KAI POV
Two seconds. That’s how long it took for the mood to shift.
The moment I sat down at the end of the bench—far from the twins and close enough to bolt if I had to—they finally acknowledged me properly.
Bart’s eyes dragged over me like I was dirt under his boot. His lip curled in a sneer. “You’ve gotta be kidding me.”
“Reyes,” Bret said flatly, “you brought a mutt to our table?”
My fingers tensed around the fork. I hadn’t even tasted my food yet.
Reyes blinked, half-laughing. “Dude, what the hell? What’s your problem? I just thought—”
“I don’t give a s**t what you thought.” Bart jabbed his thumb at me. “You can sniff out an omega in heat from two blocks away, but you can’t smell the rot coming off this one?”
“Watch your mouth,” I said before I could stop myself. The words cam
