“I haven’t seen you allow yourself to be this free in too long.” The seriousness in his beta's tone woke Romaldo from the strange little world he’d been lost in without thinking. And for once he did not have a smart answer to Ken’s observations, neither could he deny the whole thing. He was out shopping. In the city. That said it all.
“What, nothing to say for yourself, alpha?”
“How about you go and do your actual job?” Ignoring his now amused beta, Romaldo’s gaze fell back on the object that had inspired the freedom Ken had so rightly observed. Despite everything, having Irabel this close had righted things in his own world. Things he had not even been aware were out of balance. The mere sight of her brought a calmness he had not felt in too long.
Nykka had been right too. Not only ab
