It was painful to hear her say that, to whimper, to see Ben stay far away from her while she managed her way through this job, but he had one of his own to do, she told herself.
She put him in charge of keeping her family safe and his muscle between them and Arthur. His job as her Alpha was to protect them, she commanded it so it was so, and like a good Alpha, like a good soldier, he did exactly what he was told.
Her Omega cringed at that but there was still work to be done.
Kayla briefly allowed a glance back at him as she moved across the floor to retrieve the replacement tires for the Comet, taking two at a time each time. His silhouette burned into her mind, taking a dark shape among the blue backdrop burning into her retinas. It felt strange to see it, as if she had seen it befo
