"Fair enough. I’ll do my best to repay it."
Ennio leaves, and I am alone.
I sit on the windowsill, watching Tanner lying there. The sight of him fills me with dark thoughts. I understand all too well why Salt dreamed of revenge. This psycho deserves it a hundred times over.
Suddenly, my phone starts ringing again.
It is Storm, which surprises me.
"Listen, Eliano… what I’m about to say sounds insane, but I’m looking at Senu’s photo again, because something caught my attention…"
"Yeah?" I ask. "What is it?"
A moment of silence follows. Long. Then a heavy sigh, as if he is not sure whether he should even be telling me this.
"I know you have a cautious approach to my ability to sense fated mates. But I think I know who his True Mate is, and it’s the most unbelievable answer imaginable."
"Who is it? Spit it out."
Storm lets out a nervous laugh.
"I don’t know if you’ll believe me, but I think it’s Jordan Arnold."
"What? The lawyer? But he’s a beta and Senu is an omega…"
Storm snorts impatiently.
"And why would that be impossible? Salt is your True Mate even though he’s a beta."
I go a little blank for a moment.
"So that kind of pairing is actually possible?"
"Of course it is. All combinations are possible."
"Wow…" The information takes a second to sink in, slowly seeping past my disbelief. "You’re confident it really is Jordan? That insane coincidence?"
"I don’t believe in coincidences. Fate puts people in our path for a reason."
"With that I agree. But how do you tell him? This guy seems very… stern."
"Yeah, about that. He’s a prickly dude, always keeps his guard up. I’ve never seen him date anyone. I’m worried about how he’ll take it."
I don’t really know Jordan personally. My impression was that he is sharp, severe, and hard to approach. Still, he helped me, despite his poor health at the time, so…
"I think you should tell him now. Senu is in terrible shape, curled up in the corner of the cage. I tried to coax him out, but nothing worked. I don’t even know how the police are going to get him out without dragging him by force, and that would be disastrous."
"The police will probably send not only doctors, but also people from a crisis intervention center. Someone there may be able to take care of Senu."
"Storm… he seems completely shut down. I said his name, I even mentioned Salt, and he didn’t react at all. It’s like he’s been stunned. I think you should try to tell Jordan, if this really is a case of TMs."
"Shit." Storm snorts. "All right. I’ll try to handle it somehow. You stay there and wait."
He hangs up.
What the fuck, this day just got even crazier. Not only did I find Senu, but his fated also emerged!
So I sit there for a good half hour, my head like a beehive. Tanner stays unconscious. I assume the dose of sedatives Ennio gave him was truly massive.
