I became certain the moon goddess heard me because just after his question, the music stopped. Still, was it a kind of mockery that it only stopped after his question? Now I could not even pretend that I had not heard him. His words echoed in my ears, louder than the applause that erupted around us. “Then how do you explain being with him, late in the night the other day, at the private lounge?” My heart slammed against my ribs. He knew. He had known this entire time. Cold sweat began to drop between my thighs. What could I even say? “Alpha Zane,” a wolf suddenly walked to us. “If you don’t mind, there are issues we have to discuss.” Zane released me suddenly, his hands dropping from my waist as if the contact burned. He stepped back, putting distance between us that felt like mil

