"It doesn't matter, and I doubt it's over."  Roxie said, breathless after the kiss.  Allie had been in love with him for years, it was not going to end so quickly.   Still, Allie had left and she could not break the mating bond.    His touch and his lips made her realize how much she wanted to touch him again and how much she had missed him during the night.  It was odd to feel that way, since they had never really spent a night together since they had reconnected.  The nights they had spent together years ago had just been an excape, they were not the same as things were now.  She nodded as he discussed taking her and he boy to breakfast.  The child would be safe at school, some of the members of both of the packs worked there.  He would be watched after closely.  For some reason, the rivalries between the packs were abandoned in public spaces like that.  It was good, they needed those small bits of peace.<br/><br/>"Breakfast sounds good."  She said, pressing a smile to her lips.  Once the boy was dressed and ready, they were able to take Ben's car to the restaurant.  Roxie had known the child's father, though not as well as Ben had.  He looked a lot like his father.  She knew his life would never be normal again, but she could also see how hard Ben was attempting to give him some shade of happiness.  He saw her thoughts on moving to become Alpha as negative, but in truth, this boy needed a leader as much as the rest of the pack would.  As they ate, Roxie shared stories of Ben as a boy, of their adventures.  It was easy to continue to operate under the assumption that they were just good friends, at least as far as he was concerned.  Once they had seen him off to school, Roxie was glad for a moment alone.<br/><br/>"I think someone wants a war.  That thought kept going through my mind last night, because if you and I hadn't...If the mate bond wasn't triggered, we would have been at each other's throats, just like our packs.  So we make a list of who would benefit from a war like that..."  She began as they sat in the car together.  "Is there anyone who's tried to move up through the ranks?  Challenge upper pack members?  Someone who would take the chance and try to become the Alpha?"