Hence his adjective oflittlebeforekiller.
I’ll show youlittle,I thought at him, the daggers twirling in my fingers.Unless you cheat and use your telekinesis, anyway.
It’s not cheating to use your abilities,he drawled as we began to circle one another.
Oh? Is that why you were holding back with the Omegas, then?
We were having a preliminary lesson on how to defend themselves as a team. I can see now that their leader required that lesson more than they did.
“Are you saying I don’t know how to be a team player?” I demanded, switching to my external voice. “Because I’m pretty sure everyone here would disagree with you.”
Especially considering I’d stepped up to lead in Quinn’s absence.
Not because I’d wanted to, but because I’d had to. To protect the Omegas of this island. To ensure our infrastructure didn’t collapse. To continue moving usforwardwhen the entire world had collapsed due to the Infection.
For him to suggest otherwise just showed how little he understood and knew about me.
“I’m not doubting your ability to lead and collaborate, Kyra. And I already know that your primary defenses here stem from fighting as a group. Which is why I don’t understand your self-defense mindset. Why fight alone when you don’t have to? Why not apply the same mindset to taking down an Alpha in combat?”
“Because you never know when you’ll need to face an Alpha on your own,” I gritted out.
He considered that for a moment. “A fair point. But you should also be learning how to coordinate your attacks as a group.”
“What do you think our sentries are doing?” I demanded.
“That’s a different type of coordinated effort,” he returned. “Some of the Omegas showed interest in sparring with an Alpha. I suggested they learn how to take me down as a team first. Then we can move on to advanced studies.”
“You mean one-on-one training,” I deadpanned. “How fun for you.”
It was a known fact that Alphas could take more than one Omega mate. However, Omegas could rarely have more than one Alpha, mostly because the arrogant bastards were too possessive to share.
Alphas only ever thought about themselves. Lorcan was certainly proving to be no different, especially since he was openly shopping for Omegas right in front of me.
He made a noise in the back of his throat that sounded a lot like impatience.I already told you that I had no interest in taking a mate, let alone two of them,he muttered into my mind.
“You just said that you wanted everyone to know how to defend themselves when faced with an Alpha alone, Kyra,” he added out loud, returning us to the more important conversation at hand.
Because he was right. I had just said that. Yet the notion of him training anyone alone infuriated my inner wolf, causing me to speak without thinking.
How did we even get into this debate?I wondered, dizzy from the circular logic swirling in my mind.And must there be so many people watching us right now?
Some leader I was shaping up to be.
Shit.
“My suggestion would be to run and use your small size to your advantage by hiding somewhere an Alpha can’t access,” Lorcan added, glancing at the crowd before looking at me again. “But ifyoufeel everyone should be able to fight an Alpha head-on, then…” He spread out his hands and mentally whispered,Your move, sweetheart.
My inner vampire snarled while my wolf practically danced around in anticipation. The conflict of interest didn’t help my already dizzy state.
This Alpha is going to make me lose my mind.
No, not just him. This mating bond.
However, he’d just given me permission to attack him. With knives. And given how easy he’d just gone on the others, he’d probably do the same with me.
I could use that to my advantage.
Create a weak spot.
