Chapter eighteen

Willows POV

I had to act fast so I excused myself and headed for the kitchen to look through our inventory to bring out the tea.

“You’re not telling me what’s wrong,” she startled me as I jumped out of my skin looking at her. “Are you okay?”

“No,” I said, putting a hand to my chest. I had been so deep in my thoughts that I had not even thought of her joining me and now I was startled. “You scared the shit out of me. That was too much.”

“Oh. I’m so sorry. I hope you’re alright.”

“I am. I think. I just need a minute.”

She nodded and walked to a chair to sit on. I turned to her, my back resting on the counter.

“You seem to know something that I don’t. What is it?” Her questions were asked with narrowed eyes like she didn’t trust me.

“The alpha at some point was looking for a woman whom he had slept with. With how you narrated your experience, it might not be far-fetched to see you as the one he actually slept with.”

She scoffed but didn’t deny it. I could see she was thinking about it t