77 - Ben's Arrival

Kate's POV

I called him "Rich?"

He showed me a finger and told me to wait one minute. I heard a car roar in the parking lot. I saw it was Ben and Gamma Richard disconnected his phone. I thought that it must be Ben to whom Gamma Richard was talking.

Ben parked the car and came to us and he bowed to the king first and said, "My King." Alpha King told him to rise and then Ben Stone addressed me and asked, "I don't know what to say about you Beta Kate. But are you sure her name is Grace?"

I told him, "Yes, I am sure. Although I wanted to ask you her full name is Grace Ben Stone, so your father and you share the same name?"

Ben said, "Actually, my name is Benjamin Stone but I prefer my dad's name in his memories."

I replied, "Okay Ben. If you prefer this name." This showed that I respected Ben's wishes in wanting to use his father's name to honor his memory and that I was willing to address him by that name.

Alpha King interrupted us and asked Ben, "Would you like to meet her or not