altered the power balance between us."
"No we haven't," I snapped. "I belong to all of you and you all belong to me. Wholly, entirely. That's how it is." I realised it was the first time I'd actually defended this situation to all of them out loud. But I was offended that he thought me marrying Kyan changed anything I had with any of them. I didn't belong to them any less just because Kyan was my husband.
"I say we take a vote." Monroe folded his arms and Saint looked to him in surprise before nodding keenly.
"A vote on what?" Kyan drawled. "You can't undo our marriage."
"Well I vote that you do," Blake chipped in. "Like Saint said, you can wait long enough for the dust to settle then we'll all pay for lawyers to file the divorce and keep it quiet."
"Seconded," Monroe agreed.
"I third it," Saint said, smiling cruelly then looked to me. "What do you say siren?"
My mouth parted as I looked to Kyan and his brows pulled together, his eyes seeming to morph into those of a puppy dog. I looked down at the ring he'd given me and my heart tugged violently. “I say no.”
Kyan beamed, practically bouncing in his seat.
"You're still outnumbered," Saint said harshly. "So it's done."
"Psh." Kyan waved a hand dismissively. "You couldn't make me sign divorce papers unless you cut off my hand and did it for me. Even then I'm pretty sure my dead flesh would fight back and punch you in the dick."
I folded my arms. “If the truth ever came out to Kyan’s family it would hardly be worth it, would it? Then they’d just come after me again and for what? So that you can guys can feel like the power in the group is still even despite the fact that I’m telling you this hasn’t changed it?” I said with a pout and Blake and Monroe looked like whipped dogs, realising their oversight, while Saint narrowed his eyes, ironing out the kinks of this plan in his mind.
"Fire!" someone screamed outside in fear and my heart lurched.
"What the fuck?" Monroe growled, running towards the door and we all raced after him.
The guys kept close to me as we spilled outside and I gasped at the sight of Kyan's dirt bike sitting on the lawn beside the path, flames rising from it and consuming the whole frame. There was a figure made of newspaper stuffed into a white, long-sleeved dress with a pillowcase for a veil sitting on top of it, the whole thing ablaze.
"No!" Kyan roared, stepping toward it, his expression hopeless as his bike was consumed by the flames.
A few students were gathered on the path, gaping at it or recording it on their phones.
Kyan strode up to the bike, kicking the whole thing over with a furious bellow.
"Who the fuck did this?" He started towards the small group of students and they scattered with screams of fright.
Kyan hefted a fallen branch into his arms, chasing them with a growl of rage.
I broke away from the others, running over to him and he wheeled around, the branch poised to hit me before he lowered it, realising it was me standing there.
"Stop," I begged, my heart thundering in my chest.
He looked over my head, jerking his chin to beckon the Night Keepers closer. "Come on, I'm gonna break bones until someone tells me who did this."
"No," I demanded, turning to them and pressing my back to Kyan as I clutched his arm to keep him there. "Not like this. We can't just mindlessly attack anyone and everyone. We have to be smart. This is what that stupid Justice Ninja wants. If you hurt innocent students the cops are going to come. You'll be locked up for this."
"I don't give a shit," Kyan gritted out as the others seemed to consider that and Saint started murmuring to Blake and Monroe in a low voice.
I turned to face Kyan again, making him meet my gaze. "Don't be an idiot. We have to deal with this the right way."
His jaw ticked as he stared down at me and the branch suddenly fell from his hand. I wrapped my arms around him, squeezing him tight, his heart pounding furiously in my ear. "We'll find them."
Kyan’s arms closed around me and the tension ran out of my body as he gave in.
“Since when are you capable of seeing reason when you’re lusting for blood?” Blake balked at Kyan who shrugged and Blake mimed