said.”
Sexton wiped his face once again as he knelt before Panahasi. “I’m not lying to you, I swear.”
The leader reached his hand out, helping Sexton to his feet.
Rainerio held his breath, waiting to see what Panahasi was going to do.
“I want you to go with Phoenyx. He’ll keep you hidden while we work this out.”
Sexton nodded as Rainerio let his breath out. The reporter stopped in front of him, bowing his head. “I’m really sorry for impersonating you.”
He didn’t know what to say. The apology was sincere. Rainerio could tell by the tone of Sexton’s voice. “Just don’t let it happen again,” he chastised lightly. Okay, so he was turning into a softy.
Rainerio’s head snapped to the side when he heard his name being called. It was like a distant echo. He pinpointed the caller, using the shadowed hallway to walk through. To his surprise, Peter was pacing back and forth in front of the building. He’d stop every few seconds to shout his name at the top of his lungs.
“What do you want?” Rainerio snapped as he walked closer. He didn’t like this guy. Although Dillon was now his mate, Peter still went out on a date with him. That made Peter one of Rainerio’s least favorite people in his book.
“I know you don’t like me because I dated Dillon. Get over it. He chose you. That’s not why I’m here.” The vampire shoved his hands into his front pockets, glaring at Rainerio.
“You have five seconds to tell me why you are here before I walk away.” He was itching to get to his mate. He didn’t have time for this bullshit. The pissing contest was over. He had won.
Peter pulled one of his hands from his pockets and pointed it accusingly at Rainerio, anger evident on his face. “You know, I should have called someone else’s name. After the way you left him crying his eyes out, you don’t deserve Dillon.”
“What the hell do you know about what happened between us?”
Rainerio’s step faltered when Peter’s words finally sunk in. “Wait, what do you mean crying? When was he crying? Why was he crying?”
Peter let out an aggravated growl from his throat. “What the hell is wrong with you? I tried to tell myself you weren’t that big of an asshole. The way you looked at him contradicted what you did.” Peter raked his eyes disapprovingly over him. “But from the way you are acting now, I’m having second thoughts.”
“Will you just tell me what the hell you are talking about?”
Rainerio had been gone for a week. Maybe Dillon had decided he no longer wanted him. Why would his mate be crying? None of this was making any sense.
“Fine. If you want me to air your dirty laundry out here on the street. How could you fuck him and then just disappear? Don’t you know that man is in love with you? He’s walking around with his heart ripped out of his chest.” Peter held up his fists, as if readying for a fight. “I outta knock you on your ass for treating him that way.”
“I don’t have a fucking clue what you’re talking about, Peter. Now stop acting like a dick and tell me what’s going on. I didn’t fuck him and leave him as you so eloquently put it. Not that it’s any of your business, but I had things that needed taking care of. I left him a note.”
Peter blinked at him as his fists lowered. “You did? He didn’t mention a note.”
“Shit.” The pieces fell into place in Rainerio’s head. If Dillon didn’t find the note, then he would think that Rainerio had just up and left after the best night of his life. This was so fucked up. “I have to go.” He spun on his heel. There was a lot of explaining to do. If Dillon didn’t find that note, he was sitting somewhere distraught.
Rainerio couldn’t have that.
“Wait!” Peter shouted.
Rainerio rounded on the vampire. “I don’t have time for this bullshit. My mate needs me.”
“Holy shit, your mate? Did you tell him that?”
“No, and that’s why I need to find him.”
Peter shook his
Sexton wiped his face once again as he knelt before Panahasi. “I’m not lying to you, I swear.”
The leader reached his hand out, helping Sexton to his feet.
Rainerio held his breath, waiting to see what Panahasi was going to do.
“I want you to go with Phoenyx. He’ll keep you hidden while we work this out.”
Sexton nodded as Rainerio let his breath out. The reporter stopped in front of him, bowing his head. “I’m really sorry for impersonating you.”
He didn’t know what to say. The apology was sincere. Rainerio could tell by the tone of Sexton’s voice. “Just don’t let it happen again,” he chastised lightly. Okay, so he was turning into a softy.
Rainerio’s head snapped to the side when he heard his name being called. It was like a distant echo. He pinpointed the caller, using the shadowed hallway to walk through. To his surprise, Peter was pacing back and forth in front of the building. He’d stop every few seconds to shout his name at the top of his lungs.
“What do you want?” Rainerio snapped as he walked closer. He didn’t like this guy. Although Dillon was now his mate, Peter still went out on a date with him. That made Peter one of Rainerio’s least favorite people in his book.
“I know you don’t like me because I dated Dillon. Get over it. He chose you. That’s not why I’m here.” The vampire shoved his hands into his front pockets, glaring at Rainerio.
“You have five seconds to tell me why you are here before I walk away.” He was itching to get to his mate. He didn’t have time for this bullshit. The pissing contest was over. He had won.
Peter pulled one of his hands from his pockets and pointed it accusingly at Rainerio, anger evident on his face. “You know, I should have called someone else’s name. After the way you left him crying his eyes out, you don’t deserve Dillon.”
“What the hell do you know about what happened between us?”
Rainerio’s step faltered when Peter’s words finally sunk in. “Wait, what do you mean crying? When was he crying? Why was he crying?”
Peter let out an aggravated growl from his throat. “What the hell is wrong with you? I tried to tell myself you weren’t that big of an asshole. The way you looked at him contradicted what you did.” Peter raked his eyes disapprovingly over him. “But from the way you are acting now, I’m having second thoughts.”
“Will you just tell me what the hell you are talking about?”
Rainerio had been gone for a week. Maybe Dillon had decided he no longer wanted him. Why would his mate be crying? None of this was making any sense.
“Fine. If you want me to air your dirty laundry out here on the street. How could you fuck him and then just disappear? Don’t you know that man is in love with you? He’s walking around with his heart ripped out of his chest.” Peter held up his fists, as if readying for a fight. “I outta knock you on your ass for treating him that way.”
“I don’t have a fucking clue what you’re talking about, Peter. Now stop acting like a dick and tell me what’s going on. I didn’t fuck him and leave him as you so eloquently put it. Not that it’s any of your business, but I had things that needed taking care of. I left him a note.”
Peter blinked at him as his fists lowered. “You did? He didn’t mention a note.”
“Shit.” The pieces fell into place in Rainerio’s head. If Dillon didn’t find the note, then he would think that Rainerio had just up and left after the best night of his life. This was so fucked up. “I have to go.” He spun on his heel. There was a lot of explaining to do. If Dillon didn’t find that note, he was sitting somewhere distraught.
Rainerio couldn’t have that.
“Wait!” Peter shouted.
Rainerio rounded on the vampire. “I don’t have time for this bullshit. My mate needs me.”
“Holy shit, your mate? Did you tell him that?”
“No, and that’s why I need to find him.”
Peter shook his
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