You broke into my office

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Then she turned to face him, her voice sharper now. "Is that why you were staring at me while I was changing? Because you were 'admiring'?"

He didn't flinch. If anything, the smirk on his lips deepened.

"It's not invading privacy if I'm just admiring what's already visible."

"You sound disgusting, Caius."

There was no bite of embarrassment in his tone. No shame. He looked pleased—like he was enjoying the tension, the way he always seemed to.

Heather turned her attention to the rack, trying to distract herself. She began rolling it toward the wall to get it out of the way, her thoughts swirling in frustration.

She needed to say something else, something that would wipe that smug smile off his face.