Married My Ex's Alpha Uncle by Aurora Starling

"Yes?" He asked.

I opened the door slightly and poked my head in.

Shirley was sitting on his desk with her leg crossed over the other and Elliot was seated on his chair, facing his computer. He barely looked up to see me.

"Well, look who it is. Is Luna work too much for you?" Shirley asked mockingly.

I pressed my lips together in a thin line. I expected to see Beta Leo in here as well, but he wasn't. It upset me knowing that Elliot had been locked away in this office alone with Shirley. "No, it's actually going great," I told her as I looked at Elliot.

He paid me no attention and that irritated me.

"I came here to see if Elliot was hungry," I said, talking to Shirley but looking at Elliot.

He looked up at me.

"Shirley and I just finished eating a bit ago. Have you not eaten yet?" He asked, narrowing his eyes at me.

in the stomach, and I had to keep from

been so busy I hadn't

me, "We are going to work a

my back was turned toward them so

I muttered before leaving

said, but the fact that

he didn't come home until almost 2 in

he got into bed. I

at night. I was too exhausted mentally and physically, to speak up. So, I just closed my eyes

of time in the art studio working on my latest painting. Watercolor always put my mind at ease and made me think more clearly. Once I was done, I went straight to the packhouse to get some

in the afternoon, I found Beta Leo and asked

him; he took Shirley into town for some shopping," he told me. "He told me

twisted into a tight knot, and I managed a nod. However, Beta

what it seems; Shirley needed some new equipment

okay," I said, holding up my hand and stopping