#Chapter 200: Falling Into Old Habits

Cara’s POV When I had been Alaric’s lover in the past, back when we had lived together in DuskWood, Alaric as Alpha with me as his Beta, I had naturally been inclined to help take care of him. Partially, this instinct had been to fulfill my role as his Beta, but in other part, I had wanted to prove myself a capable mate. Mates took care of each other. At the time, it had been a natural role to want to serve him and please him. Now, he’d been here in my house for two days and already I found myself falling into old habits. Alaric had taken over the den as his personal office, working remotely from there, taking phone calls and using the internet. Early mornings, before I head to the Alpha headquarters building to work my own position as Beta, I had started to bring him fresh coffee before I left, adding the sugar and cream just as I knew he liked it. While he thanked me, he also gave me a strange look. I ignored it, feeling good about what I’d done. In the evenings, I h