Chapter 78: Together

"What was that all about?" I demanded from Elias after Seven left.

"I'm sorry, but when I saw you here... in your suite... with Seven—"

"You jumped to conclusions," I finished. I stared at him for a moment and then let out a deep breath, shaking my head. "Elias, you should know better than that. You should have trusted me—"

"After you stormed out of the dining hall, and then I saw Seven here, what was I supposed to think?" Elias asked, holding his arms out to the side.

"You were supposed to know that he was fixing my sliding glass doors!" I yelled. "Nothing else!"

Elias motioned toward the Amaretto and pineapple on the table along with the two glasses. "And what's this?"

"Oh, you caught me!" I yelled, my voice filled with sarcasm. "Even though wolves can't get drunk, I planned to get him drunk and take advantage of him!"

He scoffed, shaking his head. "Kalyssa—"

"No," I cut him off. "Seven explained why you didn't want Eve to leave, that the Alpha mentality is different, and that you