Alpha's Regret: Losing His True Mate

ELODIE’S POV~

A wave of embarrassment hit me, but I forced myself to stay calm.

We were still married, after all. And even though things had been strained between us lately, it wasn’t like we hadn’t shared a bed plenty of times before.

I’d never actively tried to seduce him, despite the foolish hope I used to carry that maybe, just maybe, he’d fall in love with me someday.

But I’d always known it was pointless. So I never acted on it.

My usual sleepwear was modest, which was a loose, two-piece set with a simple collar. Today was no different. I was wearing a similar style, an oversized shirt that hung long enough to cover me decently.

Even without the pants, I didn’t think it looked inappropriate.

Still, to avoid any awkwardness or worse, him thinking I was trying to pull something, I quickly said, "I just forgot to grab my pants..."

What I didn’t realize was that my top, as modest as it seemed to me, didn’t quite account for the rest. My legs that were long and bare were on full display from mid-thigh down. And the loose fabric, instead of hiding my shape, seemed to accentuate it in all the wrong ways. The way it skimmed over my hips, the way it shifted when I moved.

My skin was still warm and slightly flushed from the shower, and my hair was damp, clinging to my neck and shoulders.

I looked like I’d just rolled out of someone’s bed wearing their shirt.

And that realization hit me a second too late.