beta
Novel version ch20
"Hey, how about we go to my place for another drink?"
With his unclear pronunciation, Grayson frowned, but Dane's reaction was different.
"Why not?"
Smiling faintly, Dane's response caused George to jump up excitedly and shout.
"Really?"
"Weren't you drunk?"
Unlike before, George spoke with a clear
voice and focused eyes, and Grayson couldn't help but ask, surprised.
George, startled again, stammered in
embarrassment.
"I... I sobered up quickly..."
Dane responded casually.
"Good. I don't sleep with drunk people."
George's eyes grew even wider, and Grayson looked at Dane with similar widened eyes.
Dane, still facing George, asked.
"Is your bed big?"
George, his eyes lighting up, eagerly
answered in an excited voice as if he'd been waiting for the question.
"Of course, it's huge! It's big enough for the two of us to roll around in! Ha, how about you come and see for yourself? Then you'll know for sure! My house is just a short distance from here, you know that, right? It's right over there..."
With his quick and urgent exclamations, Dane casually responded.
"It doesn't matter if it's small. The smaller, the better, right? I can go deeper."
It was an incredibly blunt statement, but George didn't feel the slightest bit
embarrassed. If anything, he seemed pleased
and, with a grin, asked.
"The bathtub is really small, though, what if we got in there together?"
"Not a bad idea."
Dane readily accepted the question, and George, breathless with excitement, jumped into the car. Grayson, once again shocked by how perfectly fine George was—when just moments ago, he had been struggling to walk -couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
"You're telling me that guy's going to bed with him?"
Grayson asked from behind as Dane was about to walk towards the driver's seat. Dane turned and replied.
"Why, is that so hard to believe? Are you wondering if I'm going to clean up for him or something?"
"Well, I'm pretty sure that's not it."
Grayson took a step back, still flustered. The situation unfolding before him was nothing like he had imagined.
"Weren't you a beta?"
"Yeah, I am."
Dane answered nonchalantly, but Grayson's confusion only grew.
"So you're sleeping with a man?"
Sleeping with someone of the same gender was something that usually happened when their biological traits were different, like when an omega slept with a beta or alpha. But the idea of a beta sleeping with another beta, or an alpha with an alpha-it didn't make sense. Yet, Dane Striker before him seemed unaffected by any of these considerations.
"If I want to sleep with someone, I sleep with them. What does their biology have to do with it? I didn't know you were so particular when it came to your bedmates?"
His words implied that not only did he disregard biological traits, but gender as well. How wild was this guy?
On top of that, Dane added this advice:
"You should love everyone, embrace the spirit of universal love."
"Heh."
Grayson couldn't help but let out a hollow laugh.
"Did you know him before?"
"No, I met him when the fire happened, and this is the second time."