"No one checked on him?"
Borak's tail fur rose.
Then flattened. Then rose again. It was a telltale sign of the squirming discomfort spreading through him like goosebumps under fur. He had only known this Luna for a couple of months, but that had been more than enough time to learn one crucial truth.
This woman had eyes behind her back.
If anyone asked him, he'd swear she had eyes growing, emerging and blinking on his skin too. She knew too much from too little.
So of course she would know. Of course she would see right through him. Of course she'd realize he had been helping hide things for the alpha.
"It's…" Borak's voice faltered. His tail tucked between his legs, a gesture of submission that his pride would normally never allow. He crumbled. He decided that honesty before more of her eyes crawled and blinked on his skin was the only viable option.
"You see, Luna… sometimes, the lord has these… episodes."
"Episodes." Cecilia's voice was flat. Waiting.
