Olivia's POV
Kaine didn't hesitate.
Not even for a heartbeat.
"The Luna wanted me to run an errand for her," he said calmly.
His voice was steady. Calm. Respectful. Not panicked like he was lying.
Levi's gaze snapped from me to him, sharp and furious. The corridor seemed to tighten around us, the air thick with tension. His jaw clenched slowly, muscles working beneath his skin as his Alpha instincts flared.
"What errand?" Levi asked coldly, though his eyes never left Kaine.
I lifted my chin before Kaine could speak again. "I asked him to retrieve something for me," I said flatly. "I changed my mind."
Levi's eyes flicked back to me.
For a moment, I saw doubt there.
Then suspicion.
Then something darker.
"Inside his room?" he asked.
I didn't blink. "Yes."
Silence stretched between the three of us.
Then Levi exhaled sharply through his nose—and released it.
His Alpha aura rolled out like a living thing.
Heavy. Commanding. Oppressive.
