The quick dinner turned out to be a leisurely one. Carmel laughed lightly as Alex bantered on about his childhood as the Alpha’s son. He had been quite a handful for his parents! He was a perfect gentleman at dinner, a lovely companion. Somewhere in the beginning of the meal, he seemed to have stopped looking at her as Kylara. In fact, if Carmel looked in a mirror right now, she would almost expect her old face to be looking back at her. It was nice to be seen as herself, and strangely, even having Paxi prancing about in her mind was starting to feel normal. They were back in “her” room. The private quarters that had belonged to Kylara at one time. Someone had come in here and cleaned it thoroughly after Carmel had left for the meeting. An area in the closet had been cleared and filled wi

