Are you done assessing everyone? We should at least keep our high and mighty opinions to ourselves when we’re around her.
Felix rolled his eyes and tapped his foot quickly. He could hear footsteps on the other side of the door and smell the burnt edge of powdered sugar and spoiled cream.
Are you even going to speak, or will you stay mysteriously quiet?
Mystery is my charm.
Coward.
Hmm.
Dr. Avery opened the door, and Felix instantly noticed how hopeful her gaze was, but her stance was tall and firm. She made it clear earlier that her duty was to her patient, the omega.Sonnet.
Dr. Avery motioned towards the conference room, and Felix barely stood up before Jude bolted inside, Zayden hurrying afterhim like an embarrassed pet owner chasing after their untrained dog. Kai was surprisingly quick to follow in pursuit. This would be an interesting meeting.
More interesting than when we met Juliana?
No.
But she was not Juliana. She was their mate, and she was beautiful.
Sonnet sat at the far end of a long rectangular table, her partners in crime standing firmly behind her. Her friend, Scarlett, who earlier spent her time interrogating them, had immersed herself in her role as protector. Sonnet’s sister, Summer, definitely lived up to the detailed description Zayden gave earlier. She looked like a tsunami ready to drown her victims.
But Sonnet? She was like no other girl he had seen before, with her bubblegum pink hair, a round face, and gentle blue eyes.
There was something familiar about her, like coming home after a long day at work, strawberry shortcake on the dining room table, a few candles lit, and the back door cracked open to let the sound of frogs and crickets inside the room. She was the embodiment of the future he had been waiting for.
The scent of strawberries turned into a rotten, overripe smell as her eyes darted to each of them.
She’s scared.
Well, look at Kai. I would be, too.
Maybe he’s just intimidated by her. Not everyone can be perfect, and yet here she is.
With her brightly colored hair, to add.
She didn’t look much like a punk rocker. Her round face, doe eyes, and button nose screamed fairy princess. She looked far too kind to listen to their music, but then there was that flash of something. Mischief, stubbornness? He wanted to find out.
Jude might beat us to it.
He flung himself forward, once again like an overly excited dog trying to pounce on a stranger who was just trying to mind their own business.
“Hi!I’m—URK!”
Zayden grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and pulled him back. “Abrasive,” he growled, rolling his eyes and shoving Jude and Kai into chairs at the table. “And impolite. I’m sorry.”
Sonnet’s lips formed a small, amused smile. “It’s okay.”
“I’m not being impolite,” Jude whined before giving a winning smile to their omega. “I’m just excited. There’s a very big, important difference.”
“Intolerable. I think that was the word Zayden was looking for,” Kai mumbled. “Maybe insufferable?”
“I don’t think Sonnet needs all the words starting with the prefixin, Kai,” Felix growled, glaring down at him from his very comfortable spot leaning against the wall. When he looked at Sonnet, his eyes softened. “I’m sure you’re more interested in getting to know us.”
“Ask anything,” Jude blurted. “Anything you want to know is yours.”
Zayden cleared his throat, looking like an embarrassed big brother, but Jude was oblivious. His eyes were transfixed on Sonnet, but so were Felix’s.
