Page 12 of All Night Long

Standing, he walked over to the doorway and watched Henry. He wasn’t as peaceful as when Gray had left him, so he made his way over to the bed and sat on the edge, taking Henry’s hand in his own again.

As soon as Gray did that, Henry settled. Great. Just great.

Knowing he had no choice but to remain close to his mate, Gray kicked off his sneakers and moved to lie next to Henry, maintaining contact with him. He was tired and the last place he wanted to be was where he currently was, but this was his life now and he had to suck it up and get on with it.

Henry hadn’t asked for this and he was going to have one hell of a shock when he woke up and Gray filled him in. That’s if Henry didn’t immediately call the cops and have Gray arrested. Not like that would happen. Gray would simply go home and leave Henry staring at the spot he’d occupied. Good thing vampires could ‘poof’ whenever they wanted, and now Gray was using Key’s word for it.

Moving around to find a comfortable spot, Gray settled and closed his eyes. The hand he was holding tightened for a second, then relaxed. Gray squeezed it back, then furrowed his brow at the move. Why him? Nope. Didn’t matter, and he was done with that now. He’d had his pity party, such as it was, and now he was dealing with it.

Life had thrown him a curve ball and he would adapt. Somehow. Reluctantly.

His cell beeped and Gray pulled it out of his pocket and read the message from Kelvin.Has he settled?

Grunting, Gray typed out his reply then switched his phone off, a small satisfied smile on his face. Telling Kelvin to fuck off was petty, but he needed some pettiness right then. Sighing softly, Gray decided it was time to sleep. Whatever happened when he woke, he would face in his usual way.

Chapter Six

Henry woke slowly, blinking his eyes several times before they finally opened. He was warm and for the first time in days, he felt okay. No, he actually felt good. Stretching, he paused when he realized there was someone else in bed with him. Rolling his head on the pillow, he stared into the dark eyes of the man next to him.

Sitting up, he watched the stranger watch him. No, this man wasn’t a stranger, not in the biblical sense. They’d fucked at the club. He was the one who had passed on whatever he had to Henry.

“How the fuck did you get into my apartment?”

The man gave him a sadistic smile, then disappeared. Henry scrambled back, blinking rapidly, unable to comprehend what had just happened. He landed with a thump on the floor, then almost screamed when the man reappeared next to him.

“I’m only going to say this once, because I can’t be bothered to repeat this to you.” He pointed to his chest, “My name is Gray and I’m a vampire and unfortunately for me, you are my mate.”

Henry continued to stare up at the man, then shook his head, his mouth falling open. Nothing came out, but he couldn’t move or do anything. His mind had stopped working.

The other man sighed heavily, rolling his eyes. “Henry, yeah?” Henry somehow managed to nod once at the question. It had been a question, hadn’t it? “I’m Gray.”

“Gray.”

“Yes, that’s right, Gray.”

And now the man was speaking to him like he was a child and that snapped Henry out of his stupor. Scrambling to stand, he glared at Gray. “How did you get into my apartment?”

“Need another demonstration, do you? Was the first one not good enough?” Gray disappeared, then reappeared on the opposite side of the bed. Holding his arms wide, he said, “Ta da!”

Henry stared at the spot Gray had been standing, then over to where he was now. “Teleportation?”

“Wow. You know words with more than one syllable. I am impressed.”

Henry didn’t respond. He wasn’t going to engage in whatever Gray wanted. “Please leave.” Being civil in this situation would be better.

“Oh, I wish I could, but unfortunately for both of us, we’re fucked.”

“Once and you didn’t use protection. I had to get checked out because—”

“Vampire.” Gray pointed to his chest. “Can’t pass any of those human diseases so you’re safe.”

Henry pointed to Gray. “Insane. Deluded. Out of my apartment now or I’ll call the cops.” He spread his legs, steadying himself in case Gray attacked him. He needed to be ready for anything.

“Go ahead and call them. I’ll just disappear when they arrive. You know, like I just did.” Gray suddenly appeared next to Henry, causing him to stumble back. “Boo.”

“Fuck off,” Henry snapped. “How old are you? I’ve seen children behave more mature.”

Gray growled. “I have a human mate—”

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