Rose’s eyes widen. “Shit.”
“Yep.”
“You’re not taking Kai, are you?”
I can’t stop the laugh slipping from my mouth. “Hell no.”
Rose grins and sighs in relief, taking a sip of her drink.
Felix strolls in at that moment and makes his way over. I watch as Rose’s cheeks flush, and lift my cup to hide my smirk. My younger brother has this effect on most women. He’s tall and lean, his muscles more defined than bulky. Being as Rose is only seventeen and thus new to boys, she’s extremely obvious in her reactions, but my brother has never embarrassed her about it. Always the gentleman, Felix.
“Hey,” Felix says, pulling another chair over and sitting on it backward. He looks bright-eyed and bushy tailed. I hate it.
“Hey,” Rose and I say in greeting.
I put my cup down, before shifting in my seat to face Felix. Resting my chin on my hand, I smile at my brother. He looks just like Dad, with his silver hair and blue turquoise eyes. Felix and I both take after our dad, whereas Kai takes after our mother, with the darker blonde hair, and eyes a darker shade of blue. Though, I’ve been told my eyes shift between blue and green depending on my mood.
The table shakes from my leg bouncing under the table. What is wrong with me? I’m not usually this edgy.
Felix raises an eyebrow at me. “You good, Salena?”
“Sure, just peachy.” My smile is tight, and I squint my eyes to stop my trembling vision.
Rose giggles. “You are wired.”
Felix watches me closely. “What’s wrong with you? You seem extra . . . twitchy today.”
“I am!” I exclaim loudly. “Why can I suddenly see sounds in colors?”
Rose laughs. “I did add an extra shot to your coffee. Plus some caramel syrup for some sweetness.”
My gaze snaps to her, and my eyes widen.
Oh, shit!
I am highly sensitive to caffeine. I’ll be bouncing around for hours now.
“What? Don’t look at me like that. You said you needed the boost.”
“Shit,” I swear. “No wonder it tastes so good.”
Rose and Felix chuckle at my expense, and share a knowing look.
“Kai told me what happened last night,” Felix says, growing serious.
Even though he’s twenty-two he acts like he’s older, Felix seems to have skipped over the teenage stage, and matured overnight. Our parent’s death probably has something to do with that.
I look into my brother’s eyes, “I feel like I’ve set something in motion that I don’t fully understand. What if I got it wrong?”
“Got what wrong?” Rose asks, curiosity making her lean in closer.
“That man Salena marked is her mate.”
My hand shoots out and smacks Felix across the back of the head. “Hey!” I snap.
“What?” Felix replies with laughter in his eyes.
Rose's hand covers mine on the table, drawing my attention back to her. “Salena, you basically threw Dad across the carpark when you thought we were going to hurt that man. If he’s not your mate, I’d be completely shocked.”
