“They’re mine,” she said, gesturing toward the cats.
The word echoed in my head.
“I’m so sorry, Luna, ” she added quickly, though there was something off about the way she said it. “Alpha Cain told me I could let them stay here.”
I felt my ears ring.
“He said since they’re sensitive,” she continued, her hand resting lightly over her stomach. “They need their own space. And since no one was using this room…”
No one was using this room. My vision darkened slightly.
“This room is not empty,” I said, my voice low but trembling with barely contained anger.
Faye blinked, clearly taken aback.
“I—I didn’t know—”
Her eyes filled with tears almost instantly.
“I’m sorry… I didn’t mean any harm. They’re just animals. They didn’t know—”
“I know! But what about you? You’re their fur parent! You should have known better!” My voice rose. “They destroyed everything in here!”
“I’ll clean it—”
“What’s going on?” Alpha Cain’s voice.
I turned as he stepped into the room, his brows slightly furrowed.
Faye immediately moved toward him.
“I’m sorry, Alpha,” she said, her voice breaking as she clung lightly to his arm. “I didn’t know the room was important. My cats… they didn’t mean it…”