Draven could smell the lingering scent of his mate without a doubt and then he found that the door of his chamber was left open. Erlos would not have left it behind like that.
'Seems like she was here a while ago.'
He panted lightly with what he was feeling, but had to suppress it. His entire body felt hot and he removed his tailcoat, only to throw it aside somewhere on the floor. He tried to distract himself by focusing on removing each article of clothing from his body— his shoes, his gloves and the rest, until he was left with his white shirt and pants.
The entire time, annoyance filled his mind, yet only the subtle shaking of his fingers gave away his true situation.
His fingers stopped midway from unbuttoning his shirt when realization dawned on him.
'I forgot she must be affected as well.'