Dragon Temptation (Crimson Dragons Book 1) by Amelia Jade

Author:Amelia Jade [Jade, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-24T16:00:00+00:00

3. The Plan

Petal

I hate hillbillies.

After several minutes of attempting to focus on the task in front of her after Lex had departed she pushed herself back from the desk and closed her eyes. It irritated her just how easily he’d gotten under her skin. At first she’d just thought him some big, bright-eyed bushy-tailed idiot. But it had become quite obvious after he’d dropped the little act that he had, in fact, been toying with her.

Petal hated that he’d managed to do so with ease. Never once did she stop to try and understand why. Instead her rage simply focused on the fact that he’d had the gall to do that to her. Her! The Southern Coastal Operations Director! Did he have any idea how far above him in the food chain she was? She could have him tossed out the door before lunch if she so chose. They needed all the workers they could get, but after the crisis was over, she made a mental note to have a word with Vince about Lex’s continued service to Western Hydro. Or lack thereof.

Relax, Petal. That’s over-reaching by a mile, and you know it. Just get the job done, then leave this country hellhole and head back home. You’ll be fine then.

She ground her teeth together, admitting the truth of it. She’d been there but a few hours, spending the bare minimum to check in to the hotel and then get over to the office. But even in that time she’d been annoyed by the slow nature of everyone around her. This was a full-blown crisis, and yet they were acting like it was business as normal. Everyone moved so slowly! Her horn was going to be worn out by the time she returned the rental car.

“Vince!” she yelled, then frowned at how shrill her voice sounded. Was she losing it already, less than three hours into the day?

The weak-chinned sexist pig came into her office, lips turning up greedily at being wanted.

“Yes, Miss Olson?”

“Director Olson,” she corrected. She’d earned the title, and she was damned if this little prick was going to get away without using it.

“Yes, of course, Director,” he amended.

“When are the rest getting here?”

Her question was greeted by a frown. “What do you mean?”

She pointed angrily at the stack of pink sheets still on her desk. “The other crew leaders. We have work to do!”

Vince looked momentarily perplexed, but he recovered smoothly. “Director Olson, ma’am, we only have four crews. All of them are out working. We’ve never needed more than that at a time. This sort of thing has never happened to Surrey before.”

Petal considered this, before looking at the pink work orders that still needed to be handled. “Well, shit. All right, get a truck ready then.”

Vince’s eyebrows rose. “Ah, what, may I ask, am I getting it ready for?”

She could tell from his tone that he thought her crazy, that there was no way she was actually going to go out in the field and do the work herself.

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