Page 19 of Night Sector

Energy hummed through the air as Kyra paused at the threshold, her spine rigid as she observed Kieran and Quinnlynn in the room. I didn’t dare come any closer, aware that one wrong step could set off my cousin.

“What are you doing?” Kyra demanded.

He’s giving her what she needs,I told her.

By doing what? Looming over her and forcing power upon her?

He’s healing her, Kyra.

“Kieran,” Quinnlynn whimpered. “I’m sorry.”

“Shh,” he hushed her. “I’m here, little one.”

“You hate me,” she replied, her voice small and sad. “This is a fever dream.”

“Not a dream.” His purr deepened with the words, his healing aura intensifying. I recognized it because I possessed a similar ability, just not as robust as Kieran’s. “And I could never hate you, Princess.”

We should leave them now,I informed Kyra.They need to be alone.

Kyra didn’t budge, her muscles seeming to lock up as Quinnlynn began to sob.

I promise he’s not hurting her.I punctuated the words by brushing her spine with a hint of my healing essence, just so she could feel it.He’s empowering her.

Kyra flinched, those catlike eyes slitting toward me.Don’t touch me.

I simply held her stare from over twenty feet away and arched a brow. Because obviously I wasn’t touching her. I was trying to make a point.Look in my mind for the truth.

I already have.

Then why are we still standing up here?I asked.

When she didn’t respond or move, I shook my head and started back down the stairs. I needed to find a room to stay in while Kieran and Quinnlynn mated. Because I definitely wasn’t leaving them alone in this foreign land during such a vulnerable state.

However, I couldn’t stay too close either. I needed to find guest quarters near enough to guard them without bothering Kieran’s wolf.

Staying in the family quarters would be ideal for protection, but the proximity wouldn’t work.

I searched Kyra’s mind for an understanding of who lived where within the palace and learned that her rooms were in this wing but were accessed via a different staircase that existed a little farther down on the second floor.

I headed that way, only for the female in question to shadow in front of me with her arms folded over her chest. “Absolutely fucking not. You escorted him here. You see that I meant every word I said. Now you can go back to Blood Sector and wait for his call.”

My eyebrow inched upward again. Apparently, this was the look I intended to always give Kyra, just as she perpetually glared at me. “I am not leaving Kieran and Quinnlynn here unguarded.”

“They’re perfectly safe here.”

“Are they?” I countered. “Because of the magical barrier or because of your Omega army?”

There’s that glare again,I mused as her green eyes flared with unveiled fury. “What exactly do you think is going to happen to them here, Alpha?”

“I don’t know,” I admitted. “Which is precisely the problem. This island is full of unknowns. And you’ve said yourself that it isn’t safe for Alphas.”

“If he mates Quinn, he’ll be fine.”

“And I’m supposed to take your word for it?”

“I don’t care if you trust me or not. But you’re not staying here.”

My lips threatened to curl, her confidence both alluring and infuriating at the same time. “I’m not asking for permission, Omega,” I informed her softly. “You can either be accommodating and accept my presence here, or I can make myself at home. Because I don’t care if you want me here or not. I am staying here.”