Desire Me If You Can-Chapter 22

The teammates were quite bewildered when they saw Ezra, who was usually calm and didn’t show much emotional change, return with a flushed face. What on earth is he doing?

“What, what happened? What’s wrong?”

“Why did it take so long? Did something happen with that kid?”

“What did that kid do to you? Tell me, we’ll all get revenge!”

The teammates immediately surrounded Ezra and asked him, but Ezra simply glared at Grayson and didn’t say anything.

“That kid screwed me over, that’s all.”

So what was that... ... .

The teammates were dying of curiosity, but Ezra didn’t seem to say anything more. The other guy had no choice but to come up with his own guess.

“He said he wouldn’t come, right? That’s why it took so long to bring him... ... .”

“That’s true.”

Ezra reluctantly opened his mouth. He spoke honestly to his team members who were curious about how he had convinced them.

“He was flirting with Beth and didn’t budge, so I told him as the team leader said. If he didn’t come, I would exclude him from the dispatch. So he thought about it for a moment and followed me.”

“Really? Did that work?”

The team members looked at each other as if they were surprised.

“What? I thought you’d prefer to stay in the office.”

“That’s right, didn’t you come here to have fun?”

“You have to go out to show off. The team leader had a good grasp of Miller.”

“You’re the type to care about that kind of thing, I guess that’s surprising.”

“He’s always hanging out with girls, so of course he has to look cool.”

“Ahem.”

While they were talking to each other, Wilkins cleared his throat to clear the air. As the gathered men stared at him with their mouths shut, he finally looked up at Grayson and spoke.

“I called you here because I need you to do something, Miller.”

Grayson looked down at him instead of answering. Wilkins coughed again, as if he was listening anyway, and added.

“I don’t know if you know, but we all have to go through the proper tests to become firefighters. When you go out into the field, you need to have incredible physical strength and know-how. Your body looks good on the outside. But there’s a huge difference between working muscles and properly built muscles.”

He then took a meaningful look at Grayson’s body and fixed his gaze on his face again. He frowned, as if his body was just decoration.

“Going into a fire is a life-threatening situation. We’re responsible for each other’s lives. If you don’t do your part properly, the lives of our colleagues will be in danger. Do you understand what I mean?”

If you don’t understand the gist of the long speech, you’re a total idiot.

“So.”

Grayson said with a short sigh, running his hand through his hair.

“So you want to do my physical test?”

“Um, well, yes.”

If Grayson refuses here, saying, “That wasn’t discussed in advance,” then there’s nothing we can do about it. In fact, the chief doesn’t know about it either.

Instead, in that case, he was going to call him a “coward,” a “wimp,” or a “flabby muscle” whenever he wanted. Of course, Grayson Miller might not care about those words at all, but the fact that he refused the physical test was enough to hurt Grayson.

There wasn’t a single lie in Wilkins’ words. They were entrusting each other with their lives, and firefighters who couldn’t do their part were usually eliminated from the group. Women were no exception. They received the same training and tests as men and became firefighters. Each of them /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ was a proud and proud firefighter, and it was clear that running away without even going through the process would be a huge minus.

This could deal a huge blow to Grayson Miller.

Everyone had the same thought. If by any chance Grayson Miller would accept this offer... ... .

“Okay.”

Grayson simply nodded.

“Just pass the physical test, right? I’ll do that.”

Wilkins smiled faintly. Of course, they had a plan for this situation.

“Just pass the track we’ve prepared. But.”

He deliberately paused and turned around.

“Speed ​​is important, so our team guy will run along with you. Dane!”

When he snapped his fingers, the red-blond man who had been far away sighed deeply. It was a reaction that was clearly annoyed. But as if he had no choice, he shrugged and slowly walked forward.

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Grayson’s eyebrows twitched briefly at the sight of his face. The man’s red hair, with his strong shoulders and well-proportioned physique, shone slightly in the sunlight. Dane stopped walking, clearly showing his annoyance.

Since the two tall people were standing in the middle, everyone’s eyes automatically turned to them. A silent atmosphere flowed between them.

Wilkins proudly declared, leaving Dane behind.

“If you can beat Dane, we’ll accept you as a teammate.”

“Ahh... ... .”

Grayson’s long eyes narrowed. He slowly stroked his chin while keeping his gaze fixed on Dane’s face.

“That would be fun.”

His deep purple eyes briefly took on a golden hue and then disappeared. His anger toward Dane seemed to have been suppressed quickly, but he could not hide the strong scent of pheromones.

A heavy scent that permeated the air. The thick, strong, extremely alpha pheromone. The moment the scent spread, Dane’s expression changed subtly. However, he wrinkled his nose once, shrugged his shoulders slightly, and looked back at Wilkins.

After that, everyone, including Wilkins, headed to the physical test location that had been prepared in advance.

“Haa... ... .”

Dane, who was following behind slowly, let out a deep sigh and thought. ... ... It’s annoying.

He felt a strong temptation for a moment, thinking that he should just leave now because the yogurt he ate yesterday had spoiled and he had a stomachache, but Wilkins looked back as if he had seen through it. He pointed to his eyes with his index and middle fingers and then turned to Dane twice before turning his head again, and Dane eventually had no choice but to trudge along.

A few hours ago.

A heavy metal clanking sound resonated regularly from one side of the training room.

Dane was lying on the bench, slowly lifting dumbbells. His long arms were bulging with tendons, and his shoulders and back muscles were tense. Sweat dripped down his forehead, but he continued to repeat the movements with an expressionless face.

Dane, who had been concentrating like that, frowned when he heard the ridiculous plan. He sighed and rubbed the back of his head, then protested as if he was shocked.

“Okay, everything is fine, but why should I do it?”

Dane crossed his arms and wiggled his eyebrows in annoyance. His voice was clearly annoyed. However, as soon as he finished asking the question, Ezra immediately answered as if he had been waiting for it.

“Because you’re the best.”

Then another guy quickly chimed in.

“Since we’ve already made this plan, we can’t just end it in vain. So you should do it.”

“That kid just rolling around on the floor isn’t enough.”

“That’s right, we need to make him look bad. That way, that arrogant guy will feel a little better.”

“There’s no one else but you, Dane.”

“That’s right, you’re the best among us, and your physical strength is on par with that guy.”

In an instant, they had the atmosphere they wanted.

How on earth should we accept this ridiculous situation?

Dane looked at Wilkins in bewilderment at the unanimous opinions that seemed to have already been decided. Wilkins opened his mouth with a very solemn expression as he raised his palms and spread his arms as if to ask what the hell was going on.

“I agree with you, Dane. Since it’s come to this, I wish you could save some face for us.”

Then he added, “Actually, I’m the one who came up with this idea.” Dane immediately looked tired and stepped back. As if he didn't even want to touch it.