Mason
We walked into the diner, and the smells had my stomach growling again. I didn’t bother to tell Kip I hadn’t eaten since breakfast, because that would earn me a very disapproving scowl.
The kind of look that was sexy as hell, but triggered my submissiveness in a heartbeat and made me want to drop to my knees at his feet.
As soon as we entered the restaurant, Jolene, both a pack member and former classmate, approached us with a wide smile.
“Mason, Kip. Good to see you both. I have a booth ready for you in the back.”
She was far different than she’d been when we were in the same classes. Back then, like most people, she didn’t have the time of day for the lowly Omega. The social hierarchy of high school was so much more unusual than adult life. No one had wanted to be seen talking to someone outside their social circle or with lame-ass kids who would never be cool. In mycase, not only did I not fit in any group, but my ‘coolness’ wouldn’t exist until I found my Dominant.
And now that I had? Yeah, Istillwasn’t cool.
C’est la guerre, I guess.
When the server came over, Kip’s mouth fell open. “Allison? When did you get back in town?”
“A couple weeks ago,” she said in a bright tone. “It’s really good to see you again, Kip.”
“Yeah, good to see you too.”
Anger bubbled up inside me. She wasn’t a wolf, so she had no idea Kip and I were a bonded pair, but judging by the way he looked at her, he might have forgotten himself. The two of them had dated—as much as Kip would date—for about four months, but it had been a passionate relationship. I could still see them in my head by the lockers, Kip’s hands on her boobs, his tongue down her throat. He’d told me how hot the sex was, and that she was kind of a freak in the sheets.
And now, here she was, standing in front of him.
I wish it was Kai working tonight instead.
I liked Kai. When we were in school he’d never seemed to fit with any group. Every time I tried to talk with him, he flushed, muttered an apology and hurried away. I understood.
The other kids treated him pretty much the same way they treated me, and he was probably afraid I’d be the same. There weren’t many pudgy wolves, but Kai was one of them, and that earned him a good amount of barbed teasing. He was quiet, respectful, and best of all, he wasn’t one of Kip’s former sex partners who was now making fucking goo-goo eyes at him.
“Come give me a hug,” she told him.
The bastard stood, opened his arms, and let her walk into them. Then she grabbed his face and pulled him to her, kissing him deeply. The second I saw her tongue in hismouth, I was out of there. No way would I be made a fool of while my mate French-kissed a woman in front of me.
As soon as the door of the diner slammed behind me, I took off down the street, the wind whipping my hair over my eyes, which I hoped would hide the tears. Intellectually I understood that as my Dominant, Kip could do what Jerome had and formed himself a harem. He could have up to three other people in our polycule, and I hated that. I wanted him to myself, which I knew in my heart was stupid. In order to grow the pack, the dominant men were expected to have multiple women.
I’ve been so stupid, thinking Kip could be only mine.
I continued to run faster, past my house and into the woods. I sat on a fallen log, my chest heaving and my eyes leaking. I scrubbed a hand over my face. Yes, I knew it was dumb. I’d have to go home eventually, but maybe by then I would have calmed down enough to accept Allison in Kip’s life.
Probably not, but stranger things have happened.
After about twenty minutes, my heart stopped slamming into my chest. I sighed and stood.Might as well get this over with.I trudged back to the house.
No sooner was I inside than I found myself with an iron grip on my shoulders as I was slammed against the door.
“What the fuck is wrong with you?” Kip demanded, his voice dark.
“I’m sorry!” I barked. “I was having problems seeing you with your next wife.”
“My next… Are you fuckinginsane?” He let me go, then held his arms out. “Come here.”
But I could still smell her perfume on him, and my stomach knotted so hard I wanted to puke. “No.”
His eyes widened. “Really? Isthishow we’re going to play this?”
I was pissed. “After you fuck her, make sure you showerbefore you come to me. Or are you planning on taking her to your bed and I’ll be in one of the other rooms?”
