Chapter 74
~ Nathaniel ~
"Thank you for the kiss?" Jackson repeated, looking at me with genuine shock written all over his face. Like he couldn't quite process what he'd just heard. Like his brain was refusing to accept that one of his sons would do something so inappropriate.
He should know me by now.
I clearly didn't mean to spark anything. Had just wanted to make my exit with some semblance of dignity. Maybe inject a little humor into an awkward situation.
But looking at the redness of Navine's face—at the way his jaw was clenched so tight it looked like his teeth might crack, at the fury blazing in his eyes—I realized something. An actual fact that changed everything.
Navine was jealous.
Not just angry about professional boundaries or family propriety or concern for Hailey's wel
