The Sun God Diaries

“I still can’t believe that my date begins today,” I said as my friends and I were enjoying a day at the mall that Mrs.Suarez-Draper gifted to Dad (who also joined us with Aunt Ciara, Pauly, and Aunt Lailani). When word got out of my courtship with the Magnificent Eight and their intentions, I was constantly the hot topics of entire Colorado school system. And of course, my friends were gagging and insisting that I needed a makeover.

As for my fathers and brothers, they had the nerve to give me a ten o’clock curfew and that one or two of my brothers accompany us. My brothers guarding my dates was one thing, but the curfew was something that got a negative response from the mates and Dad. It took a lot of threats of no sex and possible castration from my brothers’ mates and Dad until they caved in and allowed an eleven o’clock curfew.

And now, my crewand I were getting ready for a day of shopping and a spa day as my first date would begin today.

“Well, Kai, you know that the boys were going to make sure that they pulled all the stops beginning today,” Travis piped up as we stepped inside large Italian-themed shopping mall that boasted of the luxury boutiques and trendy anchor stores with the smell of Mrs. Fields’ cookies making our stomachs rumble. “And Damien did tell you that you were going on four dates with two of them. I wonder who will kick things off?”

“That I don’t really know for sure,” Dad replied as we made our first stop at Saks. “All that they told me via Kaden and Clayton was that Malachi was to be surprised. Not only that, Malachi will need to look his best for tonight and tomorrow.”

“Ooh,” Aunt Ciara replied. “All the better we start here at Saks Fifth Avenue so Malachi could learn the secrets of dressing for his lovers.”

The girls and omegas chuckled.

Pauly moaned quietly.

Aunt Ciara and Lailani only smiled, the blonde sales clerk coming to us. “Oh, hello,” the latter said. “We’re here for my godson Malachi DuBauer. He’ll be going on his first date with two of his eight mates.”

“But of course,” the female sales clerk replied, giving me a friendly grin. To me, “Are they your first soulmates?”

I nodded. “All eight of them,” I replied.

“Excellent. And please, Young Prince, let us here at Saks make sure that you look your best.” The sales clerk snapped her fingers as several male and female stylists (all blondes, weird) came to her side. “Everyone, the Moon Wolf Prince will need to look his best. Let’s get to work.”

And just like that, the makeover began with one stylist giving me an assessment on my lifestyle and favorite activities while another sat down with me regarding my personal tastes and still another prepared several private rooms for myself and my friends before I was finally ready to spend two hours of playing dress-up (some outfits were better than others, the latter earning pursed lips and shaking heads of no). By ten o’clock in the afternoon, we all left with several bags of clothes with myself carrying most of the bulk.

Then it was a trip to Ulta Beauty and the ladies themselves took to getting my skin assessed by the best on-duty beauty and grooming consultant about skin care products, lip balm, lip venom, lotions, and even shampoos and conditioners for my hair as well as the perfect body wash for me to have the glowing look.

And then came the visit to J. Fekkar Salon where it didn’t take much coaxing (despite protests from Haman, Osirus, and Eryk) for me to be wax, clipped, anointed, cut, layered, and curled into a seductive male Omega that could draw flies to honey. And yes, folks. My human versions of my supernatural sides got the same treatment (despite the tears and mortification from Eryk and Osirus).

I suddenly understood the pains of looking good for one’s mate. But hey, never let it be said that I wasn’t one to go the distance.

After a light lunch break at a Mexican cantina, we were all sighing happily at La Verano Spa as the store manager gave us all complimentary treatments with myself given the deluxe package that included hot stone massages, mud baths, aromatherapy- the works. I let the smiling Finish were-cat Beta pound all the tension from my body that was so good I didn’t even protest to a facial with a serene were-hawk.

“This...is heaven on Earth,” I breathed. “Boy, I cannot wait for the guys to see me tonight.”

“I’ll say,” Floriana chirped as a speedo-clad Pauly joined us in the bubbling Jacuzzi as the faint booming of Megan Thee Stallion played from the food court. “You already look and feel like a million bucks, Kai.”

“You too, Floriana.”

Pauly rolled his eyes. “Well, I for one feel like I’m being pimped out for a night for sleeping with old ladies,” he harrumphed. “Dude, why did I have to be dragged into this?”

“Because you know that you meeting your mate will be imminent and there was no way that Aunt Yesenia was going to let you look like a bum,” I replied. “She made Dad swear that you take part of this as well. You know that I’m right.”

Pauly snorted. “Well, if my mate comes along- and that’s a BIG if, I’ll keep that in mind,” he commented. “But thanks for keeping me in mind.”

“Hey. What are godbrothers for?”

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Third-Person POV

While the small entourage of the DuBauer gang was taking in the spa treatments, two brothers were in the quiet room of the spa, their eyes trained on the young and slender Moon Wolf Prince. “So beautiful,” the first brother murmured as they stealthily watched the omega Moon Wolf Prince chat happily away and enjoy some chit-chat with his friends. “He’s a clone of his dad.”

“I know,” the second brother replied lowly, his eyes glowing Alpha red. “He’s a perfect size for you and I as we dream of him being our love slave.”

“I say that we make plans now to claim him,” the first brother replied, smiling faintly at Malachi who was getting out of the Jacuzzi and granting the Alphas a look at his brief-clad bum. “He doesn’t deserve to be stuck with those eight Alpha boys. He needs two Alpha men that can dominate him in the bedroom.”

“Damn right, but let’s not rush ourselves,” the second brother admonished. “No doubt that he’s guarded by his Alpha friends as well as some royal guards that are undercover. I have a feeling that there’s more to our boy. My wolf can feel his energy that’s potent- like it’s blessed from the Moon Goddess.”

“You mean-”

The second brother nodded. “We lie in wait for now,” he said. “We watch from the shadows and bide our time. No need to be hasty.”