Kevin sat at his desk dreading what he had to do. It was Thursday, he had not gotten up the nerve to talk to Kyra about Alpha Gordon's visit. He looked at the clock on the wall, 3 pm. He sighed and picked up his phone to send a text.

Kyra are you busy tonight? I need to talk to you.

Kyra frowned at the text. What could he want to talk about?

No, I'm not busy. What's this about?

I would rather talk in person.

OK. How is 6?

6 is fine. I'll see you then.

Kevin was not looking forward to this conversation. She had been through too much and was starting to heal. Now it would all be dredged back up.

********

Kyra sat staring at her phone. "Hey, who was that?" Tia asked with concern.

Kyra mentally shook herself. "Oh...sorry. It was the Alpha. He said he wanted to talk to me."

"What about?"

Kyra shrugged her shoulders. "He wouldn't say. Said he wanted to talk to me in person."

Tia squealed. Kyra gave her a questioning look. "The Alpha likes you. Everyone can see the way he looks at you. I bet he's going to ask you to be his girlfriend!"

"Are you crazy right now Tia? He's just my friend, not to mention I'm still bonded." Kyra was shocked.

Tia snorted. "Yeah right. Just a friend. That's why he looks at you like he wants to eat you. As for the bond, you said you hardly feel it now."

"Shut up Tia! I'm not having this conversation with you." Kyra could feel her face heating up.

"Fine. But we will talk about this later." She smirked. "We've got to find you something to wear! You only have a couple of hours!" Tia was excited again.

"Listen good Tia. I am not changing. The Alpha only wants to talk AND I'm comfortable."

"You're wearing yoga pants and a tshirt!" Tia was appalled.

Kyra smiled. "I know and I like it."

********

Kevin had rehearsed in his mind what he was going to say. He had changed his mind several times. He wasn't sure whether to ease into it or jump right in. Either way she was going to be hurt and upset. He pulled up to her apartment and parked. Time to get it over with.

Kevin rang the doorbell and waited. The door opened and it was Tia. "Hi Alpha. I was just leaving." She gave him a wink and went out the door. He walked in and shut the door. "Kyra?"

"I'm in the kitchen, come on in!"

He walked into the kitchen and Kyra was setting plates at the counter. She looked so sexy in her yoga pants. He shook his head to get rid of the inappropriate thoughts. "Hi! I made dinner. Thought maybe you haven't eaten and I'm starved." She had a wide smile on her face.

He was surprised. The ease in approach was the way to go. "What are we having? It smells great."

"Shrimp Alfredo and garlic bread. Do you mind pouring the wine, while I finish the bread?"

"Not at all. You didn't have to go to all this trouble. I'm happy with a sandwich."

"I've been craving it and you are the lucky person who gets to share it with me." She wiggled her eyebrows and he let out a huge belly laugh.

She brought the bread over and they sat down to eat. He took a bite and moaned. "Kyra this is incredible, I didn't know you knew how to cook."

Kyra swallowed. "Yeah. I used to help my mom all the time." She got a sad look on her face.

"I'm sorry Kyra. I didn't intend to say something that would upset you."

She took a deep breath and gave a small smile. "Hey, don't worry about it. It's only natural that some things will make me sad. Let's change the subject."

They finished the dinner in companionable silence.

********

They had finished dinner and were cleaning up when Kyra spoke. "What did you want to talk about?"

Kevin took her hand and led her to a stool. "Sit please. I guess there is no easy way to say this, so I'm going to jump right in." He looked at her with such concern. Kyra started feeling queasy. She had a feeling this was bad news. "Alpha Gordon is coming tomorrow to question you."

Kyra started shaking and her face went pale. "W-What about?"

Kevin took a deep breath and plunged in. "He called me and said he has reason to believe that you are Jason's mate. He wants to know why you are here and Lisa is pretending to be his mate." He grabbed her hands in his to calm her down. "I didn't confirm that you are his mate. We can get through this Kyra."

Kyra looked at him and then her eyes rolled back. He caught her before she could hit the floor.

OMG poor Kyra.
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