For a moment, I stood there, staring at the dripping Nadia with shocked silence not knowing what to do or say.
I recovered long enough to step back and check the sign on the room, clear enough it was Alpha Cyrus’s room or did he change?
“Oh, Luna Elara! What a pleasant surprise to see you here. Did you need something?”
I struggled to find my voice, trying to still the buzzing in my head. “I was looking for Cyrus,” I managed to say, hating how weak my voice sounded.
“Oh!” her voice dripped with innocence. “He’s not in his room presently. Maybe he stepped out to deal with some pack business or something,” she explained.
“So, you’re saying I am not mistaken and this is Cyrus’s room?” I asked trying not to make it sound like I was whining.
“Yes, Luna Elara,” she nodded, a smile still on her face as if this was as normal as breathing.
I felt the blood drain from my face again as I stared at her, hoping that my eyes had played tricks on me the first time. But no, she was barely covered by the towel and she was in Cyrus’s room.
The hallways seemed to spin and my vision narrowed to focus solely on the innocent smile that was still playing on Nadia’s lips. Was she pretending not to know her disgrace?
But then, as if sensing the anger that was slowly growing within me, Nadia’s expression shifted. Her eyes widened with something that resembled panic and she clutched the towel tighter around herself.
“Oh, Luna Elara,” she gasped, her voice trembling. “I’m so sorry for this misunderstanding. It’s not what you think it is, I swear by the moon. Alpha Cyrus wasn’t even in the room when I came in. The truth is, I… I was hit by the werewolf heat unexpectedly. In my confusion, I must have run to the wrong door thinking it was my room,” she rambled.
My brows furrowed, my mind racing to process this new information. Werewolf heat was indeed a powerful and often disorienting experience, especially for younger wolves. But there was something about Nadia’s explanation that sounded fishy.
She continued, her words tumbling out in a rush. “You have to believe me, Luna. Alpha Cyrus wasn’t in his room. I… I took a shower to try and sober up. I feel so embarrassed".