Mr. CEO by Willow Winters Page A

for me, the meeting officially begins and several speakers get up to talk about the merger, going over the finer details of the contract. A lot of it was already told to us by Hastings and is outlined in the pamphlets we received the day prior.
    I concentrate on keeping my eyes on the speakers, until the last one sits.
    Logan rises to his feet and speaks for the first time. His rough baritone voice sends shivers through my body. He stands tall and commanding. It’s obvious that he’s the one in charge, and he should be.
    I try to ignore the effect he has on me and when that doesn’t work, I try to ignore him entirely, concentrating on the table, the blank projection screen behind him. The beautiful wallpaper in the room. Anything and everything except for him.
    He begins announcing job positions of his new employees. I listen intently, half marveling at how sexy and deep his voice sounds, and half wanting to get up and run from the room. I don’t expect Logan’s going to call my name for anything important, and if he does, I’m convinced he’s going to regulate me to an intern position just to put me in my place for slighting him. The thought makes my stomach twist with anxiety. I fucking hope not. I don’t know if I’ll be able to handle myself if he does. Thoughts of trying not to call him out and making a fool of myself run rampant in my mind.
    When he says my name, however, I almost need to be picked up off the floor.
    “Miss Harrison is the new head of the sales department,” Logan announces, turning to look at me with a mischievous smile, his eyes sparkling with mirth.
    Almost immediately, Eva gives me a congratulatory pat on the back followed by a thumb up, her eyes sparkling with pride. “Congrats, girl!” she whispers fiercely. “You deserve it.” I feel all eyes in the room on me and several of my coworkers start whispering amongst themselves. And I can't blame them, I had only just stared at Armcorp's a few weeks ago.
    Meanwhile, I’m unable to react, frozen with disbelief. Seriously, I’m fucking floored and feel absolutely sick to my stomach. I mean, what is Logan thinking? After the night we shared, this has to be a huge fucking conflict of interest.
    And it’s the reason why he did it , I say to myself, noticing the way Logan is getting a kick out of this. He did this on purpose. I wonder how long he’ll play up this charade. I’ve never had a position like this before. Head of Sales. I don’t know if I can handle it.
    Maybe that’s why he assigned it to me. I don’t know what to think. I don’t know how I should feel either. I don’t know if I should be angry, but I damn sure am shocked.
    Looking like he’s firm and confident in his decision, Logan outlines my role and duties in great detail. I’m to be in charge of twelve new clients, all of whom are from his company and have no marketing strategy, and we launch in four weeks.
    “You can create your own team,” Logan says when he’s finished outlining what I need to do, “but you will be solely responsible for each of the launches.”
    I sit there, simmering with disbelief and worry. Being new, I have practically no resources at my disposal to make things happen so quickly.
    “Mr. Parker,” Hastings politely interrupts. He’s sitting near the head of the table, next to Logan’s seat. “I think you’re asking a bit much of Charlotte. She’s new here.” Nausea threatens to humiliate me. Even my boss who had all the praise in the world for me doesn’t think I can handle it.
    Logan turns to survey Hastings with a grim expression. “There’s a reason Armcorp hired her and then made her the keynote speaker. I was there for the presentation. And I plan to take full advantage of Miss Harrison.”

Chapter 14
Logan
    “ M iss Harrison ?” I raise my voice so Rose can hear me as everyone starts filing out of the room. She was the first to stand when the meeting was concluded, and it’s obvious she’s making a run for it. She