THE ALPHA’S QUIET TEMPTATION
“I’m doing my best with what I know.”
No one spoke. Several ladies looked away, suddenly finding their teacups very interesting.
My heart pounded in my chest, but I felt a spark of pride. I’d spoken up. I defended myself without attacking them back.
Maybe I was learning after all.
The awkward silence stretched for several seconds before one of the ladies, a dark-haired woman who had been quiet until now, leaned forward slightly.
Her eyes moved between Elora and me with calculated curiosity.
“I have a question,” she said, her voice perfectly polite but with something sharp beneath it.