Page 78 of My Pleasure

Kiera placed a hand on his arm. “I needed you far more to secure the future my parents left them. Besides, we have new information now.”

Augustus frowned. “Be right back.” He pulled out Lena’s card and walked from the room.

Kiera looked up. “Hunter?”

“Trust him.”

“Murder not looking too bad now huh?” Meryn asked.

Kiera nodded absently, agreeing.

Augustus walked in, paler than he had been when he walked out. “I know what he’s trying to do.” His eyes darted to Hunter.

Hunter wrapped an arm around Kiera, then nodded for him to continue.

Augustus took a shaky breath. “I just confirmed with Lena. Kiera has access to the accounts for Keran and Nicol, but she cannot withdrawal from the accounts, just make decisions about financial planning for interest.”

“But? There’s a but isn’t there?” Meryn asked.

“In the event either Keran or Nicol pass before coming of age, the account is turned over in full to their guardians,” Augustus said.

The room fell silent.

“I’d say over my dead body, but that’d be bad right?” Keran teased.

Meryn cracked up. “I freaking love you, nugget.”

Kiera looked up at Hunter. “I want my uncle dead.”

He kissed her forehead. “Okay, hun.”

She sniffled. “Just like that?”

Augustus began to pace. “As much as I would love to join you on that excursion, I don’t want to see us at Tribunal.”

Meryn went to the table and picked up the small cardboard box Darian left her. “Remember, there’s only a Tribunal for murder if they find the body. I think I said this already.” She fished around one of the to-go bags for a fork and took a bite of pie.

Connor grit his teeth. “Augustus is right. This issue needs to be cleared, and dust settled before he disappears.”

“Not to be an asshole…” Meryn started.

“Let everyone sit down Meryn. This is usually where you point out something that shakes us,” Kendrick said, walking up behind her. He steered her and Pip on to the loveseat.

Hunter and Kiera sat down on the other loveseat with the kids in their laps. Eoin sat on an ottoman and his brothers took the sofa. Kendrick and Anne sat in the corner wing back chairs.

Seeing everyone settled. Kendrick sighed. “Okay, Meryn.”

Meryn eyed the kids, then shrugged. “Are we one-hundred percent sure your parents’ deaths was an accident?”

“Oh gods,” Kiera whispered.

Eoin stood and walked over to where Kiera and Hunter sat. He tucked Keran under one arm and Nicol under the other like footballs. “We’re going outside to play. Bye.” He jogged out of the room.

Hunter took both of Kiera’s hands. “You said it was a car accident, right?

She nodded, her mind racing at a thousand miles an hour. “A drunk driver.”

“Did we handle it or humans?” Augustus asked.