By Zephyria 
He was startled, but soon smiled brightly, but Dane simply turned away. The man seemed disappointed and drooped his shoulders, but Dane didn’t look at him again.
Today is just not a good day.
If there was someone to his liking, he couldn’t take them, and if not, there was no need to pay any attention at all. Rejecting those three perfect women earlier was just something he did reluctantly. He had his own standards when it came to women: he wouldn’t do it in a nasty place like a bathroom. If there wasn’t time to go home and fool around, he would simply take care of it in the bathroom, but the problem was that they were women. He didn’t want to take women, especially three of them, to a dirty bathroom to do that. He shouldn’t.
So, the only option left was to find a suitable man, take care of it, and go back. To the house where Darling was waiting.
He was thinking that as he looked around again.
Suddenly, he met Grayson Miller’s eyes. Grayson’s position, standing side by side at the bar, was quite a distance from Dane. Dane had deliberately avoided him, but Grayson hadn’t particularly tried to be close to him either. Thanks to that, they had maintained a reasonable distance…
The problem was that Grayson didn’t stop there. He came over to Dane with a beer bottle and spoke to him.
“Hi.”
It was a simple greeting, but Dane just drank his beer instead of answering. He was showing his intention not to deal with him through his actions. As expected, Grayson cleanly ignored him.
“What are you looking for? I hope it’s not a person.”
“Someone to fuck.”
Dane answered without bothering to choose his words. He glanced at him next.
“Not you.”
“Ahahaha.”
Grayson suddenly burst out laughing. What, is this guy crazy? Dane frowned and looked at him, then averted his gaze. Despite repeatedly expressing his intention not to deal with him at all, he was still not getting through.
“Dane, I’m curious about something.”
Dane didn’t even respond. But Grayson continued to speak as he pleased.
“Do you really need to change partners and fuck so often? You don’t even have a Trait that requires you to control your Pheromones.”
“……”
“Huh?”
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“Huh?”
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“Huh?”
“……Damn it!”
Dane finally cursed, as there was no sign of him backing down.
“I just do it because I want to, because sex is good! Is that enough? Get the hell out of here, and stop bothering me!”
“Wow.”
At Dane’s rough shout, Grayson raised both hands as if to defend himself, with an exclamation. Of course, it wasn’t because he was scared or embarrassed. It was just the result of learning.
Seeing Grayson’s face, which was soon smiling again, Dane turned away as if he was disgusted. Grayson, who had let out a short laugh, stared at Dane drinking his beer, then bent down. He whispered so close that his breath touched him.
“You’re an Omega, aren’t you?”
The loud music continued. The voices of the people were so loud that you couldn’t hear them unless you shouted, but Grayson was sure. He was sure that Dane had clearly heard him.
Slowly, Dane turned his gaze. Grayson smiled at him, who was looking at him with a blank face. And.
Thwack!
Following the loud noise, Grayson felt a dull pain in his head.
…Huh.
Something sticky was flowing down his temple. He casually touched it and lowered his hand, only to find that his palm was soaked with red fluid. And in front of him, Dane was glaring at him with a fierce face, holding a broken beer bottle. Only then did Grayson realize that this man had broken his head with the beer bottle he had been drinking from.
“……Ha.”
A dumbfounded sigh escaped from Grayson’s mouth.
“This crazy bastard……”
“Look who’s talking, you even crazier bastard.”
Dane immediately retorted and threw a punch, and Grayson also retaliated. People screamed and scattered in all directions at the sudden commotion.
“Dane!”
“Dane, oh my god! What are you doing!”
His colleagues who came with him shouted from all directions and rushed in. They were beating each other to a pulp until they desperately pulled Dane and Grayson apart.
♬♪♪♩♬♪…….
At the familiar ringtone, Joshua looked for his cell phone and checked the caller.
Dane? What’s wrong?
It hadn’t been long since they had talked. Moreover, since the result of the last call wasn’t very good, he didn’t expect him to contact him again so soon. He was definitely not the type to call often, so he tilted his head and pressed the call button.
