Neveah winced slightly at her father's implications but did not dare speak further.
She merely stood there, her head bowed, not daring to meet her father's gaze as his eyes scanned her quarters before settling on her again.
"Why were you out in the forest last night?" Alpha King Lothaire asked.
'He knows! By the creator he knows!' Neveah thought in horror,
Neveah's heart stopped beating for a moment, her hands trembling in terror as she clenched them into fists, trying unsuccessfully to calm herself.
"I... I..." Neveah stammered, unable to form a coherent word.
"Sulking about what your mother and brother said to you?" Alpha King Lothaire interrupted in a tone of distaste.
"I...No father, I wouldn't dare." Neveah muttered in a low tone barely above a whisper.
"Of course you would, do not act like some scared little rabbit Neveah. You might fool Alessio by your submissive pretenses but not your father."
