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“Please . . . don’t.” My throat thickens at his words and the meaning behind them.
“Syn, whether you like it or not, it’s the way of our world, and your sacrifice for them doesn’t go unnoticed. They’ll die for you if they have to now. More so now than they would before,” Corbin explains and kisses my temple. “Now sit and drink your tea while I handle business.”
Swallowing past the thickness forming, I nod and look to the woman sitting next to Saddle to find her glaring at me, seeing the hatred in her eyes. The truth is there in her eyes as to why she came back. Me. She found out Corbin had found his fated mate, and she refused to allow him to have his happiness because he wouldn’t take her as his mate.
This is what greed and envy do to a person. It’s the conflict of themselves that they must endure, and the price to be paid is what kills them all.
It should bother me that this woman is about to meet her end, but it doesn’t. Because of her jealousy, she chose this course for herself, knowing she might get caught, even if she didn’t want to admit it was a possibility.
Lifting the mug to my lips, I spin my seat around in order to keep eyes on my mate, to give him my strength, without actually giving it to him.
“Baby,” Corbin’s voice filters in my head. “You keep it up, I’m fuckin’ you again right here.”
Oh. That’s not something I want him to do in front of others, but I do want him inside me again.
“Karsyn,” Corbin growls, this time out loud, casting a knowing smirk at me.
“Sorry,” I whisper and take another sip of the hot black tea, tasting the sweet honey Justice put in it. Surprised he even knew how I took my tea.
I focus on Corbin as he switches his attention to that of the women in question. My gaze roams over him and a thrill washes over me as his claws emerge from his fingertips.
“I warned you a long time ago, Hummer, you were no longer welcome in Redwich. What made you think you could come here and I wouldn’t find out?” Corbin demands, flexing his fingers.
“I’ve nothing to say to you,” she spits out, and I stiffen as something comes to me. I glance across the space to where Cyrus stands with Harmony at his side. Her gaze meets mine, and she nods in agreement that she senses it too.
“Corbin,” I utter, coming off the seat and setting my mug down. Moving quickly, I grip his arm and slide my hand down to wrap my fingers around his. “You need to let me handle this.”
I don’t want to, but it can’t be him who kills. Not this time. Corbin’s gaze meets mine, and he nods, releasing my hand to tuck me into his side.
Turning my attention to Hummer, I meet her gaze and reach inside, chanting words that will force the woman to explain herself. Once she does, her heart will stop.
“What are you doing to me?” Hummer screams, withering in her seat.
“Killing you,” Harmony answers for me.”She’s ensuring your death is a message to anyone else who dares come after you.”
I stop chanting, blink, and slouch into Corbin’s large frame. “Speak the truth, and it will set you free.”
“What did you do, baby?” Corbin utters at my ear.
“Sending a message as she’s not alone,” I answer. “She’s connected to another. She’s the bait used for more than one purpose.” Leaning forward, I stare into the woman’s eyes to see through them to the one controlling her. “She’s no longer yours to use. Your time to toy with us is over. Come and see to what you want done. Do so without the games you love to use. Trickery is beneath you, Red Cap.”
Tension fills the room, and a gasp escapes Harmony.
Hummer’s gaze narrows, and she laughs manically. “You are smarter and more powerful than I thought you to be, Karsyn,” the voice filters through, sending a shiver down my spine, and Hummer looks in Harmony’s direction. “I’ll see you soon, my precious bride. You shall be where you rightfully belong soon enough.”
The words barely leave Hummer’s lips before blood spittles from her mouth, and her eyes glaze over in death.
“The hell just happened here?” Cyrus demands.
“Nothing that you didn’t already know was coming,” Harmony answers, face pale and looking ready to pass out.
Corbin pulls me away from the body and looks to Saddle, allowing his brother to handle his mate. “You fuck us over again, I’ll have your head on a spike, you hear me?”
“Y-ye-yes, Corbin,” Saddle stammers and looks to me. “I’m sorry. I just wanted to protect my sister.”
“And that is the only reason you still live,” Corbin growls, tightening his hold around my waist. “We’re going home. Daniel can bring the food to the house.”
I suck in a breath because I’d yet to be at his house, but I know once I step through the doors, it’ll be home. I’ll have finally found a place to call my home. Though wherever Corbin is, I’ll always have a home.
