THE man, though knew she was right next to him, didn't look at her.
"Are you mad at me?"
He gave a nod.
"Oh. Because I don't want to tell you."
"Right."
Stella exhaled softly and shifted a step closer to him. "What did you burn?"
"The card of an employee that looked at me in the way you expected."
"You fired…him?" She appeared shocked. "Because of me?"
Valeric glanced at her. "You're my wife."
"I… but he's… You shouldn't have done that."
"Why not?" he questioned. "Because you're a recessive omega and you don't think you're worth me doing that?"
Stella couldn't respond, well aware he was spot on with "Valeric-"