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Chapter 183 – Serves You Right

Author: Olivia GW
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-05 12:00:07

Carmilla’s POV

I made it all the way back to my desk before I realized I was smiling.

Not a big smile. Nothing obvious. Just a faint, private curve at the corner of my mouth that I had to consciously smooth away when Jason passed by with a raised brow.

Get it together, Carmilla.

Still—Nathan’s reaction replayed itself on a loop in my head. The sharpness of his voice. The way his jaw had tightened. The way he’d looked at me like I’d crossed some invisible line he hadn’t even admitted existed.

Jealousy didn’t look good on him.

It looked dangerous.

And annoyingly… flattering.

I sat down, opened my laptop, and stared at the finished report I’d printed minutes ago. Clean. Tight. Unassailable. Exactly what he liked.

Exactly what I needed as armor.

The memory of the motel tried to intrude—the heat, the way his mouth had felt, the moment we both stopped even though neither of us had wanted to—but I shoved it down and stood.

Business first.

I knocked once on his office door.

“Come in,” his voi
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