Page 31 of All Night Long

Shutting the fridge door, Gray walked into his bedroom, placed the can on the floor, and stripped. Staring at his limp dick had him scowling over the shitty situation he was stuck in. One he had not long ago decided to make the best of, yet here he was, pissed off over his human mate.

A vampire mate would be so much easier to deal with, and Gray would be able to tolerate being in their presence for longer than it took to fuck.

Dropping onto his bed, Gray sighed and ran a hand over his head. He’d fucked up again. He knew he had, but he hated having to admit it. If he didn’t sort his fucking head out, he would have a mate who would rather wither away and die than be with him, which meant Gray was approaching a flatline where their relationship was concerned.

He had to find a way past his fucked up emotions where humans were involved, or at least where one particular human was involved. He kinda liked Henry. More than liked, if he was being honest.

Here he was again, going over and over the same old thoughts, all leading him to the same place.

He had to make it work with Henry. He had no choice. Neither of them did, and Gray wanted to live a long life. If he could make it work with Henry, then it would be a long and happy life. He didn’t have to like humans in general, but he had to make an effort where his mate was concerned.

He should message him and arrange another date but somewhere less crowded, or maybe bring Henry back to his place and cook. Now he was being all domesticated and shit, but he was mated. His life had changed. Forever.

Grabbing his phone, he called Kelvin. As soon as he answered, Gray asked, “What’s a good meal to cook for your mate?”

Kelvin didn’t answer at first. All Gray heard was Kelvin panting softly and realized he might have interruptedsomething. “Steak and something.” Kelvin hung up and Gray was left staring at his phone. Oh yeah. He had interrupted something. He’d have to apologize later, once he’d finished laughing his ass off. He could only imagine the look on Key’s face.

First, he had to go in to work and dig deep for information on Maxim and his alleged son. If he could get a name for the kid, then Gray knew they would have an easier time locating him. That they could use to their advantage.

The kid was a weakness, and Gray was willing to exploit any and every weakness he found. Maxim and his bunch of merry fuckwits needed to be found and dealt with as soon as possible. Preying on humans and potentially revealing their existence was something the council had ordered a stop to.

Minho was dealing with it in his own unique way. That was going out and smiling and flashing fangs at all the women who swooned at his feet. Helped that he was a good-looking bastard who would use those looks any way he could, except to entice people to his bed.

Gray couldn’t recall a time Minho had mentioned a partner, but Gray knew the vampire wouldn’t be sleeping alone. No one that good looking slept alone. Turning his mind away from Minho, Gray concentrated and appeared in his office and sat, staring at the blank monitor.

Sighing heavily, he switched it on and began the program that would search CCTV for Maxim and hopefully capture an image of his son. A couple of hours into the search, Key entered and coughed.

“You have the best timing.”

“Yep.” Gray smirked and carried on staring at his monitor.

“We were busy.”

“I know.”

Key muttered something under his breath and sat at his station. “Message next time, unless it’s an emergency.”

“Will do.” Grinning, Gray carried on working, ignoring Key.

“I hope he makes your life hell.”

“He’s already doing that.”

“Most of that is because you’re an idiot and you’re treating him like a piece of shit. He can’t change the fact he’s human, just like you can’t change the fact you’re a vampire, so try harder with him.”

Gray swiveled on his chair and stared at Key. “When I need your advice—”

“You called for Kelvin’s advice while we were fucking, so deal with any shit I send your way.”

“Key,” Gray murmured.

“Yes? Got something to say? Should I have my mate here so he can hear it too?” Key arched an eyebrow at Gray and he sucked in a lungful of air and slowly released.

“I apologize.”

“Wow. Really? That must have been hard for you to say.”

“Now you sound like Henry.”

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