All Chapters of Inappropriate Conduct : Chapter 111 - Chapter 112

Chapter Nine — The First Crack Avery's POV Avery had always been good at keeping secrets. She kept Jamie’s hookup secret for weeks—long after the hallway whispers started, long after she caught the way Jamie’s eyes lingered on Julian during meetings. She kept her own doubts about the agency secret—how the creative floor felt smaller every day, how the politics were starting to choke the work she actually loved. And she kept her feelings for Levi secret—even from herself—until they became too loud to ignore, too heavy to carry alone. But secrets have weight. And this one was starting to crush her. It had been three weeks since the client dinner where everything shifted. Three weeks of “one more time” turning into “one more time after that,” then “just tonight,” then “I can’t stop thinking about you.” Three weeks of sneaking into empty conference rooms after hours, supply closets during lunch breaks, the back stairwell when no one was looking. Three weeks of stolen kisses that tas