Don't Kill Dinner (The Rules Trilogy) by Jennifer Martinez Page B

to attack their pod before they hit us. This was the moment I had been waiting for. It was my turn to protect the coven that gave me a new lease on life.
    I knew quite a bit about strategy from my work with Arthur so I stepped in to help. The building the sirens were using had three main entrances a nd roof access if we sent in three teams we could corral the Sirens out the remaining door and lead the ambush into an environment more suited for us. Ihrin and Arthur loved the idea and started assigning teams, Arthur took team one: the roof squad, Aurel got control of team two, Gavril would be leading team three, Radu had four and Nicu took team five.
    WHAT? I was the new Grande Viclean Razboinic and I didn’t get to lead a team. It was my idea to begin with. I thought I would be on Arthur ’s team to learn more, ok, I didn’t like it but I got it. Nope! After the teams had been given their members I was still standing at the table completely dumbfounded. Trying hard not to lose my temper, I looked at Ihrin and asked, “What about me? Which team am I on?” Ihrin looked to Arthur who walked up to me and put his hand on my arm and said, “Sorry Kenna, its too dangerous. You haven’t built up an immunity to the Siren’s song yet. Going in there would do more harm than good.” I tried to control myself but I could feel my eyes beginning to glow.
    With a low growl, I replied “Did you forget who caught him? Or how about that I am the new Grande? Don’t tell me I can’t do something because there is nothing, I repeat NOTHING I cannot do. How dare you Arthur, I thought you knew me.” I stormed out of the compound with a feeling I have never felt before.
    I was so angry I could kill someone. As I stalked through the city trying to calm down nothing worked. I was still angry. I could feel the power from my anger flowing through my body like electricity. I had spent enough of my life being told I couldn’t do something. I was not going to spend my eternity being with someone who had the same ideas.

Chapte r 14
     
    I woke up the next morning feeling refreshed and much calmer. I didn’t remember how I got home but I assumed it was because of the amount of anger that had been coursing through my veins. I walked downstairs in my PJs for some coffee and stopped dead in my tracks when I saw Ihrin, Aurel, Tim and Arthur deep in conversation in the library. Trying to get over what happened the day before, I walked in to see why the Sef was in our house.
    When I walked in , the room got silent. “What’s up?” I asked like a perky cheerleader, “It looks like someone died.” Arthur stood up, grabbed my shoulders and let his hands slide down my bare arms until he was holding my hands when he finally said “Yes, someone did.”
    I was shocked, all the air was stolen from my body. “Who would kill a vampire?” I asked in a hoarse whisper, the only noise I could make.
    “It’s much worse than that,” Ihrin stood as she spoke “it was a human.”
    Now I really lost it. Who would have the audacity to kill a human! What was to gain? “We have to find whoever was responsible. They need to pay. Do we know who did it?” Now I was pacing like a caged animal. If this was another group what could we really do? If it was a vampire the punishment is death, no questions asked. “We aren’t sure yet.” Tim answered, “It was a neck bite which leads us to believe vampire but it was savage, like a dog with rabies. It happened by Loyola and no groups have laid claim yet. I have a group already looking into who might have done it. We also have a group taking care of the cover up.”
    I looked around at the group ready to jump in and prove my worth. “So what do you need me to do?” I asked. Aurel responded this time “We’ve got it covered, don’t worry about it.” I let out an obvious sign of indignation and stalked out of the room.

Chapt e r 15
     
    When I went back up to my room I saw a text from Becca. She had had a rough