Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 155

Chapter 155

Briar

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It was after 2 pm and I was on my fifth service. I gritted my teeth as I loosened another screw.

Whomever had tightened this one was the embodiment of Thor or something. I hadn’t meant

for my cry of frustration to leak out into the world. Byron sauntered up to me and sat on the

concrete beside me as I tried to even out my breathing.

“We got this, you can go home boss. Where is Carter anyway? He is late.” He pointed out.

“He’s not coming,” I said as I reached for the next bolt. I locked the nut and bared down on it

as I sent through my muscles all the turmoil within, willing my emotions to loosen the screw.

The nut came free. I exhaled and I felt Byron’s warm hand come over mine. I bit my lip as I

closed my eyes not wanting the emotions swelling within me to surface. I stifled back the sob

the human gesture elicited from me.

“Take a break Briar,” he insisted.

“I have interviews in a few hours, I’m not going home, your nephew and two others already

responded to the advertisement I posted for the job,” I insisted.

“I’ll take care of them,” he insisted.

“No!” I hissed as I rolled out from under the bike. Jake had given me this place to keep it

running; there was no way I would miss these interviews. It was my job, my place and I

wouldn’t ‘t let whatever the fuck this was with Carter and me get in the way of Uncle Jake’s

legacy.

“What happened?” Byron asked. A tear spilt from my eye and betrayed me. I shook my head

and when I glanced back at him his kind demeanor had changed into something vicious.

“Don’t you fucking dare pull that dominering male bullshit on me, it’s my shit to deal with.

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I’ll handle the interviews. If you want to sit in fine, I respect that but I’m not going to bring

my personal life to work and – I looked up to find all eyes on me again–none of you are.

going to step into it. I said louder than I intended. Byron’s heavy hand landed on my shoulder

and I flinched away. When I looked up, all eyes had met the floor.”

“I just need a moment,” I said as I walked off, bypassing my office as I headed to the woods.

When I felt far enough away I slumped against a tree trunk and sat. I took off my boots and

socks, my toes curling into the soil and leaffall. I stayed like that for a long time before I

exhaled and let the humming sounds of nature wash away the thoughts that churned within

my mind. Nature has always grounded me. I kept my eyes closed and just soaked it all in. This

was Uncle Jake’s recipe to ease my emotions or inner turmoil when I was growing up. Mom

and I had a lot of fights and Jake was always the mediator. Eventually, when I got hot headed,

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