Auren POV
“What were you doing in the bathroom with him, Lorien?” I asked, my voice sharper than intended as I unbuttoned my right cuff, then the left, ready to take off my shirt before bed.
Her head snapped toward me, eyes wide with disbelief as though the question had come out of nowhere. But she should have seen it coming.
“Excuse me?”
“What were you doing in the bathroom with Rhael?” I repeated, every word laced with restrained fury. “Did you think I wouldn’t notice? I could smell him all over you when you came back to the table. Do you have any idea how f*****g insulting that was?”
She stepped closer, and the faint trace of his scent grew stronger. It had haunted me through the entire dinner, clouding every rational thought.
“Why does it matter?” she demanded, brushing past me t
