Chapter 38. Benji Is the Beast?

"I can't say if it's a good or bad thing," mumbled Mark, his head flopping back against the headrest of the old couch.

"Well it can't be that bad since he's just a kid and he seems good," Carla added, joining Mark in resting her head and studying the boards that made up the ceiling.

They had just had dinner, prepared and brought over by Matilda, and the after-eating fatigue left them sluggish and sprawled out on the couch, basking in each other's company. 

Carla had seen no better time to tell Mark about her new 'job,' which quickly led to her revealing her encounter with Benji.

"What harm could a five-year-old child possibly cause?"

"A lot if he's been sharing a mind with the Alpha since he was born," he argued, refusing to see the good in Benji despite Carla's stubborn defense of the little boy.

Carla turned to her side so she could face the shirtless man. Blue eyes traced the gentle slope of his Adam's apple, down his neck. Wh