Jewel & Her Kings: Pack Bonds Omegaverse by Rosemary A Johns

Author:Rosemary A Johns [Johns, Rosemary A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Ocean Blue Pool, King Hall

It’s Saturday, the hottest day of the year, and I’m cooling off in the Olympic-sized swimming pool, which is hidden to the side of the estate, behind the gold lined marble pool house, which is ringed by trees.

The water is an intense ocean blue.

I’m covered in the trees’ shade, which is lucky because I’m burning up.

There’s a sheen of sweat on my skin, and I’ve had to push Didier’s concerned hand away from checking the temperature of my forehead twice.

“I’m not going down with flu,” I protested.

This is my first ever pool party, and I’m not missing it because of some summer bug.

Today’s too important.

Once Trenton returns, the easy fantasy that we’re a pack will end.

At least, it will, unless I can truly convince Braxton that we all want this and are willing.

Even then, it depends on being able to help Braxton to bring about the changes to the Companion system that will revolutionize it.

I sigh, floating on my back in the soothing water.

The sky is an ocean of blue above me. A bird appears to do back stroke across it.

I struggle to ignore my dizziness.

It’s not only my first pool party. It’s Braxton’s as well.

Who invites people to things like this with a handwritten note?

When a handwritten note was pushed under my door last night, I’d been frightened.

“What is it?” Didier asked, sleepily.

He pushed himself up on his elbows in our nest.

I crawled over to the note and picked it up like it could explode in my face.

“It reads: Jewel and Didier, you’re invited to a barbecue and pool party, Saturday at noon.”

Didier laughed. “It’s a date.”

I stared at the note. “Brax doesn’t do things like this. It must be down to Matt’s influence. Ever since Matt helped to keep him on the King Alpha Company board by allowing himself to be used in that horrible demonstration, those two have been close. He’ll probably have Brax counting the laps in the pool as his daily exercise.”

Didier settled back into the nest, clutching the tie more firmly to his nose and sniffing it like it was Brax’s scent gland. “Non, it’s a date.”

Hope soared through me.

I felt like I was flying and falling at the same time.

Then it hit me.

“We don’t have costumes or even underwear to swim in.” I panicked, flailing at Didier’s legs to get his attention. “Fuck, is it skinny dipping? He doesn’t waste any time, does he? But what the hell do we do about our scars?”

Instantly, Didier’s eyes snapped open, and he pushed himself upright. “Mon coeur, he doesn’t know about the scars. It would devastate him. W-we c-can’t…m-mustn’t…”

I hushed him, stroking over his hand with the soft touches that he needed, when he tipped toward anxiety attack like this. It was grounding, when he didn’t have anything visual to anchor himself with.

“Just breathe. You’re right. We need Brax to keep his head in the game. So, maybe we just make up some excuse and not go.”

“Are you serious? Turn

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