They weren’t the only ones.For some reason, Harmon was tucked in a corner, staring at Rex’s family with wide eyes.His expression made Rex chuckle.People who weren’t used to seeing all of them together were often shocked by how loud and busy they were.It was even worse now that they all had partners who were present, too.
Well, except for Rex.
He scurried over to Harmon, not wanting to get pulled into one of the many conversations happening in the room right now.Harmon was sitting in a chair that had been placed against the wall, and luckily for Rex, there was a second chair next to it.He flopped into it before wondering if he should’ve asked Harmon if he was okay with that.
“I’m sorry, were you keeping this chair for someone?”he asked.
Harmon shook his head.“I don’t think anyone would want to sit with me.”
“What do you mean?”
“I’m the outsider here, aren’t I?People don’t know me.”
“Merrick does.”
“And he’s busy.”
There was no way Merrick would be able to get Alpin to climb off his lap, so Harmon was probably right.“Well, I’ll keep you company.”
“Thank you, but you don’t have to if you’d rather spend time with your family.”
“I spend plenty of time with them.Did Kieran tell you anything when he asked you to come?”Tyrian hadn’t gone into details, but this was obviously about the clan.
“Not really.He just said that it was a meeting to make the point of the situation and decide where to go from here.I’m not sure I like those words, but he’s not wrong.The clan could still be dangerous, and we need to make sure that they’re not.”
Rex had barely thought of the dragons since the fight.He wasn’t a leader, so he didn’t think about the bigger picture.He just knew that they’d defeated the dragons who’d attacked them.“You think that’s why we’re here?”
“At least in part.”
Rex slowly nodded.It made sense.What didn’t was his presence there, but he wasn’t about to ask.“How’s your arm?”he asked instead.
“Getting there.I lost a lot of blood, so it’s been slow, but I’ll be fine.”
“Are you planning on going home?”Rex had thought that Harmon would be gone like the other allies who’d helped during the fight, but he was still here.Maybe it was because he was Merrick’s friend.
“I’ll have to eventually, but I want to see this through first.I need to know that my coven will be safe from any kind of retaliation or attack.”
Of course he had to.He might have told Rex that he didn’t like being a coven leader, but he was one.He cared about his people.“Have you thought about how you’re going to deal with all of it once you’re back?”
Harmon grimaced.“I’ve done nothing but think about that.I still haven’t come up with a solution.”
“Well, you can ask your second-in-command to take on more responsibilities.”
“He never wanted to be my second-in-command.He said yes when I asked because he cares about me, but if he could, he’d leave all the responsibilities to me.Hell, he might do just that by the time I get home.He’s probably had his fill of dealing with the mess I left behind.”
Rex frowned.That didn’t sound right.He doubted that being a coven leader or second-in-command was great, but if this man had accepted the job, he should be doing it.He was supposed to support his coven leader, but he didn’t sound like he was doing a good job.“Maybe you should choose someone else as your second,” he suggested.
Harmon arched a brow.“Are you sure you’re not offering?”
Kieran cleared his throat.Rex was so relieved by the interruption that he could have kissed him.He had no idea how to answer Harmon’s question because hewasn’toffering, but he also wanted to help.
It took a moment for the alpha to get everyone’s attention, but the room eventually fell silent.
“Thank you all of you for coming today,” he started.“I’m sure you had better things to do.”
“Wouldn’t you like to know?”Alpin teased.
Rex groaned.Sometimes, he wondered if Alpin would have become more serious if he hadn’t been turned as young as he had been.There was no way to know, and it wasn’t Rex’s problem, anyway.Alpin was Merrick’s, who had chosen this and seemed to be regretting it at the moment.
