Harmon turned to Eva.“Do you think it’s possible that Sarah killed Brian?”
“I think it’s more than possible.Brian killed her brother.”
Jacob made a sound like he disagreed with that, but Harmon didn’t even look at him.“What happened?”
“Brian was one of Martin’s supporters.He obeyed Martin’s orders, so when Martin ordered him to kill Alex because he’d stood up to Martin, he didn’t hesitate.”Eva paused and looked around the room.“Sarah and Alex’s mother died soon after that.I think it was heartbreak.”
So Sarah had lost two people she loved because of Brian.That would push anyone to kill him.“We need to talk to her.”
Eva nodded.“I’ll get her.”
She left the room, and Harmon turned to Jacob.“I’m going to be honest with you.I don’t know if you actually had plans to become clan leader, but you should rethink it if you did because you’d be a shitty leader.Since we have a say in this, we won’t allow it.”
Jacob glared.“This isn’t your home.It’s not your clan.”
“It’s not.And trust me, if I had a choice, I wouldn’t be involved in anything that has to do with you and your clan.We both know how dangerous dragons can be, though.You’ve already attacked many people without a reason.You’ve hurt and killed.Kieran and his pack and every supernatural community in the area want this clan to stop being violent, and you don’t have a choice.If you don’t go along with this, you’ll pay for it.Your entire clan will.Is that what you want?”
“You can’t do this.”
“Either the clan accepts a leader we agree with, or the pack will have to step in.You have a choice, Jacob.Just know that as long as the pack has a say in this, you won’t be the leader.”Harmon turned to the others.“I think we agree on that, don’t we?”
Everyone nodded, including Rex, who looked like he wanted to eat Harmon.Harmon wouldn’t say no if they were in any other situation, but unfortunately, they still had to talk to a possible murderer.Once they had, they’d need to choose a new leader so that they could decide what to do with Sarah.It wasn’t Harmon’s place, even though she’d attacked him.What she’d done to Brian was much worse, even though it didn’t look like anyone would miss the man.
“Now, everyone, sit down,” Harmon ordered.
He wasn’t surprised to see Jacob scurry toward the closest chair instantly.The man had struck him as a follower more than a leader since the beginning, and now, he was sure of it.He prayed that Jacob wouldn’t try anything stupid when they chose the new clan leader, but that would be none of Harmon’s business, either.
He had two things to do today—talk to Sarah and choose a leader.Once that was done, he’d be out of here, and he was eager forthatpart of his plan to happen.
Chapter Six
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REX WAS IMPRESSED BYthe way Harmon had taken charge.
And a little bit horny.He wished he could grab his boyfriend—because that was what they were, wasn’t it—and drag him back to their bedroom.Unfortunately, they had a job to do.
He hoped it wouldn’t take long.
The sooner they were out of here, the better it would be for everyone, including the dragons.It was clear that they were wary of the newcomers, and Rex didn’t blame them.They’d just lost the two people who’d led their clan, along with a bunch of other people who hadn’t had a choice in attacking the pack.They needed to make changes, but they were also grieving.Having a bunch of strangers in their home telling them what to do couldn’t be easy.
Rex didn’t care.None of this was easy for him or his friends, either.They didn’t want to be here.They wanted all of this to be over, and the only way to make that happen was if the dragons cooperated.
Rex was pretty sure that Jacob wouldn’t.
He had a stubborn expression on his face now that he’d realized he wouldn’t be chosen as the next leader.He’d be a disastrous leader, though.His reaction to Sarah and what had happened with her was proof of that.
When Harmon sat in one of the chairs, Rex slid into the one next to him.Harmon smiled at him, a quiet little thing that was just for them.Rex smiled back.He still didn’t know what he’d do once they left this place, but he knew that he wanted to be with Harmon.What that would look like was anyone’s guess, but they’d have more time to talk and make decisions once they were done dealing with the dragons.
The door opened, and Eva stepped through, followed by two of the guards from earlier.They framed Sarah, who, if Rex wasn’t mistaken, was shaking.
He hadn’t taken the time to really look at her earlier.She was younger than he’d expected, with braided red hair that fell behind her back and freckles peppering her cheeks, nose, and forehead.She couldn’t be more than twenty, if even that.Her green eyes were wide and damp, reddened by the tears she’d no doubt been crying.Instead of berating or accusing her, Rex wanted to comfort her.
He understood loss.He was a vampire, and he’d lost many people in his life.He’d been lucky that he hadn’t been as young as Sarah when he’d lost the first person he’d cared about, and he wasn’t sure how to help her.He wasn’t sure hecouldhelp her.He just knew that he didn’t want her to pay for attacking him.
She would already pay enough for killing Brian.
“Sit down,” Eva said gently.
