Here We Are

Her head tilted at the reaction she got from him. Did she ask the wrong thing? Maybe a question as innocent as that had uncovered something far more problematic then she intended, and when he asked her about feeling a pull between mother and alpha, her brows furrowed. She didn't feel like she did...and if it was already happening, then perhaps she didn't notice. She hadn't spent as much time with her older kids for some time, but since their most recent meeting, she had made the effort to do so. She'd slowly shake her head, she hadn't quite...felt that just yet.

She listened to what he had to say, realizing that her question did indeed open something up that she hadn't expected. As he spoke, she studied him. Noting that he looked more tired and stressed then the first couple of times she'd seen him. She frowned, wishing there was something she could do for the male. After all, he was the first one that she felt comfortable with, even more so then Valentine and Arian. Which for her, she thought it a miracle to find someone she was so comfortable with, especially an Alpha at that. The woman would reach out and touch his shoulder with her nose, an attempt at trying to comfort him. She didn't know that the mother of his children was out of the picture, just like the father of her first litter was out of hers. "Don't be sorry for speaking what's on your mind, Bass."

"You've been an alpha for so long, there's the chance that subconsciously, it's simply a habit." That was a possibility, right? She felt that if she had a pack for as long as he did and then had a family, she probably wouldn't realize she was giving more time to one over the other. "You've done a great job with your pack. And I am sure that Lark is right. You look tired." She eyed him, as if to inspect him closer. "And I know tired when I see it. It's also something I've been familiar with for a long time." She sat back and thought for a moment. Perhaps what he needed was a break, or maybe some help. But what could she do? She was the alphess of a completely different pack. But surely he had some close friends or family that might be able to help him? "I don't know if it'll help, but why not assign someone to help you with the pack? Even a little help will go a long way. It might help take some of the weight off your shoulders."