"I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to," Alexis began begging, cupping her hands at him. "I hadn't meant to hurt her. It was—-"
"Who are you?"
That momentarily made her pause, eyes fluttering in confusion. "Huh? W-what do you mean?"
"Keelion Fane that I know is a man who would never let you off for putting your hand on a woman, on an omega as a beta. But he hasn't done anything, said a word, or even visited Althea. Don't you think something is off?" Augustus slammed both hands on the wall on either side of her head. "I told you that I didn't care what relationships you had with him, but I also didn't want you putting him on the spot."
Alexis swallowed.