Page 171 of Eclipse Sector

Several wolves fell to their knees nearby, their heads bowed.

But Tadhg simply smirked. “Your bark doesn’t scare me,King.”

A wave of power emanated from the Alpha Prince, the force of it hitting me square in the chest and knocking me a step backward.

However, Kieran maintained his ground, his eyes narrowing even more. “You’ll need to do better than that,Prince.”

Cillian.

The voice didn’t belong to Kieran, but to Cael.

I met his gaze from across the street, somewhat surprised to see him just casually leaning against a wall.

Cael,I returned.

Where’s Queen Quinnlynn?he asked.

I narrowed my gaze.Safe.

Are you sure about that?He glanced around, a tic forming in his jaw.Because this feels like a redirect. These mutts were all too easy for me to put down. And now I can’t find Grey.

It took me a second to see what he meant—tofeelhim controlling the other Alphas lurking in the street. A lot of them were bloody and breathing heavily, their attires rivaling Kieran’s.

His mind helped me put together the pieces, telling me how he’d fought several of them in his office before taking the party outside.

Where he’d run into Tadhg.

However, Cael was right. This… this was too easy.

Tadhg had lured us all away from Blood Sector for a reason. Perhaps I’d discovered his intentions faster than he’d anticipated, but he still seemed far too calm.

So where is Grey?I wondered, my mind instantly searching for the Alpha in question. Murderous intent rolled through the male’s thoughts, causing me to glance sharply back at the darkened building behind me.

I didn’t think; I just shadowed directly to Kieran’s personal quarters.

And found Grey in the middle of three Alphas, showing them the true meaning of Z-Clan Alpha strength.

Vana!I shouted via our bond, her scent wrapping around me like a warm embrace. Only that hint of iron underlying her natural perfume had me rumbling in fury. I already knew she’d been hurt. But now I wondered?—

I’m okay,she replied before my concerns could grow.But something’s happening to Quinn. That weird fog I sensed around Grey and Granger is… it’s doing something to her.

Granger?I repeated.

Yeah, right before the attack, I sensed it in Granger. But now it’s in Quinn, and I… I don’t know what it means. But she’s acting strange.

Can you figure out how to undo the fog?I asked her.

I’m trying, but every time I unweave part of it, more appears.

Can you trace the source of it?The question left me as I surveyed the rest of the room, searching for any other threats. But all I found were some dead Alphas that Grey had already handled—or I assumed he was their executioner, anyway.

He confirmed that assumption in the next beat as another Alpha lost his head and collapsed to join the macabre scene on the floor.

Nice,I thought before refocusing on Ivana.

She hadn’t replied, but I heard her trying to locate the source of the fog clouding Quinn’s mind.

While she worked, I searched all of Blood Sector, scanning the minds of everyone here for any signs of ill intent.