Lena blanched under Kaius's accusation, the color draining from her face like someone had flipped a switch.
" Titan freaked out? I just found out, "she said quickly, her voice shaking. " I was upstairs taking a shower. I didn't know anything was going on. "
Kaius didn't blink. His expression was pure stone.
" And the clothes the staff rushed to remove from your room? "he said, tone sharp enough to cut glass. " What does that tell me? "
Lena forced a breathless laugh. " I fell into the lake. My clothes were soaked and disgusting. Obviously they needed to be thrown out. "
She felt a flicker of confidence returning. Even if they found the bag, the rosemary scent would be drowned under mud and lake water.
Maybe swallowing half a gallon of dirty lake water hadn't been such a
