EL'S P.O.V
She heard someone come in from the hall. "What the fuck Lyn! I heard gun shots. What is going on?" To his credit he did not yell or lose his shit. From where he was he could not see her sitting on the floor of the bathroom with Kedian. As soon as he heard Han's voice Kedian seemed to perk up.
"God damn it! Who invited the fucking twink?" A brilliant smile lit his face as Han rushed to see who was talking.
"CIS! What the fuck happened to you? You look like shit!"
"Hey you'd look like shit too if you got shot in the ch... Actually you'd be dead so never mind." He stood up and leaned on the sink.
"Who the fuck shot you?" Kedian pointed at Lyn.
"To be fair I don't think she was in her right mind when she did it. She wasn't expecting her friend here to have company."
"Wait. Did you just say El had company?" El couldn't blame him for not believing Kedian. "And that company was here at the same time as buttmunch and Bittybit? I don't believe you. Who is this guy? I need to have a talk with him."
"Wow. What does the navy say about us? Oh yeah. Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Expected. Thank you so much for proving them right you god damn twink. I am the company." Kedian rolled his eyes.
"El blink twice if Erza is being held hostage. I will go get her and Nathaniel and we can call the cop- OOF!"
"No one is holding any one hostage! Kedian is my boyfriend!" El snapped.
"I don't believe you. There is no way HE of all men is going to convince YOU of all women to date him willingly." Han rolled his eyes at her.
"Why is it so hard to believe that I slept with someone last night!" El practically screamed.
"Because it's you." Both Lyn and Han said in unison.
"Honestly I thought.... You know what it doesn't matter what I thought when I first walked in. Clearly I was wrong." Lyn shook her head and walked out the door.
"Yeah it doesn't matter what any of you think! Just get out of my room!" El half yelled and pointed to the door. "Not you Kedian!" She snarled furiously.
"Um... Hey Han you got a smoke I could bum?" He called as he rushed from the room after Han.
"Unbelievable." She growled to herself.
"Hey sorry about him. Do you need help getting back in the tub?"
"Cadrian, right?" He nodded. "Are you okay? I mean you got shot, too, after all."
"Yeah I'm fine. Like alpha said, luky it wasn't the colt or the out come would've been different."
"How can you take a bullet to the gut and be just fine?" El didn't know much about werewolf medicine.
"We heal faster than humans. Physically I'm fine." She did not miss the way he said physically. She could not explain how she knew he was in pain but she did.
"What's wrong, Cadrian?" She wanted him not to hurt anymore.
"I guess I shouldn't try to hide it from you." He sighed heavily. "I found my mate."
"Well isn't that a good thing?" She asked as she sat in the tub.
"Only if he's gay like me." he said sadly.
"Okay so spill. Who is it?"
"That Asian guy that alpha called a God damn twink."
"Han! No way! This is too perfect!" El almost squealed in delight. "Trust me. I've known Han for years. He is as straight as you are." She smiled at him kindly and they both laughed.
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KEDIAN P.O.V
Kedian followed Han to the back yard and pulled out his zippo. Han handed him a Marlboro menthol cigarette and the two stood smoking.
"Hey do you think that guy would give me his number? The really hot one." Kedian laughed as he blew smoke into rings.
"I don't know. He's kinda hard to read sometimes, but I'm pretty sure Ethan is not gay."
"Is that his name?" Han asked excitedly. "Ethan with light brown hair."
"Wait are you talking about Cadrian? I don't know if that's such a good idea. His ex cheated on him regularly and didn't even try to hide it. On top of that there was the whole toxic manipulation and gas lighting. They only recently broke up and it was bad. I think he is still hung up on him." Kedian ran his hand through his hair and tried to think. It would be great if Cadrian would find his mate.
Kedian knew that he had only touched on the abusive nature of Cadrian's last relationship and, though he hid it well, Cadrian was not emotionally ready to try and have another relationship yet. But if he was willing to try again than Han would be a good rebound for him. It hurt Kedian to think of Han as a rebound lay for Cadrian. But he was not willing to let Cadrian be hurt as bad as Kenny had hurt him.
"What kind of more onic douch bag would do that? Like seriously! The guy deserves so much better than that."
"The worst part is the guy wasn't even gay."
"Homophobic piece of shit too, I bet." Han growled and took another drag of his cigarette.
"Regularly made comments in that direction."
"Give me ten minutes alone with that hunk of man. There isn't anything a good blow job can't fix." Kedian wished he hadn't heard that.
"So.....you wouldn't mind being his rebound?" Perhaps he could convince Cadrian that it was a good idea. "I mean, it's up to Cadrian, but it might be good for him."
"How recent is his break up? Like are we talking about something that is just a few days ago? Or just earlier this year?"
