Jodein leaned back in his chair, a sudden, stunned silence taking over his handsome features as his mind processed the weight of the confession. The smug, careless grin on his face faltered for the first time since he had been led into the high-security visitation sector. He stared blankly through the reinforced glass barrier, his eyes wide as he looked at the undisguised face of his nephew.
"Mated?" Jodein whispered, a sharp, disbelieving chuckle escaping his lips as he shook his head in absolute bewilderment. "You? The great Architect of GEM? The most detached, cold, and unfeeling monster our bloodline has ever produced... is actually gay? You've chained your untamed Enigma soul to a fellow man? To Geney Ford's boy, of all the people in the global districts? This is truly the most hilarious plot twist the universe could have handed me."
Dahmer did not blink, his silver eyes remaining completely cold, sharp, and razor-focused on his uncle's laughing face.
