Evie I never realised this had weighed so much on Badru’s mind for so long. Up until yesterday, I thought that night was just a footnote to him. Part of me hoped that it was guilt that made him avoid me or turn and run away whenever he saw me. However, a painful doubt always lingered in the back of my mind, wondering whether he was embarrassed in himself for almost kissing the rogue Omega. There was one thing he said that instantly melted away any last lingering shreds of hostility, he had never thought about his actions till then. He truly was ashamed that he might have hurt someone, as he had hurt me, and not even know about it. I was used to an Alpha only caring about reputation, and pressing that his word was law. In this moment, I saw the hope that both he and Astennu would be dif