"What the—"
Rhea gasps as her body stumbles inside, her feet dragging against the floor as the heavy oak door slams shut behind her with a definitive thud.
For a second, she simply freezes. Her eyes wide, breath stuck halfway in her chest, and her heart slams so loud against her ribs that she can hear the rhythmic thudding in her own ears. She tries to figure out what just happened, her mind racing to catch up with the sudden shift from the quiet hallway to the dim, oppressive heat of the Alpha's suite.
"I...I wasn't—"
