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Story: All Night Long
“Interesting way to put it,” Hugo commented. “Though Gray is right, Kai. Let’s drop it for now.”
Gray grunted. “Gee, thanks for your support.”
“I could let Kai carry on if you like. He isn’t saying anything that’s a lie and you know it. Now that we’ve agreed to move on, what are you going to do about your mate?”
“I’m… trying…” Gray hardened his jaw. “It might take some time.”
Kai snorted and shook his head. “Take him out somewhere nice for a meal. Talk in public so you won’t shout at each other.”
“People scream and shout at each other all the time and no one cares.” Gray sighed. “I’ll ask him out. See if we can talk…” Gray caught the look Kai shot him and changed what he was saying. “…if I can talk without erupting.”
“Look.” Hugo paused. “You can’t change who your mate is, but you can change how you react to it. He is now the most important person in your life and we all know what will happen once Maxim finds out, and he will find out. Look what happened to Key. Do you want that to happen to Henry?”
“No, and I need to find out how Maxim knew Kelvin had mated.”
“We have a spy, but we’ve always known they had someone on the inside. We’re doing the same. Which reminds me that I have some files to look at.” Standing, Hugo stretched, waved then disappeared, leaving Gray alone with Kai.
“We should lay a trap and find out who it is. We could use him or her to our advantage.”
“I was thinking the same thing, but for now I need to sort this out.”
Kai nodded and stood, then left. Gray stared at the spot Kai had been standing and slowly closed his eyes. He wasn’t going to rehash everything. He knew who he was and how he’d responded, so going over it wasn’t going to change anything. Hehad to learn to handle the situation and try not to lose his shit every other second. Fuck, why a human? Why?
Sighing heavily, Gray stood and walked into his bedroom. Stripping until he stood in his boxers, Gray went into the bathroom and turned the shower on. He needed to clean up and head into work and somehow take his mind off the mate he had but didn’t want. Kinda.
He was slowly—sloth slowly—changing his mind about that. They were great in bed and Gray had no issues where that was concerned. It was just the small talk. Well, any talk because they didn’t talk. They shouted. Mainly he shouted. A lot.
Stepping under the spray, he gasped when the cold water hit him. Gritting his teeth, Gray waited for the water to warm, forcing his mind from his mate and onto matters of work. He had to find out who they were so he could use it to their advantage. The thought of using Maxim’s spy against him had Gray’s lips lifting in a smile.
He wanted to be a fly on the wall when Maxim found out what they’d done and how much they’d infiltrated his network. Maxim would not be happy. At all. In fact, knowing Maxim the way Gray did, it was safe to say vampires would die at Maxim’s hand, and that didn’t bother him at all.
Those who served Maxim and rejected their laws deserved everything they got, and Gray would love to see it happen. Maxim would hunt them down and rip them apart, which meant there would be less of them for Gray and the others to hunt.
Once he’d finished in the shower, Gray quickly dried and dressed, grabbed what he needed, then appeared in his office. Key was already there, a frown on his face as he stared at the monitor in front of him. Okay, for a human, Key was alright, and Gray had helped Kelvin out when he’d mated Key, but they weren’t best buds or anything like that.
Sitting, Gray waited for the system to log him in, listening to Key murmur to himself. “Who is he?” Key asked.
Gray pushed his chair over to Key and stared at the monitor. Watching the man on the screen, Gray furrowed his brow. “He looks familiar…”
“He doesn’t appear often, but he’s watching some guy.”
“What made you watch him?” It wasn’t like Key to become distracted by some random dude.
“His behavior. He knows where the cameras are, knows when to appear and disappear. Reminds me of that Maxim guy. He’s only seen when he wants to be.”
Gray watched for a few seconds more, then straightened when the man or vampire disappeared as he crossed the road. “Fucking idiot. We don’t do that shit where humans could see and not on CCTV. What the fuck is he playing at?”
“First time he’s done it out in the open like this. It’s normally down some out of the way alley.”
“He’ll end up on some rag like Minho.”
“Minho enjoys it. Nothing like flashing his abs and his fangs then telling them he is just a plain old human and the fangs are fake.”
“Keep an eye out for him, and I’ll let the others know as well. He isn’t one of ours.”
“I figured you would know. I only know a few vampires, but he didn’t look familiar at all.”
“He does remind me of someone, but I can’t think who. For now.” Pushing back to his work area, Gray said, “Leave him for now. Do you have the new shifts?”
