CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
“No?” I walked right after him.
“I said no,” he tossed over his shoulder, going down a hallway.
“I want to know why.”
He took a back hallway to the kitchen. Brooke and Jonah were still in there. They’d moved to the table, two bottles of wine and a box of pizza open between them. Their conversation paused as we came in.
“You’re not ready,” Kai said as he turned the corner.
“What do you mean I’m not ready?”
Brooke’s mouth fell open. Even Jonah seemed startled, though I wasn’t sure the reason for their reactions.
Kai picked up one of the wine bottles, along with the two glasses.
“Hey!” Brooke sputtered, but she quieted after she looked at Kai’s face. “Never mind.” She swept a hand out. “Proceed.”
He inclined his head and moved forward, back out into the hallway. I
