Chapter 153
~ Nathaniel ~
I pushed the door to Navine’s office open without knocking. No warning. No courtesy. I just walked right in like the space belonged to me as much as it did to him.
Navine literally jumped.
This wasn’t a mere subtle reaction or a composed turn of the head. He flinched, shoulders jerking, spine straightening as if he had been caught mid-crime. His hand moved fast, almost reflexively, flipping his phone face-down on the desk. The movement was sharp.
He looked guilty.
I clocked that immediately.
Navine did not startle easily. He did not panic. And he definitely did not hide things. The fact that he had reacted like that told me more than he probably realized.
He was still obsessed with that phone. Still guarding whatever was on it like a secret he could not a
