Archaic (Reverse Harem 2)

All she’s doing is staring at the wall.

“You really should keep your anger at bay, dog,” Toshi says.

“Your jealousy is showing.”

“There’s no jealousy here. Only a searing hot anger at you killing our only lead.”

“So you’re completely over Theo marking Clarissa?” he asks.

I wrench his head back before I force him into the wall.

“Sebastian, stop it!” Penny exclaims.

“The two of you need to leave the manly displays of strength for another time,” Hiro says. “I have something.”

My nostrils are flaring. I can smell the mockery wafting off Toshi’s form. He’s grinning at me, and his eyes are narrowed. He knows something he’s not telling us. And I’m not in the mood to play games.

“I’m not letting you go until you tell me who Igo is. Otherwise, I might kill you myself.”

“No, you won’t.”

I whip my head over to Clarissa and find her tired eyes staring into mine.

“And she finally tugs the leash,” Toshi says, grinning.

I put the Cat back down onto his feet, and he clears his throat.

“Igo is a very old Cat. Very wise, very cunning, and very quick.

He disappeared from the Council a long time ago, but no one knew why. There were rumors of someone replacing him, but beyond, that I wasn’t sure. It wasn’t until Merti said he was Igo’s replacement on the Council that it made sense.”

“What made sense?” Penny asks.

“Igo’s beliefs have always been less than honorable. Cats are the superior race, but he feels Cats should be the only race.”

“Cats are hardly the superior race,” I say with a growl.

“Says the wolf whose chain is yanked by a woman,” Toshi says.

“Enough with the bickering,” Clarissa says. “Or you’re all going home.”

“We have a problem,” Hiro says.

“Of course, we do,” I say, murmuring.

“These documents of Merti’s, they’re written in a fusion of old Chinese and current Japanese. It took me a while to figure out

when he was switching between the two, but now that I have it, it’s not good,” Hiro says.

“Get on with it,” Clarissa says breathlessly.

“And get out of my mind, Sebastian.”

“You’re getting better at sensing me.”

“It’s not hard when you won’t stop staring at me.”

I force my eyes over to Hiro as I cross my arms over my chest.