Snowed In With Mr. Grump: A Grumpy Boss Enemies To Lovers Romance (Billionaire Bossholes Book 2)

SNOWED IN WITH MR. GRUMP A GRUMPY BOSS ENEMIES TO LOVERS ROMANCE LEA VAUGHN Copyright © 2023 by Lea Vaughn All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. * * * Please note: This book contains mature adult scenes and references to stalking and generational trauma. Readers should be 18 years or older. CONTENTS 1. Crossed Boundaries 2. Drunken Sorrows 3. Serpent In The Garden 4. Business Proposals 5. Vengeance is Black 6. First Day Jitters 7. Operation Infiltration 8. Standing My Ground 9. Switching Tactics 10. Off The Clock 11. Waging War 12. Monster In The Shadows 13. Coming To Blows 14. Soiled Plans 15. Snowed In 16. Lion’s Den 17. Peeling Back The Layers 18. Every Feeling 19. Mixed Emotions 20. Dodging Bullets 21. Wallowing 22. Love In The Club 23. Take Me 24. Pick A Side 25. Wedding Bells 26. Revealed 27. Smackdown 28. Broken Pieces 29. Decisions Are Made 1 CROSSED BOUNDARIES Amber My eyes slowly dropped down as I looked at the document for the fourth time. It was well after midnight and I was still in the office. Working for Simon Herbert was not for the faint of heart. He had been my boss for just over two years and I was exhausted. If the pay wasn’t so good I would have left a long time ago. All I could think of at this hour was my bed and pillow. I had come in at the crack of dawn like a crazy person and I was still here. After I sipped on the last bit of my coffee, I placed the empty mug on my desk and tipped my head back over my chair. I wondered if OnlyFans was still an option. No. I couldn’t let my intrusive thoughts win. My sister hadn’t sacrificed so much for me to just fall in with OnlyFans. I had a degree and I needed to use it. My sister was about to marry her best friend and billionaire Dominic Harrison. To be honest, it was about damn time they got their heads out of their asses and took the leap. They were made for each other. Everyone could see it. Their wedding was something I was very much looking forward to. An escape from this hell hole of a reality. Maybe if I just closed my eyes for a few seconds I could drift away and get in a quick power nap. The phone rang and jolted me upright causing my knee to hit the table. “Shit.” I hissed. I picked up the phone and held it to my ear. “Yes, Mr. Herbert?” “Come in here please.” He hung up the phone and I groaned. This man was the only reason I was still here and I wanted to stab him with a spork. Yes, I said spork. There was no need for us to be the last ones here. I could have done all this work from the comfort of my bed. I stood from my seat and made my way to his door. I paused and knocked, waiting for his response. “Come in,” I heard his muffled voice say from behind the door. I shook the remnants of sleep off my body and opened his door. Simon Herbert was the head of operations at TechVin. A large cyber security company in Chicago. He was a pompous and entitled ass but he was good at his job. Without him, I don’t think TechVin would have survived last year. “Yes?” I walked up to his desk. Mr. Herbert stood from his seat and walked over to his little bar cart. He poured himself a whiskey and then turned to me. “Want one?” I shook my head. “I’m on the job.” “Come now. It’s well after work hours. Here,” he handed me his drink, “take the edge off.” Anxiety soaked into my bloodstream. This was all too reminiscent of a night I didn’t want to relive. “Really Mr. Herbert, it’s fine. I’m on medication anyway.” It was none of his business but I needed something he couldn’t argue against. I didn’t want to accept the drink and him insisting was only making me more nervous. He shrugged and downed his drink. “Do you have a boyfriend, Amber?” He never called me Amber, like ever. It sounded weird and unnerved me. “No, I don’t.” I cleared my throat. “Was there something you needed or…” “Ah yes,” he moved back to his desk and pulled out a file from the drawer. “I need you to make three copies of these and then scan them and send them to Mr. Nakamoto in Tokyo.” “Right now?” I couldn’t imagine being stuck here any longer. Tomorrow was Thursday and another busy day. He shook his head. “No, this can be done at any time but it doesn't take too long.” I let out a heavy sigh and walked toward him to grab the file. But as I reached for it his hand slipped and the file dropped to the floor. His eyes watched me for a moment, his gaze felt invasive. I didn’t like the way his eyes roamed the length of my body. Or the way his eyes swept over my chest. I dropped to the ground to collect all the papers. But when I stood up, he was much closer. So close I could smell the liquor on his breath. His eyes moved from my eyes to my lips and then back again. My chest rose and fell quickly as the alarm bells rang in my head. I had been here before and it hadn’t ended well for me. He reached his hand up and caressed the side of my face. I shuddered from the contact and stepped away from him. But he closed the