Brandon's phone rang again. Seeing that it was Lyon, he took a deep, steadying breath before answering. "Lyon."

"What's going on with this trending news?" Lyon asked, his tone clipped.

After a pause, Brandon responded with, "I'll take care of it. You don't have to concern yourself with that."

"I'm asking what happened. You and Pete Toby are friends. Why are you letting something this small turn into a scandal?" he asked Lyon, demanding an accounting.

"It was my mistake. I promise I'll take care of it today," Brandon told him, the desperation to fix this weighing on him.

"Good." Lyon said nothing else before hanging up.

Brandon set his...