"A month ago. But there are other deciding factors here as well so let me talk to him first." Kedian said sternly.
"Like what?" Kedian could tell that Han was starting to understand that it wasn't just emotional and mental abuse that had occurred during the duration of Cadrian's relationship with Kenny.
"All I'm going to say is that Kenny is lucky he is still above ground." Kedian growled. "He has Cadrian to thank for that. If he hadn't begged Kenny would be a statistic right now." He took another drag from the cigarette and held the smoke in.
"How bad was it, Kedian?"
"It's not my story to tell, Han. If you want to know you'll have to ask him. I will however tell you to ditch the collars." He nodded and they finished their smoke in silence.
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EL'S P.O.V
"Do you know what today is?" El asked absent mindedly as she gathered her laundry in the basket.
"Um. Like the date or the day of the week?" Cadrian was barely paying attention. The two of them had been talking for Two hours while she was in the bath and cleaning her room.
"Day of the week." She said casually. At some point Lyn had rejoined them in the bedroom and was messing around with the duvet.
"Was the sex really that good?" She seemed surprised. It was unusual for El to forget what day of the week it was.
"Well he did promise to fuck me until I couldn't remember anything that happened. I guess he over shot it a little and I now have no idea what day of the week it is." El half joked.
"It's Saturday. Why do you need to know what day of the week it is?" Lyn was confused.
"Good It's my day off." El said as a sudden wave of unexplained fear swept over her. She knew it was from Cadrian. "Is everything okay, Cadrian?" He was staring at his phone and was completely pale.
"Yeah. Just my ex." He quickly said and set the phone on the dresser he was leaning on.
"Do you always look like you're about to leave the mortal plain when you get a text from him?" Lyn laughed. El could tell he was terrified of what ever his ex had sent him and grabbed his phone to see what it was.
TEXT MESSAGE
KENNY: hey babe
when are you going to come over
I really miss you
call me
why are you ignoring me
bitch I told you to call me
so this is how it is
fine. I have your collar and leash ready
next time Mr. macho won't be there to save your ass
El's jaw dropped and she started shaking with fear. "Please don't tell anyone!" Cadrian begged desperately.
"Cadrian, this is a death threat!" She whispered. Lyn looked up surprised.
"El, please calm down! I have no intention of ever seeing him again! Calm down or-" Just then the door slammed back against the wall and Kedian stormed in.
"What's going on? El, what's wrong?" Kedian asked as he looked at her intently. Her eyes never left Cadrian's. She could see the fear and desparation plainly on his face.
"N-nothing. Just a spider. Cadrian took care of it." She lied and handed Cadrian his phone. Han looked between the two. He knew she was lying but said nothing. If she was lucky he wouldn't say anything to anyone.
"Okay. Well I'm going into the office. Do you want to come with me?"
"No. I have somethings to do here." She watched as Cadrian handed Kedian a set of keys.
"I hope you haven't been contacting Kenny, Cadrian."
"Of course not." Cadrian looked down at his feet. El could feel his guilt and fear. Was Kedian aware of Cadrian's ex? Was he Mr. Macho? El couldn't picture Kedian being involved in anything violent. Sure he was seven foot five and built like a tank but he was a gentle giant.
Kedian pulled on his shirt and leather jacket before kissing the top of her head and leaving. Cadrian was once again staring at his phone like it had pulled a knife on him.
"Since when are you afraid of spiders, El?" Han asked. Cadrian looked at him like he was seeing the sun for the first time in years.
"Don't judge her! She was helping a friend!" Lyn cut in. She was no longer laughing, but seemed with drawn. El knew she was also struggling with an abusive ex. She was unsure if Han knew about Kyle. Cadrian's phone buzzed and he polllooked down at it again. he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Okay. Hey, Cadrian, right? Want coffee?" Han asked turning to Cadrian who looked like a frightened puppy dog that had been kicked too many times.
"I prefer tea." He said quietly. Han blushed and fumbled with his words.
"Get coffee? Me."
"What?" Lyn looked at Han and almost burst into laughter.
"No. I prefer tea?" Cadrian was really confused now.
"Get tea? Have tea?"
"Han is trying to ask if you want to get coffee with him, Cadrian." El finally stepped in and Han nodded, grateful for the assistance.
"Oh....um.....I...um....I'm sorry I have alot to do at home.....um.....I have to...um...walk my goldfish." With that Cadrian turned and bolted from the room. El sighed she knew that Cadrian had been terrified of Han. But she couldn't figure out why. Wasn't Han his mate?
"Nothing like old friends and twinks to make the day entertaining." Lyn smiled at El sadly. "He'll come round. Don't forget, Han never saw something he wanted that he didn't get."