“Dane, hi. How are you? What’s up?”
How long?
Dane asked abruptly without even greeting him. Joshua paused at the sudden question, and Dane asked the same question again.
How long are you going to keep that guy? I hope it’s a long time.
“Who? …Oh, are you talking about Chase’s brother? Didn’t you say you weren’t going to do it?”
Dane quickly continued, to Joshua, who was asking in bewilderment.
I decided to do it. So tell me, how long are you going to keep him locked up?
“Uh……”
Joshua paused for a moment to adjust to the current situation before answering.
“Well, about three days?”
In fact, Joshua, who was thinking of at most a day, or half a day at the shortest, thought that was the best he could do. That should be enough time for Chase to teach Grayson a lesson. But Dane didn’t like it very much.
That’s too short… How about a month?
“A month?”
Joshua was so surprised that he raised his voice without realizing it. But Dane didn’t stop there and asked again.
No, a month is too short. At least six months would be good. How about 11 months and 29 days? That wouldn’t be bad either?
“Wait, Dane. Wait a minute.”
Joshua interrupted him as if he was flustered. After a short sigh, Joshua carefully continued.
“I’m a little confused right now… Are you saying you want me to kidnap and imprison Grayson Miller? For almost a year?”
Of course, that wouldn’t be possible. Dane calmly accepted reality and took a step back.
I was just thinking that if we’re going to do it, we should imprison him for that long. How much do you think is enough?
“Ah.”
Only then did Joshua seem to understand a little and returned to his usual tone.
“No, it’s not that far. Half a day or a day at most is enough for us.”
Hmph.
Dane made a sound as if he wasn’t very happy. It seemed that Joshua’s nerve was too small than he had thought.
Or am I going too far?
“Dane, Dane?”
Joshua called his name from the other side. Soon, Dane, who had come out of his thoughts, answered as usual.
Yeah, why?
“I was just wondering why you suddenly changed your mind.”
Joshua continued to speak.
“Didn’t you say you didn’t want to last time? That was a week ago, so what happened in the meantime? Is Darling very sick?”
No, it’s not that. Darling is doing well.
Joshua’s question was only natural. Dane immediately told him about the cat’s condition and added, rubbing his forehead with his finger.
I just changed my mind. When are you going to do it?
“Did you meet that guy?”
Joshua suddenly caught him off guard. Dane paused, suddenly being hit right on the mark, and Joshua’s voice was filled with laughter as if he could see it.
“I guess that means Grayson is working at your fire station? How is it?”
He probably already knew the answer. The fact that Dane had changed his mind in just two days and was so actively offering to cooperate meant that there had been tremendous events in the meantime. As expected, Dane paused and then let out a deep sigh.
I would sell my soul to the devil if I could just get that guy out of my sight.
“It’s not worth that much, Dane.”
Joshua comforted him thoughtfully. It was too bad for Dane, but it was a good opportunity for him anyway.
What are you going to do now? You have a plan, right?
At Dane’s urging, Joshua answered, “Of course.”
“All you have to do is bring that guy to the place I told you about.”
And then you’re going to shoot that guy in the head?
Dane said, as if he was very satisfied. Unfortunately, Joshua couldn’t grant his wish.
“No, no. I can’t do that. I can’t become a criminal.”
Kidnapping is also a crime.
At Dane’s point, Joshua immediately changed his words.
“Oh, this isn’t kidnapping, Dane. I’m just going to bring him in for a little while for a conversation.”
Dane frowned and looked down at his cell phone, then brought it back to his ear. Joshua’s calm voice continued from the other side.
“It’s just that I’m going to have that conversation with my fists instead of words. And sometimes with my feet.”
Good.
Dane immediately responded.
Let me join in on that conversation.
He added through gritted teeth.
Because I want to have a very long and deep conversation.
Joshua promised to do so and then hung up, saying that they should meet up and make a concrete plan.