“I don’t know what to do,” Kai admitted. “With all this anger.”
There was a stretch of silence, and then Jude held out his hands. “You give it to me.”
“What?”
“Give it to me. I’ll carry it for a while.”
“Jude.”
“Give it to me,” he insisted, still holding out his hands, still smiling. “We’re still a pack, Kai, and I’ve got two empty hands.If it’s too heavy to hold, then let me hold it for a while, until you figure out what to do.”
Kai made atsking sound. He looked towards the ocean, the waves rolling tirelessly onto the sand. The smell of salt and seaweed was so strong he could almost taste it.
“Jude.” He sighed, picking up one of the grocery bags. “Call Felix. He needs to pick us up, or the food will rot by the time we make it back.”
He laughed, his brown hair fell into his face, and pulled out his phone.
Give it to me,he said. What an idiot.
He’s a good guy.
Yeah.He is.
When the phone call ended, they started walking towards the road. Kai reached out and grabbed his wrist, squeezing it. He didn’t say anything, and neither did Jude.
Chapter 30
“Sweetheart?” Felix poked his head around the door, his old man glasses pinched on the bridge of his nose, his hair neatly style, and wearing his classic professor looking outfit. “Ah, there you are. Come get dressed. I’m taking us out this morning while Zayden and Jude are at their appointment.”
Appointment.
Sonnet still wasn’t sure what that was code for, but she was slowly coming to believe less that it had anything to do with music.
She didn’t ask questions. It seemed like whatever secret they were keeping was, for the moment, harmless. Besides, she had some of her own.
She got up and got dressed, settling on a long-sleeved knit crop top with vibrant-colored stripes, comfortable white shorts with seashell drawstrings, and white sandals to match. She tossed her hair into a half-up bun pulled together by an orange scrunchie and then braided the front strands of her hair.
Felix seemed awed, his eyebrows rising slightly in surprise like they did every time he saw her in something new, and a small smile curled his lips. Kai poked around from behind him, looked her up and down, and nodded in approval.
“You’re coming with us?” She asked.
He hadn’t talked to her at all since he came home with Jude yesterday afternoon.
“I need some fresh air.”
“I asked him to,” Felix said, kissing Sonnet on her cheek. “Let’s get into the car. We’re driving a bit out of town.”
“Where are we going?”
“It’s a surprise.” Felix had a sparkle in his eyes and winked.
Sonnet sat rigid in the front seat; her eyes glued to the window in excitement as Felix drove out of town and along the coast. It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day, and everyone seemed to be taking advantage of it. So many people were out on the beach or parked along the banks of the road beside trails leading into the trees or hills.
Felix kept going until stopping at the bottom of a steep hill where people were walking up and down. At the top, a beautiful white house stood with an old lighthouse beside it.
The three of them followed the other tourists up the walkway, where different guides met people, splitting them into groups and leading them into the old house and lighthouse. Sonnet walked between both alphas, Felix in front and Kai behind her. She could tell how much the history of this area made Felix’s eyes twinkle with excitement, and even Kai seemed impressed by some of the lore. Sonnet was too busy watching their movements; she hardly retained any information at all.
When the tour guide finished, they took the group to a staircase carved into the side of the hill, where different groups of people were allowed down to the rocky coves to tide pool.
