Chapter 1
Scarlet
Well I have always been confident and believed I was amazing. I have melanin boosting me all the way, I'm a brown skinned girl, with beautiful pitch black eyes that have a shade of brown when exposed to sunlight, cute pouting pink lips. The dimples just add a flavor to the mix. I'm even more confident with my kinky short black hair.
Im a 21 year old female and i just graduated college as a marketing strategist and I'm ecstatic to be employed in the largest tech company, even though it's an internship, it does the trick.
As they say, ignorance is bliss, I didn't care about how my boss looked like or who he is. All that mattered was what my job entailed and its job description.
The drive to work was approximately 20 minutes, I was agitated, I was excited to get to the location. It was foggy, the weather was uneasy but that didn't matter to me, I kept imagining how it would look like.
As I stepped into the building, I was mesmerized. The lobby was fit to be called five star, with its complementary colors, the interior was golden and bling with a tint of white there and there. To think this was only administration lobby, I was eager to explore the space.
As caught up as I was, I didn't realize that I was about to bump into someone. "oh I'm so sorry, I'm so clumsy I was taken about by the..." I couldn't even finish my sentence
"Watch where you going next time" he replied
I was surprised by how arrogant and inhumane he was I didn't even take a look at him. I quickly passed by the receptionist and introduced myself. She was kind, beautiful and bubbly as ever, her name was Felicia.
"That's Mr Shaw, he's always like that. He's the CEO of Intec, his father owns the company. When his father stepped down as CEO he took over and to think he's only 24 yet he acts like a big bad bear, anyway don't say a word, everyone is afraid of him here. " felicia stated
After hearing all of this, i wasn't as excited as I was to be working here. He literally ruined my entire day, talk about a jerk!
Felicia gave me directions to my new office, oh well let's just say it was incredible, even forgot the little encounter in the lobby. I got my assignments and the list of clients I was supposed to poach. In a blink of an eye it was knock off time, went home.
The following morning I wasn't as eager as yesterday after what happened so I woke up a little late and it didn't even bother me.
I got to work, Felicia was already panicking. "What's wrong" I asked
"Mr Shaw was looking for the new marketing strategist 5 minutes ago and guess what? You weren't here, you are as good as fired, he called for you in his office" she replied
I had conflicting thoughts on my way to his office but at end I knew I needed this job. It was stupid of me to be late on my second day.
Since I had multiple personalities, I had already pictured the scenario in my head and practiced all sorts of responses I will give.
I'm a simple girl so I was wearing a black pencil skirt with a slash on my left thigh, with a caramel shirt and a long black coat, the weather was uncertain afterall.
I knocked at the door, no answer, knocked again, no answer and when I was about to leave I heard a firm "come in". I peed on my skirt, LITERALLY.
I was as professional as the word itself, walked in and told me I can take a seat after he slowly scanned my outfit. He stood up and took a file from his bookshelf, that's when it hit me. The scent of nicotine mixed with Dior Savage, I could recognize the cologne anywhere.
I tried to contain my sudden attraction as quickly as possible remembering our first encounter and why I'm here but yet again this is my dream man, my ideal type yet a thought crossed my mind that I'm far from being his type, I mean he's probably dating a model or something so he wouldn't even notice me.
Either way that didn't stop me from staring at his 6 foot 4 tall, masculine with broad shoulders body. He was a complete 10/10 using the scale from college. His skin was tanned like he went skinny dipping, he had a sharp jawline with a heart shape face, his eyes were green and so beautiful you can get lost in them, with heart shaped pink lips, his hair was pitch black and nicely trimmed. I belive he had just got a haircut. The tuxedo looked great on him you could assume it was made specifically for him. I was drooling and staring I didn't notice.
When he sat down, he took one glance at me and continued "our company has not been making enough profit lately, that's why we saw a need for your services, we gave clients on our database that would be a great asset and I believe you poach them" he said
He didn't even ask why I was late, all he wanted to discuss was the strategy that we will implement from now on to achieve the company's objectives then he dismissed me. It's like he didn't even look at me like that, I stood up to take my leave and said my goodbyes, as I was about to close the door, he called for me.
"Miss Jordan"? He said
My heart dropped as I heard his firm, demanding voice.
"Yes Mr Shaw"? I answered in the most professional way possible
"Please don't forget we have a meeting with Mr Greg tomorrow at noon". He pointed out
All I could do was to nod and I took my leave. When I got home all I could think about was him, it didn't matter whether he liked me or not but I knew I lusted him, I tried to watch a movie to distract myself, it was a rom com so I started daydreaming about him all over again. I had no control over my emotions, I wanted him and nothing could get in my way.
