Trapped With The Boss
PROLOGUE
" I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU ... "
A voice came that is deep and sensual as the purr of a tiger behind her , vibrated along Tessa's nerves ...
The man standing behind her was strikingly tall with dark hair and the coldest slate-colored eyes she'd ever seen ...
His very presence exuded power and masculinity ...
He was a stranger-surely she'd remember if she'd ever met such a man ....
But something about him seemed familiar ....
Tessa Randall (FL)
( She found her voice and said )
Tessa Randall (FL)
I beg your pardon ....
Tessa Randall (FL)
Did you just offer to help me? ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
I couldn't help overhearing ....
Dragan Markovic (ML)
I'll be taking off for Anchorage in a few minutes ....
Dragan Markovic (ML)
There's plenty of room in the plane. You're welcome to come along ...
There had to be a catch ...
She would never get into a car with a strange man ....
Would getting into a plane, especially with her precious babies, be any different? ....
Dragan Markovic (ML)
My plane's a private craft ....
Dragan Markovic (ML)
( He spoke as if sensing her hesitation )
Dragan Markovic (ML)
But I happen to be a co-owner of this charter company. They can vouch for me ....
He spoke like a man accustomed to getting his own way ....
How could she refuse, when this might be her only chance to get to Anchorage with the twins? ...
Tessa Randall (FL)
Yes ...
Tessa said, taking the plunge ....
Tessa Randall (FL)
I'd be happy to accept your very kind offer ....
Tessa Randall ... our FL ...
25 years old ....
She became a single mother when her fiancé died ...
So not only is she raising and juggling two babies, she's doing it alone ....
Her sixteen-month-old twins, Missy and Maddie, are hell on wheels ( very naughty ) ....
But she manages-because she has to ...
She loves her twins a lot , they are her life ...
Dragan Markovic ... our ML ...
34 years old ....
CEO of a large and famous company called Trans Pacific ...
A Very Cold person .... He frozen all his emotions ...
known to his subordinates as The Dragon ...
He would rather face man-eating tigers than deal with a pair of active toddlers ( infants )...
When he finds himself stranded in a remote Alaskan lodge with sexy Tessa and her two little nonstop angels, he knows he's in trouble ...
Not only has he sworn never to have children, but the twins stir memories of a past he only wants to forget ....
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CHAPTER 1
In Seattle, Washington ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
Are you telling me that lawsuit's still going to trial? ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
( He glanced from behind his massive desk )
Dragan Markovic (ML)
We've offered the blasted woman everything short of the moon. Why won't she settle? ...
The young lawyer, part of the Trans Pacific corporate team, was visibly nervous ...
John (The Lawyer)
( nervous )
Dragan Markovic (ML)
( He fiddled with his pen )
John (The Lawyer)
( A bead of sweat gleamed on his forehead )
John (The Lawyer)
According to her attorney, it's not just about money ...
John (The Lawyer)
Miss Randall wants the public to know how unfairly she was treated ...
John (The Lawyer)
She's determined to make sure no female employee is ever again fired because of pregnancy ....
Dragan Markovic (ML)
( His frown darkened )
Dragan Markovic (ML)
She wasn't fired because she was pregnant ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
I was given to understand that Miss Randall was fired because she couldn't perform her job ...
John (The Lawyer)
That's what we'll be telling the judge ...
John (The Lawyer)
Her work involved trips to the Far East. The pregnancy was too high-risk for that kind of travel ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
So why wasn't she given a desk job for the duration? ...
John (The Lawyer)
( flinched )
John (The Lawyer)
That's what her lawyer is going to argue about ....
John (The Lawyer)
The firing was her supervisor's call. It seems there was some friction between them ...
With a muttered curse Dragan rose from his massive leather chair and turned to gaze out the floor-to-ceiling window ...
His top-floor, corner office gave him a sweeping view of the Seattle waterfront, lined by acres of warehouses, piers and gigantic cranes ....
Two huge container ships, with the Trans Pacific logo on their bows, were moored along the company dock waiting to be loaded with cargo and goods ...
Dammit, he had a company to run ...
He didn't have time to deal with Miss Tessa Randall-a woman he'd never met, nor cared to ...
And the lawsuit that threatened to smear Trans Pacific's reputation in the media ...
Why couldn't she just take the money, sign the nondisclosure agreement and go away? ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
As I remember hearing, she gave birth to twins ...
John (The Lawyer)
That's right. Identical twin girls. Sixteen months ago ...
John (The Lawyer)
( He wiped his glasses and replaced them )
John (The Lawyer)
They were born seven weeks early ...
John (The Lawyer)
By then her insurance had been terminated. The medical expenses ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
We've offered to cover those ...
John (The Lawyer)
I know. But her lawyer's talking about demanding punitive damages ....
John (The Lawyer)
Claiming the stress of losing her job caused Miss Randall to go into premature labor a month later ....
Dragan Markovic (ML)
Can they prove that? ...
John (The Lawyer)
They'll no doubt try. This could get nasty-and expensive ....
John (The Lawyer)
( He shuffled his papers )
John (The Lawyer)
If I could offer a suggestion, Mr. Markovic? ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
Go ahead ...
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CHAPTER 2
John (The Lawyer)
If I could offer a suggestion, Mr. Markovic? ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
Go ahead ...
John (The Lawyer)
I know you don't like getting involved in these matters ...
John (The Lawyer)
But if you could meet with Miss Randall face-to-face, maybe even offer her an apology on behalf of the company, she might be willing to- ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
That's out of the question ....
Dragan Markovic (ML)
( swung back to face him )
Dragan Markovic (ML)
I don't have time and I don't owe the woman a personal apology ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
When's the court date? ...
John (The Lawyer)
A week from today. Since Miss Randall worked out of our Alaska office, the civil trial's being held in Anchorage ...
John (The Lawyer)
There's still time for you to- ....
Dragan Markovic (ML)
I said no. Just handle it ....
Dragan Markovic (ML)
That's what you and your associates are paid for. If you can't do your jobs , Then ....
Dragan let the implied threat hang on the air ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
That will be all for now ...
John (The Lawyer)
Yes, Mr. Markovic. We'll do our best ...
John (The Lawyer)
( Clutching his paperwork and backed out of the office )
As the door clicked shut .... Dragan turned toward the window again ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
( Muttering a few curses in his native Croatian )
Dragan Markovic (ML)
( he gazed into the gathering fog )
For two cents he had fire the whole hot-shot legal team and hire one seasoned attorney who knew how to work the system ....
The melancholy wail of a foghorn echoed through the glass ....
Reminding himself that he was wasting time, Dragan returned to his desk ....
Switched on his computer and brought up Tessa Randall's archived personnel file ...
He hadn't bothered to read it earlier ...
But now that his legal team seemed to be stalled, maybe it was time he took a look ...
Her photo showed a tousled redhead, surprisingly pretty, with challenging blue eyes ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
" Even on paper, the woman looked damn sexy ... "
Her marital status was listed as single ...
With no indication of a marriage or divorce in her six years with the company ...
Since she'd become pregnant, there had to be a story behind that-a story that wasn't mentioned in her file ...
What the file did contain was a stack of an excellent performance reviews ...
Not only did Miss Randall speak fluent Japanese, but she was highly valued as a contract negotiator ...
With so much Trans Pacific cargo (chiefly lumber, steel, and other building supplies) going to Japan, she wouldn't have been an easy employee to replace ...
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