The moment Zoe stepped out of the room, Viola's eyes shot open and she immediately jerked away from his embrace, leaving him feeling empty and his heart twisting as she rushed away from the bed. At the same time, she instinctively reached for her glasses and slid them on.
Viola had been disturbed from her sleep by the sound of voices, only to wake up feeling someone's arm and leg tangled around her. That alone was enough to alarm her and cause her to jerk away instinctively, as it was utterly unusual for her to wake up trapped in someone's embrace like that.
The first thing she thought about was grabbing a weapon. She reached for a flower vase on the bedside table and raised it to strike whoever it was, but then her eyes adjusted to the dimness and she noticed the Alpha sitting on her bed, shirtless, his bronze, tattooed chest exposed and his lower body covered with her blanket. He was looking at her with blank, mildly surprised eyes.
