After seeing Betty Ross off, Henry returned to East 49th Street and, under the old lady's interrogating gaze, awkwardly finished dinner.
Since Skye, Lorna, and Dane were there too, Catherine Hepburn did not directly press him about Betty Ross. Still, that pair of eyes brimming with an auntie's smile made the Kryptonian unable to sit still.
But that night, Henry still found an excuse to head to the secret base on the eleventh floor of the Tribeca District.
In just one day, New York alone had seen a series of incidents: Werewolves attacking university campuses and Vampires attacking civilians in broad daylight. Henry did not believe these anomalies were isolated cases, so he wanted to find the connection between them.
When he arrived at the secret base, he saw one unexpected figure: Red Guardian Alexei Shostakov. The other two Eternals big shots were absent, probably having dinner at home.
Henry looked at the man with one leg raised high while BB cleaned and dressed his wound. "Alexei, your injury is serious. And this morning, I just brought you, a Vampire, and a hybrid back from Europe.
"Why aren't you resting longer? Couldn't you find a safe place to stay? Where are those two guests from Europe? You didn't bring them here, did you?"
Alexei was drinking straight from a bottle of vodka. "Relax. Without your permission, I wouldn't bring anyone else here. I just needed to catch my breath. Staying with those two, Corvin kept staring at me like I was constantly trying to screw his woman.
"I have no interest in a Vampire granny who's lived for centuries. Even though her body is really hot, I'd be worried about getting eaten as a snack in bed. You know, that kind of Vampire snack."
Walking over to the tactical computer,