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CHAPTER ONE

“MS ROSS? Mr Fiori has arrived”

He was here

“Thank you, Becky Show him in”

Mari ran a hand over her already s hard not to resent a olden son of the Fiori Resort e to her online research, a bit of a playboy

Just what she—and the hotel—needed Not

She could justfroh her tu hio out to enial, professional thing to do But her feet wouldn’tthe office as if through a stranger’s eyes Her new office, though she couldn’t help feeling a bit of an interloper What Fiori needed to see was a woman confident in her new position Even if she wasn’t, she had to give that appearance Shewas in its place Not a speck of dust or scrap of paper Everything had to be perfect The only thing that revealed she’d even been there that , half-full of cold tea, a faint half- the cream-colored ceramic

Mari inhaled, then let it out slowly, trying to relax her shoulders She carried all her tension there and right now they were sitting close to her ears, she was so nervous She pushed them down and attempted a smile She had to show him she was up to the job…the job she’d had for exactly teeks and three days

Seconds later Becky returned, extending a hand and showing Luca into the office

All Mari’s practiced greetings flew out of her head

“Mr Fiori”