CHAPTER 13
KAELITH:
“What the f**k?” A voice snapped, raw with disbelief and anger, and the corridor light sliced across the room, catching us both in exposed clarity.
I froze.
I turned to the doorway to see Luna Diana, Theodore’s mother, staring at us with wide eyes.
I stood up from Theodore faster than lightning, picking up my clothes to cover what was left of my dignity.
Luna's face was carved in the kind of shock that had no patience for explanation. Her eyes flicked from my bare skin to the wine tray, to the glass knocked askew on the table and to her son, who lay half-conscious on his office chair.
“L—Luna.” I voiced, trying to think my way out of this. “This isn’t what it looks—“
“Save it.” Luna Diana stepped in, every movement sure and precise. “It looks exactly like ho
