(Isolde's POV)
I stood in the hallway outside Orion's office, back pressed against the wall, staring down at my hand.
The underwear was still in it.
I couldn't go back in there. I couldn't throw it in the trash out here either. Someone might see it.
I was still standing there trying to figure out my next move when I heard footsteps coming from the far end of the hallway.
Natalie.
She was walking toward me with a tablet in one hand and a coffee in the other, moving like someone who had somewhere to be. Her sharp gray eyes landed on me the second she turned the corner.
I shoved both hands behind my back.
"Still out here?" she asked. "I thought you were in with Mr. Nightshade."
"I just finished with the rest room," I said. My voice came out steadier than I expected. "Just heading bac
