The Reaction

William lied in bed in relief, having just finished the last of the paperwork he had to do. A few minutes passed since Jen left to see their prisoner, and the Alpha could not help feeling a little restless for some reason. It couldn’t be that he missed Jen; there were times when he and his Beta had to do their own work, especially in William’s case, and thus could not be with one another. This? This restless feeling was not that…

‘Liam… Are you the one feeling restless?’ he mentally asked his wolf.

‘How did you figure?’ Liam indirectly confirmed.

‘So it was you… Don’t tell me you’re feeling restless because of what happened to that girl. Even though you know she is not our mate?’

Liam gave no immediate answer at the question, causing the werewolf to raise a confused brow. ‘… I know she may not be our real mate, but that does not mean I cannot worry about her. Rather… I can’t help but worry about her regardless,’ the wolf said at last.

‘Seriously? You would worry this much for a strang