I decided it was wise to go with the former.
My hand, which had been frozen inches above the metal, moved. The knob turned under my fingers before my mind could catch up and scream at me to stop. The connecting door swung open with a soft hush of wood against carpet, and I stepped through.
Alpha Dimitri was shirtless.
He stood near the center of his room, one hand gripping the thick wooden bedpost while the other was pressed against his chest. His shoulders tensed with every breath, the muscles in his back tightening as though even breathing had become difficult. Sweat glistened down his spine. His chest rose and fell in short, uneven breaths, each one sounding like a struggle. His forest-green eyes were narrowed in concentration, but the brightness of their color only made his pale fac
