Page 397 of Black Reign

“You let a homeless dog attend your wedding before me.”

“Technically, yes.”

“I want that written into my obituary.”

“Can be arranged.”

Sabine nudges me.

“Behave.”

Drew shakes his head.

“I cannot believe this. I create the relationship, I facilitate the first meeting, I prevent a homicide, I counsel you through your emotional breakdown, and a fucking stray dog gets best man.”

“The dog didn't say anything.”

“Low blow.”

Hannah is laughing.

Isa is trying to ask Sabine about the dress.

Jalen wants to know what happened to the dog.

Vale wants to know whether Xavier ran a background check on it.

Leo says quietly, “He absolutely did.”

“I did not.”

Sabine turns toward me.

“You tried.”

“I assessed.”

Drew points.

“He background-checked the dog.”

“I assessed the perimeter.”

“Same thing.”

The dinner behind them is apparently burning again because smoke begins drifting past Kane's shoulder.

Hannah turns.

“Oh no.”

Isa swears.

Stella runs toward the oven.

Drew looks around.

“WHO WAS WATCHING THE ROLLS?”