Chapter 206
~ Nathaniel ~
Navine wasn't leaving, and it was grinding on my last nerve, scraping against my patience with every second he continued standing there like a stubborn wall I couldn’t move around.
"You planning to leave anytime soon?" I asked, keeping my voice low enough that Hailey wouldn't hear from the kitchen where she'd gone to clean up the dishes, forcing calm into my tone so it didn’t sound like the challenge it really was.
"When you leave," Navine said flatly, without hesitation, without even pretending to soften it.
"That's mature."
"I'm not backing off, Nathaniel." His voice was hard, final, the kind of tone he used in boardrooms when negotiations were over. "I don't know if you've figured it out yet, but I spent last night with Hailey. All night. And that should
