Chapter 24

Emma’s POV PING! The sound from my phone made me stir at once. I hadn’t slept properly, not even with the soft queen-size bed beneath me and the luxury of the presidential wing at Paradise Lost, the yacht hotel. My room was just a few doors away from Eric’s, yet sleep refused to stay with me. Mark’s words from the night before kept replaying in my head. His looks. His threats. I knew he wasn’t done with me. And that scared me more than I wanted to admit. I reached for my phone, my eyes still heavy, and checked the notification. An email. From Thompson Enterprises. I blinked once. Then twice. Promotion: Marketing Manager. “What?!” I screamed. I jumped out of bed so fast my heart nearly burst from my chest. Excitement rushed through me like fire. Barely thinking, I threw a robe over my thin nightwear and ran straight out of my room. I stopped in front of Eric’s door, raised my hand to knock… and the door opened. Eric stepped out, already dressed in one of his sharp, serious suits. The ki