Ned freezes for several seconds, his mind heaving and heaving like a horse trying to drag a wagon out of the mud. But, then, a beta's natural instinct to comfort and help a vulnerable omega wins out, because of Burr's reaction. It seems almost as though he were trying to convince himself he was the type to commit adultery -- as though it were some unavoidable inclination within him.

He crouches, before Burr, and covers Burr's hand with his own. "Where?" he asks.