You Want To Annoy Him
Gray eyed the smug woman sitting next to him somewhat apprehensively. He knew she had a plan but wasn't sure what it entailed. Why invite the Hales over to their place? They had literally only been there once before.
"Care to explain what that was about?" he asked, returning to his normal voice now that there was no one to act around.
"I will," Mandy promised with a laugh. "But first, do you really use that voice all the time? Doesn't it hurt your vocal chords?"
A little, but he had gotten used to it over the years. That voice had attracted people to him far better than his old accent had. It made him seem powerful and charming, neither of which had been the case when he was growing up.
Gray shrugged. "I'm used to it. You have no idea how hard I had to work to get rid of my accent in college. Sounding refined suited my needs better at the time. You're actually the first person who has heard my natural voice in decades."