The moment Ben’s eyes found the wooden charm, he began to get angry. “That little fucker, when did he grow the balls to come back here?” Crossing his arms, the Beta stood in the doorway looking down on his mate. Though it hadn’t come up before, there was definitely a size difference between the to. Perhaps he hadn’t noticed before they acted on the mate bond? Maybe his wolf saw her height as a sign that she would always need protecting. This no doubt fueled the flames of anger in Ben. Yet it was to late, Alexander was gone and the Beta couldn’t latch onto his sent to track him, though he really didn’t want to at the moment. His mate had again allowed he outcast to influence her, why did she care so much about the Wolf that nearly revealed there secret world to humanity?<br/><br/>“Roxie...” he mutters softly, his arms falling to his side. Even if she didn’t out right say it, she had made it clear that she wouldn’t fully put her trust behind him. Even after all these years, Alexander still had her sympathy. Yet, he was right, there was something Ben had yet to tell his mate. It was a secret know one knew, not even the Council. Silently, he pulls Roxie back into his room and closes the door before walking toward one of the bedroom windows. He didn’t wish to look at her when he told her what he had done. “After.. After our fight, I was utterly broken... Some fucking traitor had turned you against me. I couldn’t handle losing you at first, the only woman I truly cared for.... the only one I saw any chance at happiness with. I thought I lost you forever. All because of him.” Ben’s firsts clench as he turns to face his mate with a look of anger on his face. “So I continued to hunt him, even after his banishment. I was going to rip him apart for taking you away from me.” It took him a moment to calm himself down. It was clear Benjamin was still angry about it to that day.<br/><br/>“After awhile, I’d lost him. I assumed he just went off into the woods to die, but how’s he’s back and...” he moves to his mate and takes her hands in his own, the wooden charm still on display as he looked her in the eyes and revealed “He’s my only suspect. The only one with a reason to kill the Alpha. The only one who would wish to see the Packs rip each other apart.” A deep sigh passes his lips as he finally says “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you earlier. I didn’t know how you would take it.”