Chapter 28 Knockout's face was tight when I looked at him . " Is your wolf going to shift ? " he asked , without looking at me . " No A one word answer was about as friendly as he was getting from me . " Mine won't either , " he said gruffly . " We'll just use separate showers , " I told him , thinking back to the other bathroom . It had been some kind of old locker room or something , and had a couple of showers in a line . We could both use different showers , and still clean ourselves . This bathroom isn't like the other one , " Knockout began . The humans walked back to us . Knockout quieted as they opened our cage door . Your five minutes starts now , " the humans gestured us toward a door at the end of the row of cages . It was the same as at the other place , with the cage room opening to the bathroom . nockout and I jogged down the aisle together , stepping inside the bathroom . The door was missing , but when we went in , I halted . t was tiny . Closet - sized . A bathroom and a shower , practically on top of each other . I didn't even think one person could pee while the other showered without both getting soaked by the water . here was one bar of soap , and a box of clothing set on the toilet . No shower curtain , even . Four minutes , " the humans yelled . here was no time for debating , or for modesty . We're adults . We can shower together without liking each other , " I said . ' nockout's expression was stiff , but he jerked his head in a nod . He turned the shower on , and we both eased under the water . Three minutes ! " the woman hollered . Shit , " I swore , grabbing the bar of soap . I lathered it quickly in my hands and then shoved it at Knockout . He accepted it , and I violently scrubbed soap bubbles ver my arms and boobs . nockout's expression was strained , his eyes trained toward the ceiling as he scrubbed too . It was kind of sweet of him to try to be honorable or whatever , but re only had a few minutes , and we reeked . stole the soap back , then he took it while I washed my lower body as well . Neither of us acknowledged the boner in the room , because , ahem , adulthood . One minute ! The woman yelled . frantically tugged my hair out of its braid . My arms smacked Knockout's chest as I struggled with the long tangles . " Here , " he growled , tugging his fingers hrough the braid . He got it unraveled much faster than I could have . Don't use the " I cut myself off when the bar of soap met the top of my head , scrubbing my scalp quickly . It was too late to tell him not to use the soap on my air , and well , soapy strands were better than dirty ones . ong , rough fingers worked the soap on my scalp , and I nearly groaned at the feel of it . Why had I never known how good it felt to have my head scratched ? < nockout tossed the soap to the floor and shook out my hair for me , getting the majority of the soap out before the humans called time . I shut off the water , and Knockout grabbed the towel . 00:28 Rejected Luna : Trapped with the Rabid Alpha 32.5 % Chapter 28 One towel . He handed it over without pause . Accepting his gentlemanly gesture , I patted some water off my body while Knockout stared at the ceiling again . When I was slightly less wet , I handed over the Howel I'm going to ask them for my own cage , " I whispered , as I grabbed the single bra and panties out of the box , followed by a men's t - shirt and a pair of basketball horts . No. " His voice was sharp . " It's not safe . " " You're not safe . " I've kept you alive so far , " he growled . He had a point , even if I didn't like it . Fine , I hissed . Ve jogged back to our cage in the nude and got dressed there quickly , then proceeded to ignore each other until fight - time came around . ( 0 )