Chapter 232:Torn Between Two Discomforts

(Scarlett's POV) When Emma's trembling voice came through the phone, my heart sank. “He… he saw me naked.” Her sobs grew louder, filling the silence around me. I froze, the unexpected words piercing through me. “Wait, Emma, what are you talking about?” My voice came out sharper than intended, laced with confusion and concern. “Who saw you naked? Erik?” The tightness in my chest grew as I said his name out loud. Her reply was almost incoherent between sobs. “While I was feverish… he… undressed me!” I sucked in a sharp breath. Erik? That terrifying, unpredictable Alpha? The one even the bravest wolves feared to provoke? My hands tightened around my phone as I tried to suppress my growing dread. “Emma, slow down,” I urged, softening my tone. “Are you sure it was him? Maybe it was a healer or one of his staff?” I knew Erik’s reputation. Ruthless, cold, and a lone wolf in every sense. But even for him, this was hard to believe. “No!” Emma whimpered. “It was him. No other female staff