Trishal’s POV
I spoke stiffly, looking pointedly at his hand still resting on my shoulder. He took it away quickly as if smeared. “We wouldn't want the Lord Alpha getting the wrong idea, right, would we?"
I raised a brow above my mask, letting a little of the impatience I felt seep into my voice as I asked again, “Can I help you in any way?”
I felt him give me a look of appraisal before answering. “Ooh, nothing. I just got the opportunity of seeing the rumored Lord Alpha's w***e up close and I took it,” he said, watching me carefully.
Rumored Alpha wolf? It definitely wasn't me, because Loren and I had never been this close except for tonight's drama that I had to put up with. Was there another lover somewhere, and was I just a decoy, a ploy to keep his real lover safe?
“No need for y
