Luke jerked his head back as Tasha gazed at him from under her eyelashes. He stared in her eyes for a long time. An awkward silence stretched between them and Tasha thought that he would rat her out. She wanted to smack herself for the slip of tongue. Her breath hitched as she waited for him to speak as fear crawled beneath her skin. He curled his fingers below her chin and lifted her lips to align with his. "If I wanted to be the Alpha, I wouldn't have become a rebel. I want to support Murtagh and I will support his ideas at all levels. But yes, I would love to be his Beta if he rises to power." He pressed a light kiss on her lips. "And if you are happy with me as a Beta, then I will always take care of you."
Tasha loosed her breath as she closed her eyes. That was a close call. "I understand…" When she opened her eyes, she said, "In that case I will spend most of my time with the Beta. Maybe even have a baby or two with him."
