The Tycoon and his Honey Pot Read Free

the outfit.
     She
grimaced at the thick dark brown eyeliner lines at the top of her eyelids with
blue eye shadow and long thick false eyelashes to add to the disguise.  In
contrast with the dark makeup she used a beige lipstick to reduce the color of
her lips, hopefully hiding the plump bottom lip somewhat.  This was partly
usual ‘work getup’ and she made it a point to keep her personal and work life
separate. No one that saw her like this would associate her with the woman she
became the minute she walked into her home.  Although she never wore the
glasses and color contact lenses before.  This time they were needed to hide
behind.
    The
woman in the mirror looked nothing like the “honey pot” Mason Sheppard met on
Saturday. She prayed the disguise was good enough to fool him until she managed
to find another job.  She still could not get over the shock when Lucas
introduced him.  How could fate be so cruel?
    She
was ecstatic when she was headhunted by the most sought after private Auditing
and Consultancy firm in the United States, owned by twins; Sheppard Holdings. 
Their customer service, integrity and honesty, spiraled them as the top company
on Wall Street, as well as in Europe where they opened another branch a few
years ago.
    The
interview with the Personnel Director and the Auditing Executive partner, Tiaan
Sheppard went extremely well and they were duly impressed with her skills and
abilities.  Tiaan’s best friend, Daniel Jones was one of the Directors of the York
Marketing and Design Company and was the one that told him about her.  They
dealt with the previous company she worked for and he was very impressed with
her. 
    It
was not the first time she had been headhunted; as a matter of fact this was
the third time in a four year period. Every time she moved it was to bigger,
more corporate companies, with more responsibilities.  She always took her time
deciding on any offers.  She wanted to be sure she moved not just for more
money, but for the challenges and goals it would offer her.
    They
immediately indicated the job would be hers should she be interested, but would
still be interviewed by the Chief Executive Partner before the offer was made.  The
Executive Business Assistant she was considered for was for him.  That,
however, never happened as he had to go to London for an important project.  He
instructed them to go ahead with the offer, based on their feedback after the
interview.
    She
already knew he was Mason Sheppard, doing proper research prior to starting at
a new job.  If only there was a picture of him on their website, then she would
have known to run away the minute she saw him on Saturday!  Even better … if
only Michael had told her his full name when he told her all the stories about
their army life together; however, he only ever called him Mace or Admiral.
    Sighing, she grabbed
her bags and hastened to the elevator.  Not long thereafter she was on the bus
on her way towards Wall Street in New York over the Brooklyn Bridge.
    “Zita Hadley,
this is Mr. Mason Sheppard, our Chief Executive Partner.”
    She
held her breath and watched him turn away from where he stood in front of his
office window.  He looked … wow … was as far as her mind went.  He was dressed
in a dark suit with a white shirt and a grey and black tie.   The top button of
his shirt was open and he totally took her breath away.  He looked even more
handsome than he did in his casual jeans.  A veritable hunk and muscled bouncer
lookalike, not someone you would expect to find in a corporate office.
    A
small smile curved on his lips and he shook her hand briefly.
    “Miss
Hadley, welcome. I trust we will work well together.”
    She
nodded and gave a tight smile, ensuring her lips remain pressed tight together.
She shivered when their hands touched and an electric current sizzled through
her.
    “I’m
sure we will, sir.”  She kept her voice at a higher pitch than her normal one.
    He
frowned