Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 32

Gavin had said he’d swing by, so Natalie left her door unlocked.

She waited with a sense of ease untii the prolonged silence behind her sparked a nerve. Something felt off.

She turned around, only to catch Brian leaning casually against the wall, his gaze fixed on her with an unreadable expression.

Despite bracing herself for any encounter with him, Natalie couldn’t help but shiver, instinctively taking a step back.

“Disappointed for my presence?” Brian’s voice cut through the tension, laced with a hint of mockery as his lips parted in a faint

sneer.

Natalie couldn’t recall when he had slipped in, silent as a shadow. The hotel’s partially open restroom had offered no clues, her focus having been on the running water and her reflection in the mirror. And then there was the voicemail she had sent to King. Had Brian heard that, too?

She remained quiet for a moment before responding in a low voice, “Please leave.”

does Gavin pay as he goes, or does he have some sort of subscription with

she was engaging

towards the door,

grabbed it fiercely, pulling her towards him

herself enveloped in his unexpected embrace, her other hand lashing out towards his face without a second

sound of her slap was

dodge but simply bore the brunt of it, and Natalie was momentarily stunned to see his

shimmered with

was Brian who had taught her.

flickered across her face, he gripped her

King’s security company, where even the toughest instructors had trouble with her agility. Yet, with

break free, but he captured both her hands with one of his, pinning them

debt, am I not a better deal than Gavin?” His eyes were icy as he stared down at her,

always biting, but never had he spoken such shamelessly vile words, never

him, close enough to feel his breath,

look at me with those eyes. I’m sick of