Eating like this was an upgrade and a very positive plus to being their fated mate.
In fact, Sonnet had made a decision. She was going to figure out what was wrong between these boys, fix them, bond with them, and live happily ever after. Maybe then her omega would finally come out of hiding and feel satisfied and safe.
Although maybe fixing her own problems was the first step to fixing theirs. After all, she couldn’t exactly bond with the alphas without having a healthy connection with her own omega.
Do you hear that? I’m going to figure you out and make you show yourself.
At first, there was no response. Typical. Just a sharp movement inside her mind, but then, a rough bark.
Mate.
An image of Kai flashed through her mind, and Sonnet understood right away what her omega was saying. She was upset one of her alphas was refusing to participate, and as she should be. Sonnet and her omega, no matter how complicated, were also wonderful and perfect, and Kai was lucky to be fated to such a girl. A girl who was tired of being frozen out without fighting back.
Every time he glared or barked, she’d whimper and hide away, but enough was enough. Here, at the beach, Sonnet felt good and great and GRAND! And she would not be let down on her very first night here by her own mate.
Summer would be proud, becausethiswas the Sonnet she knew. Little by little, she was coming out of her shell.
“Where are you going?” Jude asked, pouting as Sonnet stole his plate and brushed some of the leftover food onto it. “I thought we were going to let Zayden sleep.”
“This isn’t for Zayden. Don’t wait up for me, just enjoy the sunset.”
She skipped away, a confident boost in her step. She tried to keep the momentum as she approached the second bedroom but struggled. Her hand shook as she knocked on the door, and from the other side came an annoyed sigh and mumbling.
When Kai opened the door, wet locks of black hair fell in his eyes, and he was wearing nothing but black boxers. His skin was still damp and glistening from his shower, highlighting all his many tattoos. His dark eyes were hard and judgmental as he looked her up and down. She tried to hold back a shiver.
“Here!” She bounced up on her tiptoes and held up his plate of food.
“What’s this?”
“Food?”
Kai rolled his eyes. “I’m not hungry.”
He went to close the door, but Sonnet stepped forward right under the door frame to stop him. “You didn’t eat lunch on the plane, so you need to eat dinner. Felix worked hard on it, so if you’re not going to eat with us, the least you can do is eat it by yourself and compliment him later.”
“Compliment him?” Kai looked at her incredulously, as if she were speaking nonsense of all kinds. “I’ve never complimented him before, and I don’t plan on starting now just because you’re asking me to.”
“Asking you? Don’t be silly. I’mtelling youwhat you’re going to do. Now,” she shoved the plate of food into his chest harshly and forced a wide, sparkling smile. “Eat it. You have until bedtime to come out and compliment Felix and thank him for the meal. Oh, Kai? Tomorrow, you’re eating with us.”
“I wouldn’t count on it!”
“Oh, but I am!”
She had a grin on her face as she walked away, a fierce hope sparking in her chest.
Chapter 22
It was pathetic how late it was, and yet Kai couldn’t fall asleep. Pathetic, and completely Sonnet’s fault.
The little firecracker hadn’t left his mind since she knocked on his door and made her demands. Until that moment, he’d never seen her with such a spark before. Normally, she’d cower, and her scent would burn, and then the boys would come and scold him for treating her the way he did. This time, Sonnet grew some balls and put him in his place. For a girl exploding with sunshine and rainbows, she had more of a backbone than he had originally given her credit for, and it was kind of hot.
Really hot. Just what the doctor ordered.
Kai rolled his eyes and tossed and turned on the bed for the thousandth time. Sleep shouldn’t be this difficult. Kailovedto sleep.
Beside him, Felix sighed and turned on the bedside lamp. He leaned over Kai, his hair sticking out in every angle possible, with this begrudging,why the hell can’t you hold still and fall asleeplook that almost made him burst out laughing. In the past, he would have, but he held back tonight.
“What’s up?”
