** Harper **
Harper had expected Eli to be relieved by the news. Shouldn't it be a good thing that Wallace wasn't suddenly interested in her just because he discovered a NSFW web novel she wrote? But why was Eli looking like he actually got more annoyed after hearing it?
"… Were you hoping that I had talked to him differently?" she asked. It was the only reason she could think of. "I thought it'd be better to get straight to the point, so I didn't beat around the bush about it."
"Oh yes. Of course. I didn't mean to sound like I was judging how you handled it." Eli let out a muffled groan, leaning into her. From their current position where she was still caged between him and the wall, the gesture felt satisfyingly intimate, and Harper liked it … until he groaned again with a clear hint of annoyance.
