Mentioning Carlotta had been a mistake, but I had said her name without thinking and it was too late to take it back now.
I hadn't been spying on Alpha Walker - not intentionally at least - but he needed to know about what Carlotta and Owen had been talking about after she left his room.
"I wasn't spying on you," I was nervous, but my tone was still firm and I hoped he could tell that I was being sincere. "I was just..." I was almost too nervous to carry on, but I took a steady breath and dug my nails into my palms to calm my nerves. "I was trying to memorize things in the hallways, and I overheard her. I wasn't trying to listen to people without them knowing, and I wouldn't have followed her if I didn't think... well, I think she is trying to manipulate you."
Alpha Walker laughed, and
