Talia's POV

I saw the effort Ken was making to stay by my side. For the past few weeks, he had been more of a husband than an Alpha.

I also tried reciprocating as much as I could. He relished spending the days with me in bed and the night with me outdoors. He made a sport of kidding all the spots on my neck in a pattern I had already begun to learn. Ken was such a sweet man.

“Hey.” I started the conversation. It's something I've had on my mind since forever.

“Hey babe.” He replied immediately. “You've been unusually quiet all through.” He acknowledged. That wasn't far...