SEX AND SINS: The Alpha's Forbidden Claim
I search desperately for the right words, for a convincing lie.
"Okay, this is really, really weird. I really don't mean to disappoint you...."
"Something came up, right?" she interrupts, her tone shifting, a knowing quality to it.
I blink, surprised by her immediate understanding. *Yep, just like that is how she has gotten used to it,* I think to myself, nodding my head even though she can't see me. "Yeah," I manage, the single word barely a whisper.