Okay, obviously, don't own any of this, blah, blah, blah. Probably doesn't really fit in with the series, but the writers have been a little vague on how things work with regards to the supernatural residents of the Gates. So I just took a little bit off of Christian biting Claire and ran with it on the much more interesting couple. ;)
Dylan didn't want to. He knew it was a breach of trust. He had promised to keep Nick and his family safe. But it wasn't up to him anymore. They had found out. The obvious answer was to kill him. Dylan had argued against that. Tried to convince them to trust him. Not to act rashly. To think it through.
He argued passionately. Explaining that Claire had already made friends with his wife. He was slowly being tied into The Gates. And since he had known he hadn't told anybody. He hadn't taken any action against their community. At the end he was almost begging. Pleading with them to understand and agree.
And finally they had. They saw the advantage to having a human sheriff of The Gates who knew about them. Who understood and could protect them. Still, it was dangerous. Nick Monohan was new. How could they trust such an unknown? And the answer was obvious.
Mark him. Bind the human to one of them. Then he could be trusted. He could be controlled. And the one who had to mark him, would be, of course...
Dylan waited in his car under the disabled camera. Nick should be here soon. He had just spoken on the phone. Explaining how urgent it was. That they needed to talk right now. He saw the sheriff's car approach. Saw Nick get out and slowly walk over.
Dylan open his car door and got out.