"You're not one of those alphas." There's a story there, behind the expression in his eyes when he says that. She'd never expected him to be one of those alphas and hadn't lumped him in with them on purpose. It's easy to watch him and Ruby feels both the heat in her belly rise and the adrenaline calm as both their scents fill the car.

The driver -a beta- doesn't react at all.

After a brief moment, almost as if she's waiting to see if he'll force it, Ruby turns in her seat to place her hand in his. "They'll be okay."