I didn't have an answer for that, not one that would have satisfied either of us. I could have told her it was nothing, that she was reading too much into a complicated week, that an Alpha had every right to be distracted by a political mess this size. Every part of that would have been a lie dressed up as reasonable, and some small, stubborn piece of pride kept me from saying it out loud, because I knew she'd see straight through it the second it left my mouth.
"I don't know what you want me to say," I said instead, which was at least honest, even if it wasn't an answer.
"I want you to say it isn't about her." Her eyes were hard, daring me to actually do it. "Say it, Elias. Tell me this has nothing to do with Wren, and I'll drop it. I'll never bring it up again."
The silence lasted lon
