I stared at Gio in surprise, wondering if I had really heard what Gio had said. Mate? Why did he call me mate? We aren't mates at all, nor have I heard anything like that. Is this what Gio and Kit wanted to come and talk to mom and dad about? Are they somehow wanting me to be their mate? Did I even want that? My heart was racing in my chest, and my face flushed slightly. Gio didn't seem to notice though as he sat down on my bed, looking at me expectantly.
"Yes?" I whispered softly.
Gio frowned, "come here."
I stilled for a moment, wondering if he was being serious. But by the look on his face, I knew that he was being dead serious. I drew in a deep breath and I walked forward slowly, my heart beating faster the closer that I got. Gio was looking at me with these dark eyes. I could see the beast lurking behind his eyes. I could see the want raging there. Goddess, he looks like he wants to eat me up. I sat down beside him on the bed, fiddling with my fingers. Gio remained silent for a moment, looking like he was lost in thought.
"So, um, why are you guys here?" I asked him curiously, "I mean no disrespect. I just don't see why y'all would show much interest in my family. We're not anything of special interest."
Gio frowned once more, shaking his head, "that's where you are wrong. My family, everybody treats us falsely. They treat us well because we are the Alphas but when it comes to relationships, we want a mate who will treat us like we are just normal people. We have never connected well with someone nor have we been attracted to someone well. But that has changed."
"What do you mean?" I questioned him, having a feeling that I knew where this was going.
Gio looked like he wanted to tell me but decided against it. I sighed slightly, wishing I could get at least a few answers out of anybody but I doubt that is going to happen. I reached around and grabbed my phone, wondering if Kody had indeed messaged me. Though I hate his guts, I keep wondering what kind of excuses he can come up with. I saw then that he had messaged me two more times.
From Kody
Kai, I love you. Please reply.
From Kody
You must've left and gone to sleep. Meet me tomorrow at the cafe so we can talk. Goodnight.
I clutched my phone, glaring at the screen, wishing he could see me glaring at him. Before I could do anything, my phone was snatched out of my hands and Gio looked at the messages, a look of anger crossing his face. From what I could tell, it looked like he was deleting the messages before he tossed my phone back on the bed. I didn't even try to stop him because of the look on his face, but I knew it was the right thing that he was doing. He looked over at me, a dark expression on his face.
"Are you mad that I deleted his messages?" Gio growled out, looking like he was pretty pissed.
"No." I replied, and I was actually telling the truth.
"Good." Gio murmured, eyeing me curiously, "so, Kody Fowler is your ex?"
I sighed, "unfortunately."
"Do you still want to be with him?" Gio asked, but his voice was strained.
"No." I stated firmly, and I saw him relax a little bit, "Kody and I dated for two years while in high school. We were best friends for the longest time before that. But after Kody turned eighteen, he broke up with me in the cruelest of ways and broke my heart. Then after that, he disappeared. I haven't seen him since till tonight. And now, I still want NOTHING to do with him."
Gio nodded, and a small smile made its way onto his face, "I get what you mean. The last time Kit and I had shared someone, we thought he was the one... we were together for nearly a year but we never did anything sexual. We wanted to wait till we were all eighteen because after that, we could become mates... I'm glad it didn't happen though because a couple days before we turned eighteen, we found out our boyfriend only wanted Kit, and was secretly trying to get somebody to murder me. Though he was attempting to have me killed, it hurt me more to think that I wasn't good enough for him. And when we had him executed, it hurt Kit a lot because it broke his trust in finding a mate for us. But then, we-"
Gio trailed off, suddenly seeming to realize what he was saying. I bit my bottom lip, wanting to push him on to see what he was about to say but I decided to drop it. Suddenly, Gio rose to his feet and motioned me to follow him downstairs. I rose to my feet and followed him downstairs to the dining table where mom was setting the table. Dad wasn't looking too well, but he stood close to mom, looking like he was needing her company. I wonder what was going on with him. Did something happen?
"Dad?" I called to him, "what's wrong?"
Dad looked up at me, a blank expression on his face, "nothing, Kai, I'm okay."
I knew that there was something definitely wrong, but I did not push him on it. I sat down on my normal seat and Gio and Kit sat on either side of me. Dad sat at the head of the table beside Kit and mom sat across from Kit. Dinner went by quickly but I could feel the tension in the air. Something just wasn't settling right. Something was about to happen but what it is, I'm not too sure...
"Gio and I are going to be heading back to our home in the next couple of days." Kit told us, biting into his food, "we were going to leave tomorrow but it looks like our plans have changed."
"Why are you staying?" I asked him curiously.
Kit exchanged looks with dad before he smiled gently at me, "I will tell you later with Gio. Okay?"
I was still more than a little confused but I nodded nonetheless. Kit chattered excitedly to mom who was practically beaming with happiness. Did she know something that I didn't know? Why was dad practically glaring at the Alphas? Dad normally is very respectful when it comes to royalty. What has made him change those ways? None of this was making any sense at all.