The estate lights blurred as Renny walked fast, phone at his ear.
"Come on, Tela. Pick up."
He waited for a while, anticipating a response but getting nothing. He tried again. Still no answer.
"Pick up, dammit." His pace quickened; breath rising with irritation.
By the time he reached his apartment door, frustration burned through the exhaustion.
"Fuck!"
Oliver rushed forward the moment he stepped inside, tail wagging in greeting.
"Not now, Oliver," Renny snapped, brushing past him. His hands dragged through his hair. "I had it… I fucking had it. After all that, after everything, I finally did it."
He stopped mid-stride, eyes wide, voice shaking between disbelief and anger.
"And I lost it. There. Right there."
He slammed a fist against the wall.
"Damn you, Krovanis. I knew you'd make a move, but not like this. Thought you'd go the Seraphine route, with force, intimidation. Not… this."
