So you can be subdued,I mused.Now can you cooperate? Or will I be forced to introduce you to some of my deadlier traits?
Kieran could be patient. But he would do whatever it took to find his intended mate. Just as I would do whatever he asked of me to aid in his quest.
Including interrogating the little killer in front of me.
Start talking,I tried to tell her with my touch.Or I’ll be forced to make you talk.
CHAPTERTHREE
KYRA
Kieran doesn’t knowwhat the Sanctuary is…
Did I…?
I should’ve brought more knives…
What if…?
The thoughts circled in my head, making me dizzy. The words seemed to jumble together.
Pull yourself together, Kyra,I told myself.You can’t afford to let your guard down now.
Especially withLorcancontrolling my ability to shadow. He might not have given me his name, but I’d deduced it through our interaction. There was one only one other Alpha in Iceland who could possess this much power, and as I’d already met Cillian, it left Lorcan as the obvious culprit.
I nearly growled in frustration, my wolf pacing inside with growing agitation. In all my preparations, I hadn’t anticipated an Alpha’s ability to ground me. This was certainly new and not at all appreciated.
“Tell us about the Sanctuary,” Kieran demanded.
I swallowed. “I… I thought you knew… She… she was trying to take you there. Why would she…?”
Did I read all of this wrong? Was Quinn trying to escape him again?
“It’s been so many years since I last saw her,” I added aloud, my voice a whisper. “Maybe I misunderstood?”
Which meant I’d put myself in significant danger by coming here and making my presence known.
Because now I was surrounded by three lethal Alphas. One of whom had somehow thwarted my ability to shadow at will.
This isn’t going to—
“She told me it was a place I needed to see.” Kieran’s Irish lilt interrupted my thoughts, his tone flat. “Then she said only she could shadow us there, which was when I decided to trust her and she betrayed me with her rejection spell.”
“Why would she try to take him there if she wasn’t planning to tell him the truth?” Cillian interjected as he moved to stand beside Kieran.
“Or it was all a ruse,” the Alpha behind me muttered, his grip tightening once more on my hip. He seemed to be trying to tell me something with his touch, but I had no idea what it could be.
A warning, perhaps? A way to remind me that he’s grounded my power?
Or is it a subtle request for me to comment? To defend my friend?
“It wasn’t a ruse,” I replied, my words for Lorcan more than the others. “I felt her try to bring Kieran with her. Then Fritz found her floating along the icy shore. He helped me bring her inside.”
“Fritz?” Kieran repeated. “Who the fuck is Fritz?”
Shit. I shouldn’t have said that.
But I couldn’t seem to stop myself from replying. It was as though Lorcan’s touch commanded my truths, even the ones I wanted to hide deep within.
