*Melina*
I arrive at Faye’s shortly after breakfast. After greeting my half-brother, I ask Faye to take a turn about the garden with me. Hunter merely smiles at me, “You she-wolves and your secrets." Then he returns his attention to whatever business is cluttering his desk.
Waiting until we are near the roses, I confess in a low voice, “I may have done something very foolish."
“Oh dear Goddess.” Taking my arm, Faye pulls me behind a trellis and studies me as though my actions are imprinted on my forehead. “Tell me."
I take a deep breath. “I gave Alpha Ashebury leave to photograph my bare ankles.”
“You bared your ankles to him?” Faye asks, doubt in her voice as though she’s misheard.
I nod. “And maybe my calves."
Faye’s eyes widen considerably. “You’re not sure?”
“Of course I’m sure
