“Where’s the body?”
“His dorm.”
“Does he have a single?”
He nodded, his face scrunched in pain as he rolled into the fetal position.
“You went to his room?” I eyed him warily.
Brooks never went to anyone else’s room. He hardly even spoke to people who weren’t affiliated with the Sons or Havens.
He sucked in a few heavy breaths to push through the pain before leveling his palm against the wall and dragging himself to his feet. When he was upright, he kept his hand there to keep his balance.
“Daphne came up in conversation, and he said he had a video of her in his room.”
“And you went to see it?” I asked in pure annoyance.
He nodded. “When the guy showed it to me, I snapped.”
I couldn’t stop myself from charging toward him and driving my elbow into his face. He took the hit, choking as he pushed himself back up.
This was what happened when you did something stupid.
“Get up, pussy,” I said as he dropped back down. I nudged him with my foot.
He glared up at me, wiping blood from his lip. “He said he was choosing her as his Fawn.”
“And?”
“And she’s not a fucking Haven.”
“And?” I repeated. “You hate the fucking bitch. Why do you care?”
If Seraphina were here, she’d be kicking me in the balls. Blair too, probably, for calling Daphne a bitch. Calling her a bitch was more because I was mad at Brooks.
“Why are you suddenly fighting for her honor?” I added.
He shook his head, refusing to answer me.
I already knew why. He just needed to admit it.
“What do we do, Zo?” he croaked, and I’d never seen him look so mentally screwed up.
While he had made a stupid move, I couldn’t turn my back on him. I had to help him. Had to protect the Sons.
I blew out a sharp breath, holding myself back from more violence. “Have you told anyone else?”
He shook his head again.
“Let’s get Cedric and Emeri.” I helped him to his feet. “This stays between us—do you hear me? No other Sons can know.”
Not only was the kid a Prospect, which meant he’d be a Son soon, but his father was also an Elder.
I scrubbed my hands together. “I’ll have Nico disable the cameras so we can get rid of the body.”
I needed to see it first to figure out the best way to get rid of it.
Brooks was getting punched again if this took too much of my time.
