Free Entranced By Him by Cassandra Harper

Entranced by Him

    By: Cassandra Harper
    Published by Cassandra Harper
    Copyright 2014 Cassandra Harper

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    The following story is fictional and does not depict
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    ... BWEEP BWEEP BWEEP BWEEP BWEEP-
    I jolted awake and nearly fell out of bed
rolling over to turn off the alarm. 7:49 stared at me in accusing
red LED. Shit, I was late for work! I scrambled up and rushed into
the bathroom. Eight minutes later I was pulling on clothes while
trying to tame my wet hair. Finally I gave up and settled for a
slouchy bun. Business casual Friday, right? A pencil skirt, blouse,
and flats would have to do. I grimaced. Today I finished an
internship at Donovan Enterprises and I originally wanted to go out
with a bang. Instead I was going to toe the line of acceptable
apparel. No time to dwell on it now. I found my purse and just
barely remembered to snatch my keys off the rack on the way out.
Today was going to be a rough day.
    I zoned out to some music on the way to work,
trying to settle my nerves. Rumor had it that Logan Donovan, the
owner of the company, often threw a going-away party for the
interns on their last day as a way to weed through potential
employees. I shivered just thinking about it. Beginning my career
at Donovan Enterprises would be a great head start, but the idea of
being hired by the top man himself was daunting. Maybe it would be
better if I crawled my way up the ladder all on my own.
    I made it to my desk by 8:38 and no one seemed
the wiser. My fellow interns looked a mixture of relieved, bored,
and terrified. Apparently not everyone had gotten the memo. Focus,
Lily. You need to make an impression, even on your last day. For
the next three hours I busied myself with a myriad of excel
files.
    I was about to go to lunch when Gina, a fellow
intern, stopped by and said, “Did you hear? Mr. Donovan himself is
coming down to see us off! If I had known that I would’ve worn my
sexy boots!” She winked at me and sashayed to the elevator. My
heart rate skyrocketed. I did not need this today!
    After lunch I threw myself into my work. Maybe
if I busted my ass it would make up for my disheveled appearance.
The hours flew by and before I knew it 5:30 arrived.
    I saved and closed my last document and looked
up to find a tall, immaculately dressed man standing at my desk. I
inhaled sharply and my fingers trembled as I moved the mouse to
shut down the computer.
    “Good day, Ms. Hughes. Lillian, is it? I’m
pleased to see you’re still working. I take notice of that kind of
initiative. I do believe it is time for my somewhat ritualistic
sending off of interns. Would you care to join us?” he asked,
extending a hand to a nearby conference room where everyone was
congregating.
    “O-of course, Mr. Donovan. It would be my
pleasure,” I responded, flushing. I tried combing through my hair
with my fingers to catch any flyaways and followed him down the
hall.
    As we walked I took in his features. I found him
terribly attractive, tall dark and handsome in his tailored
foreign-made suit. A true Adonis, he was broad shouldered, fit, and
tanned. While not young, he was still in his prime and looked
smoking hot. He also happened to be in control of the fastest
growing marketing firm in Chicago and as such was far, far beyond
my league. Still, I found my mind wandering to entirely
inappropriate thoughts. His hands coursing over my body, grasping
and caressing in just the right spots…
    I shook my head to clear it and found Mr.
Donovan holding the