She looked at him, shock seeping into her face. It wasn't the alpha bit that shocked her; days before, Karren had told her that Kai was her alpha and, so by default, she figured that made Warren her alpha as well since they were mates. No. What shocked her was the understanding in his voice when he'd said that he knew it wasn't her fault.<br/><br/>Granted it had been her human who had done this to him, but in a way, Lorraine felt it she needed to take some of the blame. At least she had until then. She felt guilty for not having been stronger, for not putting up more of a fight against her human. That was all gone now. At least for the most part.<br/><br/>-<br/><br/>Looking at her mate, Kai smiled faintly, giving his hand a small squeeze. She wasn't sure if it would explain why he'd said it, but she said, I'm her alpha thanks to your mom. At least for the time being. Which...I guess makes you her alpha too. She shrugged a little.<br/><br/>-<br/><br/>Blushing lightly, Lorraine looked away to shuffle a few papers, finally finding a few clipped together.<br/><br/>"I, um...I was wondering if you'd let me take a few more blood samples, Alpha," she said, her voice quiet for some odd reason. "Now that this thing has worked its way through your system, I'd like to see what it's done to you. If....if that's alright...."