Page 22 of Night Sector
I guess I have no choice but to behave. For now.
Lorcan sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. “We don’t know each other, Kyra. Assumptions could be made on either side. Rather than make those assumptions, let’s figure out how to move forward. Cordially, preferably.”
I shrugged. “Fine.” It wasn’t fine at all. But I couldn’t just stand here and dwell on it. “There are no rooms available near my nest. So you’ll have to sleep on Fritz’s floor if you want to remain in this wing.” Fritz was the only one who had a few empty beds nearby, mostly because he preferred his space.
Technically, Quinn had a few beds near her quarters as well, but I already knew from Lorcan’s thoughts that those rooms wouldn’t work for him.
As much as I’d enjoy watching Kieran and Lorcan try to rip each other apart, I wouldn’t enjoy observing ithere—in a place where there were too many vulnerable innocents that could be hurt by brawling Alphas.
I turned on my heel and started down the hallway, past the staircase that led to my nest and to the next one on the left. Lorcan followed silently behind me, his steps impossible to hear. But Ifelthim there, prowling in my wake like a dangerous predator waiting to pounce.
Except his mind conflicted with that sensation. He was too busy cataloging every detail of the palace to focus on me.
Fritz stood near the stop of the stairs when we arrived, his expression wary.
“Lorcan needs a room to stay in,” I told him by way of greeting. “Which one do you recommend?”
His jaw clenched, his blue eyes saying,None of them.
I understood his hesitation. All the security consoles were on this floor. But Lorcan would have found this area with or without my help. Because he was rummaging through my thoughts as freely as I was his, thus allowing him to know every secret this island possessed, much to my chagrin.
Alas, there wasn’t a damn thing I could do about that right now.
“He also wants a tour of the Sanctuary,” I continued. “One that details our security practices.”
I could practically hear Fritz’s teeth grinding together.
“It’s my understanding that the MacNamara magic is what holds this island together,” Lorcan said as he leaned against the hallway wall. “My cousin is currently healing that magic, and he’s about to become Quinnlynn’s official mate. As his Elite, I’m entitled to understand the security of the territory he’s about to inherit.”
“Inherit,” Fritz repeated. “That word alone tells me you don’t understand the Sanctuary at all. An Alpha can’tinheritthis land. It’s owned by Omegas.”
“And protected by the Blood Sector King and Queen,” Lorcan countered before I could comment.
Not that I had much else to say. Fritz had summed it up quite nicely.
“As Kieran’s Elite, I will be part of this island’s protection detail,” Lorcan continued. “Therefore, I want to be briefed on the Sanctuary’s security so that I can have a better understanding of any potential weaknesses that may need to be fortified in the future.”
Fritz and I snorted at the same time.
“Of course you would assume we have weaknesses,” I muttered.
“Typical Alpha,” Fritz added under his breath.
Lorcan remained silent, his presence growing more and more imposing by the second. Mostly because I could hear the irritation in his thoughts. He didn’t appreciate our disrespecting his position and power, yet he miraculously managed to hold back his desire to teach us both a lesson.
It almost made me admire his self-control.Almost. But I knew too much about his kind to trust that display of restraint.
A door opened to our left, causing my brows to furrow. Only Fritz had keys to the rooms on this level, and I knew from experience that he left them all locked.
Lorcan took a step forward, only for Fritz to intercept him. “Not that room,” the Omega said through his teeth. “That’smynest.”
The Alpha merely shrugged. Then another door swung open.
Understanding hit me in the chest, causing my heart to skip several beats. Lorcan was using his telekinesis to not only open the doors butunlockthem, too. It served as a quiet statement about his power. Or perhaps I should have translated it as a threat.
We wouldn’t be able to hide anything from him here.
The only defense we had against him was the barrier, but because of our mating, he would have endless access to every inch of our island.
