“Kai,” Alex called, approaching Kaiya and Callum, who hadn’t actually been dancing for some time. They stood in the middle of the dance floor, hands held, holding some sort of serious conversation. When Alex caught up to them, he reached for her hand.
“Hey,” she gave him a small smile. Okay, it doesn’t look like pity, so still good. Though the look on the alpha’s face looked like he won the lottery, so he was unsure.
“Kai, we need to try and catch up with Hawks,” he attempted to give her a knowing look that would signal the mission to her.
“Huh? Oh! Right,” she looked back at Cal. “I have to go, but we can try in a few days.” Before Cal could respond, Alex pulled her away.
Alex briskly pulled her across the room to a secluded corner, bearing stress on his face. Alex, wha
