My hands shook as I clutched my clothes tighter around me. The whole room seemed to tremble with my anger.
How dare he? How dare Elias barge into my room, look at my bare body, and say that?
He's lying. I know he is. I've never seen him before—there's no way he's my brother. And if he had seen me naked before, I'd remember. But the way he looked at me... it scared me.
Power surged inside me, threatening to break loose.
"It's not like this is the first time I've seen your nakedness."
His words echoed in my head, each one like a slap to my face. They spun around, mocking me, refusing to leave my mind.
I felt exposed and embarrassed. He saw me naked, and he’s not even my mate, not someone I love. Yet he looked at me without fear, without hesitation. It hurt. I didn’t know why it hurt so
