Chapter 40

“Where?” Dustin asks, trying to push away the confusion he’s feeling; they are on a case after all.

“California. Good thing we’re heading back there in the morning. Seems like the Sanguisdemon might still be there,” Ronan sighs. His lips are still slightly swollen from when they had been making out, and it’s distracting as hell.

Dustin can’t help but wonder where things would have headed if not for that phone call. Dustin can tell they won’t head there now. The regret is written all over Ronan’s face, his body language. Now he’s closing up on Dustin again, just like the first day they met.

“Do you want to go now? It’s not that late,” Dustin suggests. They’re meant to be going back to the warehouse, but a body surely has priority.