"Sorry," Kai says softly. "I know this is not what you want to hear."
"No. You're right." I wipe my eyes. "I was an idiot."
"You aren't, just stay away from people like Felix in the future. To believe in another's kindness, is oddly comforting."
We sit in silence, the fire becoming embers.
"There's something I need to tell you," I hear myself say.
"What?"
"I'm omega." I blurt out.
Kai goes very still. "What?"
"I'm omega.I'm the lowest rank. I didn't want to tell anyone but…." I look at him. "I trust you, that's why?"
"Does Felix know?"
"Yes. I'm just praying he doesn't tell anyone."
Kai's face turned not to repulsion but to calculation.
"Omega. And you're mated to Felix. An Alpha-blood mated to an omega."
"The universe's cruel joke, I guess."
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