Author's Note (Monster): Hi guys. Promised to update Savage after Kidnapped. I read some old Love Drabbles of mine and came across a little gem (Flesh DMxTP) so I might finish that one soon. We'll see. Still focussed on To Own A Seraphim right now. Enjoy.

Previously on Savage;

Danny found out Johnny gave up his council seat and his potential new mate, but it could not possibly be because of him. He wonders just how far Johnny's lies went.

Danny's POV

I slumped back on the couch, hand on my abdomen and a drink in the other. It was really a default position at this point. Even if I couldn't feel it in me, there was still a part of me that thought it offered any reassurance to do so. Maybe I was trying to calm myself instead. I hummed in thoughts before looking down at myself. "I'm going insane with this isolation."

I stayed at home for a few days because I had a bad reaction to the vitamins. I was doing a lot better now but who did I have to go out to anyway? My brothers brought me all I needed to sustain myself. My father… still didn't know, but I was working on it! My mother knew though. When the bad reaction kicked in, I had called her for help because she knows how these things work and she told me to see the doctor. So, that's how she knew.

My phone buzzed across the room. I was expecting a call from my brother so I pushed myself upright and made my way to the phone on the counter. Why the fuck did I leave it there anyway? Probably to set it aside to wash the dishes. I didn't want another bad phone call to have it land INTO the water this time.

I checked the caller id, furrowing my eyebrows.

Charlie.

Why the hell was Charlie calling me of all people?

I debated on whether I should ignore the call or pick up, but if I ignored it, I would never know why he called me. So I picked up.

"Charlie?"

There was no reply. I could hear rustling and muffled voices, then the rustling disappeared and I could hear a distinct voice.

"Hey boss!"

The hairs in the back of my neck rose. Charlie must've pocket dialled me. And now he was with Johnny. Johnny was at the end of the line. I had the choice to end the call and not hear him, or keep listening and-

"Yes, Charlie?"

I bit my lip when it sent shivers down my spine. I missed him so much. But as soon as I realized it, I shoved it down. The only reason I missed him, was because I was growing something that was ours.

"Why did you… break things off? You were gonna be mated. You were gonna be a council member! There was no one running against you", Charlie asked.

I could hear Johnny sigh through the speaker. "Didn't you hear? It's all they seem to talk about when it comes to the election. I've sat through them calling it a scandal for way too long already."

With my phone in hand, I went back to the couch, now propped up to listen. I was curious to hear the answer to these questions, even if I knew I wasn't supposed to care that much.

"You know I don't listen when they're talking tea."

"Fine. It's because of Danny."

My heart jumped when he said my name. To think he'd talk about me behind my back if Charlie hadn't called me. I wouldn't be hearing these things.

"Danny?"

"In the first place it wouldn't have been honest to mate someone while my heart is with another."

"You love Danny", Charlie concluded.

"Me", I muttered to myself, hoping they wouldn't hear me. I wanted to hear the end of this conversation.

"Of course, I love Danny", Johnny grumbled. "I think I've loved Danny from the moment he looked into my eyes that first night at the police station. From the unconsciousness and battle wounds to the small moments he was more or less awake, I knew he was the Omega I wanted to end up with. I became overwhelmingly persistent and drove him away. Years of waiting for the right moment to approach someone who hated an entire second gender has gone to waste because I made the wrong decision!"

There was screeching of a chair and a thud reverbed on the other end of the line. There was a silence. I was holding my breath, waiting for the next words to be spoken.

"I wanted to rid this city of Alpha privileges to create a world for Danny and I to be happy in. Instead, I've become what I never wanted for him."

"No, Johnny, you're not… You could never be one of them. You've made a mistake. Who doesn't make mistakes?"

"Someone who runs the city can't afford to make mistakes", Johnny responded. "I tried to mate someone I didn't love. That's another mistake. It was a choice I didn't recognise myself in."

"So you decide to brood for the rest of your life? Just lock yourself in with work to try and forget about Danny's existence? What about making this world a better place for him?"

"I need time to recollect myself after this. For once, I need to take care of myself. Danny's not as fragile as you'd think", there was a joyless chuckle. "Hell, he could kick my ass probably."

"He does have a fire in him, doesn't he?"

Another silence. I thought my phone was gonna break from the grip I had on it.

"Promise me you won't tell Danny what's been said here."

I inhaled sharply, covering my mouth with a hand. Who knew what you'd be able to hear from a phone. I heard them loud and clear so they were obviously close to the microphone.

"Why can't he know? And why do you think I'd tell him?"

"Because he doesn't need this. I know you. You always want to go behind my back to try and fix things for me, but you don't have to. Danny's safer without me."

"Okay. Fine. I promise", Charlie muttered.

The conversation seemed over. There wasn't any sound to indicate it would continue. If anything, I heard footsteps. I debated on whether I should hang up or not.

"Hey Danny."

I squeaked in surprise and hung up, knocking the phone into my forehead. "Stupid, you should've just talked to him."

I had no idea what to do with this newfound information. I was both thrilled and absolutely terrified. Should I really just go back to Johnny after this? So much had happened already. I closed my eyes and tried to organise my thoughts. I felt a warm glow between my ribs. Maybe we both wanted to go back to Johnny?

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