“You can find new reasons to stay.”
“Or maybe it really isn’t where I belong.”
“I think you belong wherever you want to.”
“I think it’s easy for you to say because you know where you belong.You’ve been staying here, but you have a home.I don’t.”
As much as Harmon bitched about his coven, it was true.They were his family, and he knew he’d always have a home to go back to.He couldn’t imagine what it was like for someone to feel like they didn’t have a place where they truly belonged.
He snorted.“Listen to us.We just survived a fight with dragon shifters.I’m wounded and was bleeding out until half an hour ago, yet we’re complaining about our lives.”
Rex laughed.“I guess something about the situation has made us more willing to open up.I’ve never talked about this before.I wasn’t planning on telling anyone how I felt about the pack.”
“What were you planning on doing, then?Sticking around even though you’re not sure it’s what you want?”
“Initially.It would’ve given my family time to heal from all of this, at the very least.”
“That and you don’t know how to tell them you want to leave.”
“That, too.It’s weird because we’ve never lived together for a long period of time.We tend to find each other every few years, spend time together, and go our own way.We’re a family, but we’re not a coven, which I know doesn’t make a lot of sense.”
It did, but Harmon couldn’t imagine not seeing the people he cared about every day.It had been hard when they’d lost their maker, but they’d had each other to rely on.
“But now everyone’s settling down, and I’m not.They’re not going to want me to leave, but what am I supposed to do here?”Rex continued.
“Whatever you want.”
Rex arched a brow.“Like you can do whatever you want?”
“That’s not fair.I’m a coven leader.We don’t get to do whatever we want because we have responsibilities.”
“So you’re not going to quit?”
“I’ve thought about it.”Some days, it wasallHarmon could think about.He wasn’t actually planning on quitting, though.Not only did he want to continue keeping his coven safe, but what would he do if he wasn’t a coven leader?Where would he go?Unlike Rex, he had a home, and he didn’t want to leave it.He just needed help to shoulder all the responsibilities that came with being a coven leader.“But no,” he continued.“I’m not looking to quit.It’s complicated and hard, but I’m not going anywhere.”
Rex nodded, clearly not surprised.“I’m sure you can find help.You just have to ask.”
Harmon shook his head.“It doesn’t actually work like that.”
“It does.Look at Kieran.He needed help and asked for it, and he won the fight.”
“It was a one-time thing.People aren’t exactly lining the streets to help coven leaders lead their people.The only people who are, are people who shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near a leading position.”
“I’m sure you can find someone.”
“Are you volunteering?”
Rex’s eyes widened.“God, can you imagine?I’d be a terrible leader.”
“I don’t know that.”
“Well, I do.Trust me, no one wants me to lead anything.”
Harmon’s pocket vibrated, startling him.He and Rex stared at each other for a moment before Rex laughed and gently bumped his shoulder against Harmon’s.“Someone wants to talk to you.”
“Probably my second.I texted him when I first got word that the dragons were attacking so he’d know that something was happening.”
“Have you texted him back to tell him you were okay?”
