on with you? Do we need to take a break? Take a walk?"I took the towel from around my shoulders and wiped at my hairline, sitting back on the seat of the bike. My heart was racing, and I could feel my blood pounding in my head. "Seriously, this has to be some kind of lame-ass joke, right?" I said, looking over t

Chapter 5 : Unexpected Proposal

**Isa'How did we get here? Sitting across from one another in a diner?' I wondered. 'And why was the room so… hot?'"Are you uncomfortable?" Callan asked. I stopped pulling at the neck of my shirt and straightened up in my seat. I didn't want him to see me at any level of weakness. "I'm just a bit warm," I said. He eyed me and then glanced outside, probably wondering how I could be warm in the middle of September this far north. "This is the only place that's still open that's close to the office," he said, lifting the diner's menu to his nose. "It's fine. I needed a break anyway," I said, trying to remain professional. "Thanks for offering to give me a reprieve."Never showing the slightest bit of a smile or hint of lightness in his eyes, he nodded and set the menu down. Feeling a bit awkward, I lifted the paper up to cover my face—well, mostly to keep my eyes from wandering to his face. Up until this moment, I had been too angry. I didn't even

Chapter 6 : Jogging A Memory

**Callan"Bro, how many times do I have to tell you that I'm the driver?" Roman said, booting me over into the passenger side of the golf cart.Roman was pretty much my best friend. We were cousins who grew up together on the same street, and we even went to the same college. Some people joked that we were soulmates, two halves of the same person. It actually made a lot of sense, considering how opposite we were and how well we got along despite that. And as far as I knew, even soulmates could irritate you. I let him push me over since I didn't have the stamina to fight him all day. I'd had a terrible night's sleep because I kept waking up from the same dream of the girl on the fire escape. Every time I closed my eyes, we were kissing, we were looking up at the stars, we were swinging our legs off the side of the fire escape. This little dream was beginning to feel less like a dream and more like a curse. Her face was fuzzy, or maybe I just wasn't able to recall her upo

Chapter 7 : Two Steps Forward

**IsaTaking on the Luca Project was exciting. Being entrusted to lead my team and oversee an important client such as Gabriella gave me a real sense of purpose. If I kept making moves forward, I could forget about Thomas and losing my company. But it wouldn't be enough just to do well; I had to be better. Callan Arison was expecting me to fail. So obviously, I couldn't. I heard the rustle of footsteps and suit pants pass by my door and instinctively looked up from my bright computer screen. I watched as Callan and his assistant passed by. That was, until Callan glanced over at me.My chest pounded suddenly, and I ducked behind my computer. Just as quickly as I ducked away, I realized there was no reason for me to hide. I straightened back up in my seat just to feel my stomach sink with disappointment when he immediately turned his head away. I glared towards the sound of his disappearing footsteps and rolled my eyes at myself. Here I was being ridiculous again. H

Chapter 8 : Callan's World

**CallanMy eyes fell on her as soon as we walked into the bar. I had nearly forgotten that the Luca team had invited me out for drinks until Roman called me up and asked me to go out. I wasn't planning on drinking with them, but having Roman by my side gave me a good excuse to be able to leave early or hang around longer, depending on what I needed him for. "Hey," Roman piped up. He elbowed me in the arm and nodded his head towards the table. "Does that one girl look familiar? The one with the long brown hair and nice rac—"I elbowed him back. "Don't talk about my employees like that," I grunted. Roman guffawed. But I could tell by the smirk on his face that he already knew the answer to the question. The team spotted us and waved us over to the table, pulling out a couple of chairs at the ends for us to sit in. "Boss!" Gary, the legal guy, called out. "You decided to come after all!"I forced a smile and nodded. Though I tried not to be obvious

Chapter 9 : Work Wife

**Isa"... So then Pam said, 'I won't have those kinds of shenanigans in my office!'" David chuckled.Out of the corner of my eye, I thought I saw a flash of two people I recognized, one of them being Callan. I looked up, locking eyes with him. His eyes flashed at me as though he were angry, then he turned with Jeffery and walked away. I briefly wondered why I felt so flustered, as though I were betraying a lover, but then decided to let it go. I was enjoying David's story, after all."What happened to Stanley?" I asked, engrossed."He ended up quitting. I think another co-worker put ghost peppers in his sandwich, so when Stanley went to steal it, he turned almost purple," David said."Well, serves him right for stealing other people's lunches," I decided.David nodded. "So, how have things been going for you? I think Callan is impressed with your performance."As we walked to the elevator, I reflected on how easy things were with David. He was funny, witty, and always

Chapter 10 : Rumor Has It

**IsaFor a man who low-key warned me to be professional at work, Callan was sure looking like a hypocrite. Every day it was something new, some problem, some miscommunication, some expectation that wasn't met. As it turned out, I had to pride myself on not murdering my boss for over a week. Everything I did, every report I turned in, every presentation I gave, EVERYTHING had "room for improvement."Of course, as a businesswoman, I knew that everything DOES have room for improvement. But, occasionally, a person likes to hear they did a good job."What, what is it THIS time?!" I finally snapped as I walked back into Callan's office at Jeffery's bidding. Callan's office was becoming my second home. Pretty soon, I was going to pitch a tent in the conversation corner.Callan raised an eyebrow at me."Sir?" I added tersely."Better, but still insubordinate," Callan intoned, looking back down at the leather-bound folder in his hands. He was standing with his suit jacket draped

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