Page 57 of Dream Mates
Jett snorted as he drained the wings on the paper towel covered plate. “Well, yeah, the only woman living with us is a teenager who likes to fund her overseas bank account through hacking, and the ones you have regular contact with are either alpha females or people like Lexi who you mess with at your own risk.”
“So, we just accept this story?” I rubbed my forehead, trying to make sense of all this.
“What other choice do we have? I don’t quite understand the scent-match-from-another-world part. What if they never were brought together? That would be horrible. Wes would have beenfine, he has Evan and us. But her… I still remember seeing her in the Center that first time. How scared she was.” Jett frowned as he brushed sauce over the wings on one of the plates.
“How willing she was to come home with a stranger?” I rolled my eyes.
“That stranger wasEvan.It was probably her bond with Wes that affected him.” He took a different bowl of sauce and brushed it over the wings on the other plate.
True. Honestly, I think most people would go home with Evan if he asked them.
“Considering Grace and Wesmated, I’m surprised she even lasted as long as she did,” Jett added.
That made me pause. I’d never truly considered that. Being apart from your mate forso longcould be deadly for an omega. It was probably due to the strangeness of their bond. I was still unsure of how you could actually bond a mate in your dreams.
Jett took the plates and nodded toward the table. Grabbing the bourbon, I took a seat at the wooden table.
“That plate is mild. You won’t like this one.” Grinning, Jett pulled one of the plates to him.
I chuckled. His tolerance for spice was much greater than mine.
“Are you okay with Grace staying? If she stays, things are going to change.” I bit into a wing, which despite beingmildwas still a bit spicy for me, but not unbearably so.
“What is the real question, because we know Grace leaving isn’t an option?” Jett gave me a look as he took my glass and drained it.
True.
“This heat was a lot. Are you okay? I’m worried about how hard it was on you,” I admitted. It had been fierce, and there were a few times where I’d lost control. Usually, I didn’t allow myself to let go.
Jett’s hand covered mine. “It was a lot. I’m exhausted mentally, physically, and emotionally. But I’ll be okay, and I appreciate your worry. I’m guessing a lot of the ferocity of this heat was driven by Evan and Wes watching Grace get taken away. It probably won’t usually be that intense, even with her joining us.”
I toyed with my wing. “True. But Evan and Grace feeding off each other like that–that will probably be normal. She fucking spiked, which I didn’t know she could do.”
“She didn’t know she could do that.” Jett shrugged. “Her doc was no help. Basically, she was likeSee what happens and report back.Grace probably doesn’t even know what a spike is.”
Shit. “She might not. Is that why Evan is always making her watch videos?”
“Yeah. The little she knows about alphas was courtesy of teenage dream Wes.” Jett snorted, rolling his eyes.
“Oh fuck.” I laughed. While my sister and I went to private alpha summer camps, Wes just had what the school provided us, and his alpha family members.
“Her in the nest during his heats changes things. I didn’t really consider how much,” I admitted.
Or that her reactions would be that female-omega-like.
“I’m still okay with it. It was different, but it wasn’t a bad different. I could get used to it.” Jett devoured another wing.
“Whatdidyou think of lady ass? I forgot to ask earlier,” I joked, since he’d talked with me ahead of time about possibly acting out Evan’s fantasy of the two of them taking Grace together.
“While vagina is still not my favorite, I have to admit, lady ass felt pretty nice, especially feeling Evanthroughher. Mmmm.” Jett licked his lips.
I took another sip of bourbon. “It was a pretty sight, her between the two of you.”
“And when Wesjoined Evan inside her,fuck me. She is so fucking responsive. Fucking wasted on Wes. At least Spencer will appreciate it.” He laughed and devoured another wing.
“True. Though Wes being her scent match really does tell me a lot about her.” Which circled back into me not knowing how to care for her.
“So does Spencer being so into her.” Jett’s eyebrows waggled.
