Years

answer after they gave her the contract to look over. It was a business that wanted to make

ief. They'd heard that she was hard to deal with, but their interactions with her had been encour

st of the transaction while she went to her office. She had spent the first six months

e to make ends meet. Eventually, she clawed herself up and made a name for herself. Now

lly. She was still not in the market to give her heart

competed with her for a contract or had their sexual advances deflected called her by that name. Those who knew her saw her as warm and c

sistant Patrice asked as she stuck her head into her office after completing the contr

I keep my nickname if I don't?" She smiled

st of eligible bachelors who would love to be yo

out of a deal. She went to them because she sometimes picked up leads on struggling businesses. Natalia

one side. She wore four-inch designer heels and carried a small clutch with her phone and lipstick.

was because of the security. Natalia had a few scares in her prior apartment with break-ins. After the fourth one, she decide

ia was not afraid to flirt with the men she met, but she drew the line to anything more. The men that

s. She winked at the doorman and gave him a tip as he held the door for her. Albert chuckled to himself as

up to the large building. The banquet was for a retiring investor who had been in the business for many years. After she

ueen." It took everythi

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ll talk with these money-hungry idiots. He was also in the merger and acq

r than the ice queen. He had heard a lot about her but had never met Natalia Crawford. It

but he was tired of those that wanted him for his money. He wanted a meaningful relationship with a woman who challenged him. H

th him. His hand with his drink stopped halfway to his mouth as he saw a vision walk through the door. She was a tall blonde wit

ce queen

refused every man that approached her. He hadn't expected her to be so young and beautiful in person. The pic

he admitted he was handsome in his black suit open at the collar with no tie. Attractive or not, she could almost s

She said without looking at th

m, sultry, and breathless all at the same time. She didn't sound icy

eld his hand out to her, and she looked at it before meeting hi

ftest skin he had ever felt. It may have only been for a second, but it was the best second of h

you've accomplished in such a short time." Hayden gave

interested. I don't come to these things to hook up. I come because I'm the CEO of NC,

upsetting him, it made him even more determined. He had wanted a challenge, and it look