Chapter 1: Introduction
Joy strode through the office doors, shoulders squared and head held high, her heels clicking a steady rhythm against the polished marble floor. Her short brown hair bobbed around her shoulders, and she tugged at the collar of her crisp white shirt. Her green eyes scanned the room, the pulsating heart of a million-dollar tech corporation.
"There you are, Rob," she called out to her assistant, who sat behind his desk, engrossed in a profusion of papers and screens. He looked up as she approached, his hands hovering over the keyboard.
"Good morning, Joy," he greeted her, warmth seeping into his voice. "How was your meeting with the investors?" His dark eyes flickered over her, and he suppressed a shiver as he imagined her dominating him in her stilettos.
"Oh, the usual," she replied, hanging her suit jacket over the back of her chair, her tone dismissive. "We'll have a few more rounds of negotiations, and then it's off to the races." She sat down, crossing her legs and swiveling her chair towards the window, blocking out the world.
"Good morning, Joy," he greeted her, warmth seeping into his voice. "How was your meeting with the investors?" His dark eyes flickered over her, and he suppressed a shiver as he imagined her dominating him in her stilettos.
"Oh, the usual," she replied, hanging her suit jacket over the back of her chair, her tone dismissive. "We'll have a few more rounds of negotiations, and then it's off to the races." She sat down, crossing her legs and swiveling her chair towards the window, blocking out the world.