Page 13 of Night Sector

I narrowed my gaze. He knew nothing about Alpha Fare or why I’d killed him, yet he made it sound likeIwas the bad guy.Dick.

Unfortunately, he wasn’t done talking.

“We’re both well over a thousand years old, Omega. If we wanted a mate, we would have taken one by now. Our duty is to Kieran and Kieran alone. If it means taking an errant brat for a mate so we can guarantee his safety, so be it.”

“That’s true loyalty,” Lorcan added. “We would die for him. Would you do the same for your supposed best friend?”

I couldn’t suppress the growl growing inside me. Because fuckthisand fuckthem. “You both know nothing about me.” Or what I’d been through. Or what I would do to help Quinn.

“We know enough not to trust you, little killer,” Lorcan returned, his tone and nearness and words making my blood boil.

I’m done playing along with this bullshit.

I grabbed Lorcan’s wrist and sank my nails into his skin. He hissed in response, momentarily releasing me and allowing me to spin toward him. “You don’t trust me, yet you want to mate me?”

“I don’t want to mate you at all,” he countered. “But it’s the best way to protect Kieran. And it forces you to prove your intentions.”

“I shouldn’t have to prove anything at all. Quinn needs her intended mate. Either he wants to go to her or he doesn’t. End of discussion.”

“The question isn’t whether or not Kieran wants to go to her. The question is whether or not you’ll do whatever it takes to help your friend.” He arched an arrogant brow. “We’d do anything for Kieran, including mating a renowned Alpha killer. How far will you go to protect Quinnlynn, Kyra? Or are you all talk?”

Cillian murmured something behind me, but I couldn’t hear him over the rushing of blood in my ears.

These Alphas had the audacity to question my loyalty to Quinn after I’d risked my life to come here for Kieran’s help.

“I don’t fucking have time for this,” I snapped. “But you’d better believe that I will be handing you your arse when I return,Alpha.” The slip of my English accent—one I’d grown out of centuries ago—just further confirmed how pissed off I was at this situation and these arrogant Alphas.

Fuck this and fuck you,I thought as I engaged my shadowing ability.

Only for it to fizzle out.Again.

Lorcan’s expression was cold and calculating as he asked, “Problem,Omega?”

I snarled at him. “Fine. You want a display of loyalty? I’ll show you loyalty.” I grabbed a fistful of his long hair and yanked him toward me.

Then I sank my fangs into his neck.

“Fuck!” Kieran shouted from behind me.

Fuckis right,I thought, intent on ripping Lorcan’s damn throat out.

But then the assholegrowled.

A warning sound.

A low vibration of power.

A whisper of intent from his wolf to mine.

My legs instantly went weak, my insides melting from that sound alone. He caught me as my knees buckled, his sturdy arms lifting me into the air as his mouth closed around my throat.

Shit. Shit. Shit.

His teeth punctured my skin, drawing a whimper from deep within.

My wolf side purred.

My vampire side cringed.