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Fucking hell, I need to sleep.
I’ve discovered I can’t survive on no sleep; it makes me so emotional. I thought I was going to burst into tears again yesterday when Thea said my name for the first time. It sounded more like Binc, but I’ll take it.
“So without further ado.” Oh great, meeting over. I get ready to stand, holding on to my coffee like it's my life buoy. “I would like to introduce you to our new operations manager.” My father looks around the room.
My ears prick up. Say what now?
When the hell did we interview for one of those and I’m the operations director; how the hell am I not privy to this?
He must have interviewed them when I was away. We talked about it briefly, but we never firmed up the plans.
I pull out my phone and check my emails, quickly locate today's meeting to check the agenda, and there it is. Special Announcement. That’s all it says.
My dad runs everything past me.
Although maybe he mentioned it to me and my head has been so far up my ass I wasn’t paying attention.
My father continues. “This new role we have filled with a very special person. Someone who has vast experience in marketing, health and safety, policy and procedure.”
Fuck, they’ll be after my job. I sit up straighter to get a better view.
“They left a highly prestigious job to join our team, and I am delighted to say they are going to manage the new cliffside restaurant project we are planning to build on the east side of the hotel. It is going to be our biggest challenge yet. Suspended over the cliffs will be no mean feat, but we have the best person for the job. They have extensive experience in refurbishment, building, and managing contractors.”
Wow, he really is going to be after my job.
My dad rounds up his introduction. “I hope you all give her…”
Her?
“A big warm welcome from us all here at The Sanctuary. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Violet West, our new operations manager.”
I spring onto my feet, spilling my remaining coffee all over my dress trousers. It makes me hiss but I don’t care about the scalding liquid currently seeping through the fabric.
All I care about is the girl who’s now made her way to the front of the room, looking more gorgeous than I remember and she’s wearing our uniform of fitted black blazer with our gold logo embroidered on the left breast pocket and black fitted dress, highlighting all of her curves. Although she looks as if she’s lost a lot of weight, which I don’t like at all.
With shoulders back and head held high, she looks confident, but she gives herself away when she nervously tucks a little tendril of dark wavy hair behind her ear. It’s something only I would notice.
Wait, what?
My heart is flipping out.
I am flipping out.
Why is she here?
“Because your father just said she was the new operations manager.” Fredrick, our spa manager, replies and low laughs ripple through the team.
I didn’t mean to ask that out loud.
My head bounces back and forth to my dad, then back to Violet, then back again at my dad. He winks at me.
Winks.
I’m being played.
And Violet has yet to look at me.
“She’s hot.” One of the managers in front of me makes his attraction to her known. If that was Adam, I’ll fucking fire him. He can fuck right off. She’s mine.
