Althea’s face flushed as she muttered under her breath, “I… was ordered to strip. I didn’t think, I just drank from the bottle without checking to get some courage. I didn’t even sniff it. And that poison had no taste, so…”

Melva gasped. “Ohhh. So you got distracted… because the Alpha King was about to devour you,” she teased with a wicked grin.

“Stop,” Althea grumbled, pressing her lips together in embarrassment.

Melva chuckled, clearly enjoying her reaction. ...