Nate walked into the room just as the silence between the two women began to stretch.
His gaze moved from Aire to Adele, who was still propped against the pillows. He paused when he noticed the expression on Aire's face.
Then he raised a questioning brow at Adele.
"Why are you asking about Torak?"
Adele's eyes shifted towards him. She said nothing.
Nate took another step into the room, his expression changing slightly as he studied her.
It wasn't the question itself that surprised him. It was the fact that Adele had asked it.
He had known her long enough to understand that she rarely concerned herself with the affairs of other people. She could be curious, certainly, but she seldom made an effort to find out what had become of someone unless there was a reason that directly involved her.
And Torak?
He was a Beta.
Adele had never been particularly interested in the affairs of Betas. Even Alphas could be looked down on by her. How much more a Beta?
