I thought of the cruel alpha who’d slammed me against the wall. My back and head still ached from how harsh he’d been. “Of course.” I didn’t really want his scent on me either, now that I’d caught theirs.
But then…
The last thing I’d managed to do before I was shoved down here was to get a hold of one of the guards’ scent dampeners. I’d emptied the whole tiny bottle over myself in a panic.
A shower would ruin that.
But it would wear off at some point, anyway. Especially with how scared I was. And my heat…
How long before it was here?
I had to find a safe place to ride that out.
The spiral of thoughts cut off as Sin nudged me. I realized Karma had stood up, and was already in the open doorway to a room beyond this one. The same white clinical lighting was shining through it.
I hurried toward Karma, who was watching me expectantly, but when I stepped through the doorway, I drew up.
“Oh.”
I had no idea what I’d been expecting, but it was just one big bathroom.
No stalls or anything.
Just a barrier for the toilet, and a wide cool room with floors that looked more for utility than comfort, with a slope to a grate in the corner.
It reminded me of the shower in the Convent. Except there, only other female gold pack omegas were permitted.
Karma was tugging his top off, dumping it in a rickety metal hamper beneath the line of sinks, and heading for the showers to turn one of the streams on. He tested the water heat with the back of his hand before glancing back at me.
Lord, this was too much.
If it was a test, I’d failed.
Sin was more slender than Karma, with lean muscles making up his chest and arms, but Karma’s rich, umber skin covered thick, corded muscle. He had a long auburn braid that fell to hiswaist, and a brilliant, mischievous smile he flashed my way as he caught me looking. He was so beautiful it made my chest tight.
I dropped my gaze, cheeks burning red-hot.
These damned eyes were going to screw up these poor alphas.
But I was sure he would just wash first, and then I could use the shower after.
Thatwaswhat he was going to do, right?
And maybe, by then, the hot water would be used up, and it would be cold. I needed that. Even just looking at him for a few moments, I could feel slick pooling between my thighs.
This heathadto wait.
I clenched my jaw, trying to focus on anything else. I was right beside the open doorway, where mist was filling the air, and I could just catch the low conversation from outside over the running water.
“This wasblatantlysuicidal!” That was Phantom’s voice.
“Come on,” Sin replied. “If I call in all my favours?—”
“You think those will hold up now?”
Sin snorted. “They fucking better.”
“And the gun. Now everyone knows you have it?—”
