Under His Watchful Eyes
She turned her head toward me, her eyes flashing with a triumphant, malicious satisfaction that cut through the morning light.
"Oh, Elena," Vivienne murmured, her fingers lingering on Julian’s collarbone before she slid off the desk, her red heels clicking against the floor.
"You really need to learn to knock when the executive suite is in executive session."
My heart did a single, violent kick against my ribs, but my face remained completely static. I forced my posture into a line of absolute corporate indifference, refusing to let the cold coil of disgust in my stomach reach my eyes.
‘Look at him,’ my mind whispered, a bitter, venomous clarity hardening behind my skull.