Next to Always: Shattered Innocence Trilogy Book Two Read Online Free PDF

stepped aside to allow Dylan to enter the small meeting room. “Mr. Black and Mr. Stone should be with you shortly. Just make yourself comfortable.”
    Jessica left Dylan in the large room, quietly shutting the door behind her as she left. The conference room was larger than the one at Northgate. The table itself sat at least fourteen people, six on each side and one on each end. There was a large screen TV on the wall, which was located at the head of the conference room. To the right of the table were windows that extended the length of the room. Even though they were not floor-to-ceiling, they were very big and let in the magnificent sunlight.
    Dylan was just getting ready to go over her portfolio when the conference room door opened. Looking up, she saw two men step in. Both of them were very handsome. She wasn’t sure who was Mr. Black and who was Mr. Stone, but at this point it really didn’t matter.
    “Hello, Ms. Adams. Glad you could make it. This is Mason Stone and I’m Keeve Black,” he said as he introduced his partner.
    “It’s so nice to meet you. Please, call me Dylan.” Dylan held out her hand as they each gently shook it.
    “So let’s get started. We were very impressed by the application you filled out online. It states here that you worked for Northgate Financial. They had nothing but good things to say about you. Matter of fact, they were very impressed by your attention to detail and reliability. They were very sad to see you leave,” Keeve stated as he scanned her application. “This is a very prestigious company. I’m curious as to why you left.”
    “I… um… for personal reasons. I would rather not get into that. I would like to say that I enjoyed working there, even though it was for a short time,” Dylan confessed as she tried to be as frank as possible. The last thing she wanted was to get into the real reason for her departure. What would she have even told them? Yeah, well, I was screwing the boss, but I didn’t know he was my boss at the time. It was only after he took my virginity that he told me he was technically my boss and I worked for him. And to top it off, he took me to a private club and let’s just say it didn’t go so well.
    “Dylan… Ms. Adams… We would really like you to consider being part of our team,” Keeve said trying to get Dylan’s attention.
    “I’m sorry… Did you just offer me the job?” Dylan said, unsure about how much of the conversation she missed.
    “Yes, we did,” Mason began. “I think you could bring a lot to our company.”
    After the interview was complete, Dylan walked away with a new job that she desperately needed. Her salary was only half what she made at Northgate, but it was in line with her experience. Even though her benefit package didn’t include a luxury apartment, it was still pretty impressive. Now her only other goal to find an apartment that was within her budget.
    Seeing as they wanted her to start tomorrow, she would need to wait until the weekend to search for an apartment. Her main focus was getting settled into her new position as a financial assistant. She wanted to be ready when she began her new venture tomorrow morning at eight o’clock sharp.
     
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    The next morning Dylan was up early to begin her new job. She had a hard time deciding what she should wear. One thing that she missed about her time with Rade was the wardrobe he bought for her. What she wouldn’t give to have some of the outfits. Most of her current collection of clothing consisted of jeans, sweaters and shirts. Scanning her choices, she decided to go with a black pencil skirt and a white button-down shirt. It was simple but professional. She needed to make a point to go shopping for more business attire once she got her first paycheck.
    Dylan was rummaging through her makeshift underwear drawer when she came across the letter Rade left for her at the security desk. It had been three days since she received the letter. She still