*Barbara*

“Barbara?” King Gene says from just outside of the closet door. “Where the fuck are you?”

‘I’m in your closet, King Gene!’ I’m using the mind-link, but he’s talking out loud like he thinks I am here, even though there’s no way that he could know I’m so close to him. 

“What? No, you’re not. You helped that awful Breeder get out of my castle, and now you’re out there somewhere with Alpha Kane!”

‘No, that’s not right at all!’ I say, though part of it is actually right. ‘Open the closet door!’

With a loud sigh, he pulls open the closet door. He sees me sitting on the...