Gray grunted. “Gee, thanks for your support.”
“I could let Kai carry on if you like. He isn’t saying anything that’s a lie and you know it. Now that we’ve agreed to move on, what are you going to do about your mate?”
“I’m… trying…” Gray hardened his jaw. “It might take some time.”
Kai snorted and shook his head. “Take him out somewhere nice for a meal. Talk in public so you won’t shout at each other.”
“People scream and shout at each other all the time and no one cares.” Gray sighed. “I’ll ask him out. See if we can talk…” Gray caught the look Kai shot him and changed what he was saying. “…if I can talk without erupting.”
“Look.” Hugo paused. “You can’t change who your mate is, but you can change how you react to it. He is now the most important person in your life and we all know what will happen once Maxim finds out, and he will find out. Look what happened to Key. Do you want that to happen to Henry?”
“No, and I need to find out how Maxim knew Kelvin had mated.”
“We have a spy, but we’ve always known they had someone on the inside. We’re doing the same. Which reminds me that I have some files to look at.” Standing, Hugo stretched, waved then disappeared, leaving Gray alone with Kai.
“We should lay a trap and find out who it is. We could use him or her to our advantage.”
“I was thinking the same thing, but for now I need to sort this out.”
Kai nodded and stood, then left. Gray stared at the spot Kai had been standing and slowly closed his eyes. He wasn’t going to rehash everything. He knew who he was and how he’d responded, so going over it wasn’t going to change anything. Hehad to learn to handle the situation and try not to lose his shit every other second. Fuck, why a human? Why?
Sighing heavily, Gray stood and walked into his bedroom. Stripping until he stood in his boxers, Gray went into the bathroom and turned the shower on. He needed to clean up and head into work and somehow take his mind off the mate he had but didn’t want. Kinda.
He was slowly—sloth slowly—changing his mind about that. They were great in bed and Gray had no issues where that was concerned. It was just the small talk. Well, any talk because they didn’t talk. They shouted. Mainly he shouted. A lot.
Stepping under the spray, he gasped when the cold water hit him. Gritting his teeth, Gray waited for the water to warm, forcing his mind from his mate and onto matters of work. He had to find out who they were so he could use it to their advantage. The thought of using Maxim’s spy against him had Gray’s lips lifting in a smile.
He wanted to be a fly on the wall when Maxim found out what they’d done and how much they’d infiltrated his network. Maxim would not be happy. At all. In fact, knowing Maxim the way Gray did, it was safe to say vampires would die at Maxim’s hand, and that didn’t bother him at all.
Those who served Maxim and rejected their laws deserved everything they got, and Gray would love to see it happen. Maxim would hunt them down and rip them apart, which meant there would be less of them for Gray and the others to hunt.
Once he’d finished in the shower, Gray quickly dried and dressed, grabbed what he needed, then appeared in his office. Key was already there, a frown on his face as he stared at the monitor in front of him. Okay, for a human, Key was alright, and Gray had helped Kelvin out when he’d mated Key, but they weren’t best buds or anything like that.
Sitting, Gray waited for the system to log him in, listening to Key murmur to himself. “Who is he?” Key asked.
Gray pushed his chair over to Key and stared at the monitor. Watching the man on the screen, Gray furrowed his brow. “He looks familiar…”
“He doesn’t appear often, but he’s watching some guy.”
“What made you watch him?” It wasn’t like Key to become distracted by some random dude.
“His behavior. He knows where the cameras are, knows when to appear and disappear. Reminds me of that Maxim guy. He’s only seen when he wants to be.”
Gray watched for a few seconds more, then straightened when the man or vampire disappeared as he crossed the road. “Fucking idiot. We don’t do that shit where humans could see and not on CCTV. What the fuck is he playing at?”
“First time he’s done it out in the open like this. It’s normally down some out of the way alley.”
“He’ll end up on some rag like Minho.”
“Minho enjoys it. Nothing like flashing his abs and his fangs then telling them he is just a plain old human and the fangs are fake.”
“Keep an eye out for him, and I’ll let the others know as well. He isn’t one of ours.”
“I figured you would know. I only know a few vampires, but he didn’t look familiar at all.”
“He does remind me of someone, but I can’t think who. For now.” Pushing back to his work area, Gray said, “Leave him for now. Do you have the new shifts?”