12- Open Your Eyes: Pittsburgh Vampires Vol. 12 by B.A Stretke

Author:B.A Stretke [Stretke, B.A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Superiorland Publishing
Published: 2019-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

Grant had planned on heading over to the Imperial early since it was his day off and staying away from his mate was becoming impossible. But instead, he was pulled into the station at seven in the morning not to work, but to give a statement.

He was met at his door that morning by two uniformed officers asking that he accompany them back to the station to answer questions as to his whereabouts two weeks ago. It was the day, according to the medical examiner, that Julian Weatherby had been murdered.

His body had been found on the banks of Allegheny River, and the cause of death was strangulation. It was a shock, and Grant felt the loss of a young life, but he did not grieve for Julian. Julian played a dangerous game, and apparently, he played the wrong person. Grant’s prior relationship with Julian was well known, so obviously he was considered a suspect.

Thankfully he had an airtight alibi. On the day of Julian’s death, he’d been at work all day in the presence of his co-workers. When he got off, he went straight to Iker and Stanley’s place for dinner and game night, where he stayed until two-thirty in the morning. They were trying to pull him out of his funk at the time and insisted he stay and continue playing well into the morning. Thank God for well-intentioned friends.

Grant wasn’t released until after nine that evening. From what he understood, they were picking up the hotel manager, Jordan Turnbull, and another co-worker that Julian had been fucking for questioning.

Iker was there at the station waiting for him and drove him home. The day had been a total bust as far as fixing things with his mate. He checked his phone, but there were no calls or texts. Victor was shutting him out. The distance that was forming between them was painful, causing a sense of sadness and loss that he could not dispel.

“You okay?” Iker asked once they were in the car.

“Yes, I’m okay. I’m sorry this happened to Julian, but from what I was told, he had been involved with some dangerous men. I wasn’t aware of that, and I should have been. I took him at face value, a bartender easy on the eyes and easy into bed. I looked no further than that.” Grant shook his head and looked out his side window.

“I even believed him when he told me that we were exclusive.” He barked a harsh laugh. “Even though I knew the relationship was temporary, and I had no intention of hanging around for long, his declaration touched me. I was sucked into the romance of the moment. That was until reality kicked me in the head.” If he’d kept the relationship casual, he would have never gotten played. But that’s water under the bridge now.

“My behavior with Victor was inexcusable.” His mind went immediately back to his mate. “I don’t know how I’m going to win him back.” He’d abused his mate in the worst possible way.

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