[RedRose4]

As if someone had punched him in the gut, Rayne flinched when he heard Alex's words. It was harsh, especially when he compared her to Destro, when he didn't yet know who she was, or her past. With a deep sigh, Rayne shook his head, rubbing his temples and trying his best to explain.

"It's not like that. Alex, how the hell do you expect her to trust every person who comes in here? She didn't start this up entirely alone ya know?" Rayne glanced at the door, feeling bothered by the fact that he was speaking of this in front of her, but he had no other choice. "Abigail had her husband of fifty years killed in front of her, because of someone we brought in here, someone that we trusted. The man was about to go after her son. You have no idea how hard that was to her."

Rayne felt himself shake, realizing he was getting upset. Abigail's child felt like family to him, a younger brother he never had, or more…a brother he wish he had. It was one thing to deface Rayne, but to have someone compare someone he looked up to as a mother figure, and comparing that to Destro…it was just insulting.
"First impressions are never as they seem. Grow up Alex." Rayne then said, in a low, hushed voice.

Stepping to the side, so the door was in view, Rayne had high expectations that Aleksander would leave. It wasn't his decision to keep him here, so if the vampire wanted to get out, then so be it. It wasn't what Rayne wanted but who gave him the right to stop another man from having his own free will?