Page 181 of Eclipse Sector

You’re tired.

She shrugged.We’ll go back to our nest after this.

Our nest?I echoed, loving the sound of that.

Yes. You owe me a good knotting session.

I arched a brow.I’m covered in blood, macushla.

I’m very aware.Her gaze ran over me with interest.My deadly, sexy, violent Alpha.

Hmm,I hummed, enjoying the look in her eyes.

I wanted to darken it.

Which gave me an idea.

One I acted on by releasing her hand, walking over to Granger, and twisting his head clean off without even blinking.I will kill anyone who ever thinks to hurt you,I told her.Remember that and believe that.

Her pupils dilated even more.I’ve always trusted you, Cillian.

I’m sorry it took me so long to trust myself, too,I replied, walking back to her and grabbing her by the nape to kiss her soundly on the mouth.

Cael grunted. “I get it, Elite. She’s yours.”

“Prince,” Kieran corrected, causing me to freeze against Ivana. “Assuming he wants Alpha Sector, anyway.”

I slowly pulled back to look at him. “Fuck. You.”

Kieran threw his head back and laughed.

I did not join in.

“I am not fucking taking over Alpha Sector. Give it to Hawk. Or, hell, give it to Grey.” I assumed he’d be back with Ashlyn soon.

He seemed to know exactly where to go, which was good because Kodiak Sector was no-man’s-land for V-Clan wolves.

It was filled with Z-Clan Alphas that none of us wanted to fuck with.

But that wasn’t the point of this current conversation.

“I am not interested in leading, Kieran. I know I could do it. I’m powerful. But I don’t fucking want to be an Alpha Prince. It has nothing to do with my lack of qualifications or my lineage. It’s because I like being your Second. So stop fucking pushing this.”

His eyes glittered with amusement. “My Second, hmm?”

I rolled my eyes. “Elite. You know what I meant.”

“Oh, I think I do, yes,” he replied. “AndSecondsounds right. Or temporary King when I need a break. Like, in, say, a few months when my mate gives birth?”

I narrowed my gaze at him. “Did you just trick me into agreeing to take on Blood Sector for you so you can go on holiday?”

“Paternity leave isn’t a holiday, from what I understand.”

Fucker,I thought at him.

Which, of course, resulted in him laughing again.

For just annihilating a horde of Alphas, he was sure in a good fucking mood.