After Nix graduated from college with her Master’s in Business, she decided to legally change her last name, opting to use her mother’s maiden name. She didn’t want people in the business world giving her any preferential treatment because she was a Lust. She wanted to make her way up the business world’s chain of command on her own merit and changing her name from Nixon Lust to Nixon Ryker was a no-brainer.
“This is bullshit,” she whispered to herself after Damion Pride left her sitting in the conference room by herself. She couldn’t leave there without getting him to at least listen to her proposal. Rock had promised her a hefty sum of cash if his nephew agreed to his terms. He wanted to go into business with Pride Enterprises but with the way Damion threw a tantrum and left the room, Nix didn’t see that happening.
She got up from her seat, deciding not to let Damion Pride get away with his bad behavior. She was going to find him and give him a piece of her mind. Then, she’d find his handsome business partner, Finn Envy, and talk to him. He seemed to be more reasonable and less of a hot head when it came to matters of business.
Nix wandered out into the hallway and found Finn leaning against the wall with a sexy smirk on his face. “I take it that the meeting didn’t go very well?” he asked.
“Um—no,” she said. “Not only did it not go well, but I’ve also discovered that your business partner is an asshole.” Nix wasn’t sure if Finn would consider her bold remark as overstepping her place, but she didn’t give a fuck. Walking out of a meeting, just because you didn’t like what the other person was saying, was an asshole move.
Finn held up his hands, “I completely agree with you and your assessment of my partner. You just took him off guard. He said that Rock sent you and well, he and Rock have history.”
“Well, I’d hope so since Rock is his uncle and all. That doesn’t excuse his bad behavior or the way he just got up and left me sitting in that room, alone,” Nix defended.
“You’re right,” Finn agreed. Sure, he was probably just placating her, but it did help to hear him say the words out loud. “I’d like to set up another meeting and this time, I’ll be sitting in on it. Does that work for you, Ms. Ryker?” he asked.
“It does. Thank you, Mr. Envy.” She pulled her jacket on and was ready to leave when Damion poked his head out from his office at the other end of the hallway.
“When you get a minute, Finn, I’d like to speak with you,” he said, completely ignoring her.
Nix couldn’t help herself, she walked down to where Damion stood, just outside his office, and pointed her finger into his chest. “And if he says something that you don’t like, you’ll just get up and rudely leave the room, right?” she taunted.
“It wasn’t that I didn’t like what you were saying. That’s not why I got up and left. I will not entertain anything that my uncle has to say, even if he did send a pretty messenger.” Calling her pretty was meant to throw her off her game, but she wouldn’t allow that. No, she had been called pretty, sexy, gorgeous, and every other adjective a man could come up with on the fly. That didn’t make her want to give in and give him what he was asking her for. She wasn’t one to have her head turned by a compliment and she wasn’t about to start now.
“While I appreciate your compliment, Mr. Pride, I think you’re not giving your uncle’s proposal a chance is a bad move on your part,” she assessed.
“Oh, how so?” he asked. She could tell that he didn’t care to hear her answer, but she was going to give it to him anyway. “Am I supposed to look past the fact that he treated my father like he was disposable? Have you ever had anyone treat you that way, Ms. Ryker?” he asked. “I won’t work for my uncle, ever.”
Sure she had felt disposable, many times, but she wasn’t about to share that with him. Damion didn’t deserve to know her in that way. “He doesn’t want you to work for him, Damion. He wants to work with you—as equal partners.”
“He’d never treat me as an equal,” Damion spat. “I know him too well. Let me give you some advice,” he said, looking her over. “Leave his syndicate while there’s still time because when I’m finished with my uncle, you’ll find yourself in need of a job.”
Nix barked out her laugh. He was such an arrogant asshole. “You really live up to your name, Mr. Pride,” she hissed. “Just remember the old saying about pride coming before the fall.” She turned and walked back down the hallway, having said everything that she needed to say. Damion just stood by his office door; his mouth gaped open at her as if he couldn’t believe what she had just said to him. Nix guessed that not many people ever talked to Damion Pride like she just had, but then again, she wasn’t most people.
Pride (Deadly Sins Syndicate Book 1) is coming in March 2021! Universal Link-> https://books2read.com/u/b6KY96
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