Venom and Defiance

POV: Cassia Rowe.

Nadia stood up from the guest chair and began to pace around my small workspace. The sharp clicks of her designer heels against the hard tile floor echoed like a ticking clock in the tense silence. She circled me slowly like a hungry predator stalking cornered prey. Her piercing gaze raked up and down my sensible office attire. Her eyes dripped with sheer venom.

"You think you