"I enjoy drugging my conquests for the night," he quipped, smirking briefly. Once he heard the bottle close again, he glanced at her. "Why do you take them?" It was an invasive question, of course. He had no duty to answer her just as she had no duty to answer him.

He had a fairly good idea why she would. If she were an Alpha, insecure little babies like Tamlin would get their panties all in a bunch. If she were an omega... Well. Suppressors were the least of her issues. Rhys decided he had no opinion either way, no matter how much his Alpha perked up at the sound of her voice. There were other mysteries to deal with before her status, the most important being getting that ring back.

"What the hell does he have lauding over you that you were stuck in his house?"