Chapter 5

My first week at Wilkinson, Strauss & Co. flew by in a whirlwind of introductions and activities, which left me so fatigued that at the end of each day, more often than not, I’d forgo dinner for some much-needed sleep and wake up early the next morning only to begin the cycle again.

Since she worked from home as a copywriter, I could tell that my nine-to-five lifestyle got on Paula’s nerves, but tactfully she remained silent, and all for the best too. The work left me frustrated, and the way things with Kane ended didn’t much help matters, especially after upon returning home on that Sunday morning, I stripped to find that the beast of a man had left a hickey on my neck, which meant that until it disappeared I was stuck wearing high-necked button ups and dresses in public.

The company I worked at before was a small startup consisting of five other workers besides me, including our boss, Riley, a frat bro type who wore grease-stained tees and sweat