Chapter 24. A Crazy Client

Elena’s POV

Ding.

The notification jolted me from the restless half-sleep I’d been trapped in all night. Despite the impossibly soft king-sized bed, despite the luxury of my suite at the Sapphire Coast resort—just doors away from Eric’s—sleep had refused to come.

Mark’s words from last night kept circling in my head. His eyes. His threats. The way he’d looked at me like I was something to be destroyed.

I grabbed my phone, squinting against the brightness, and read the notification.

An email. From Thompson Crest Enterprises.

I blinked. Then blinked again.

Promotion Notification: Marketing Manager

“What?!” The scream tore from me before I could stop it. I was out of bed in an instant, my heart hammering against my ribs, pure electric joy flooding my veins. I didn’t think—didn’t plan—I just grabbed the robe draped over a chair, threw it over my thin sleepwear, and ran.

I stopped outside Eric’s door, hand raised to knock—